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The Tooth Fairy Book
Commemorating a rite of passage for children--the loss of baby teeth--a unique book offers children stories about the tooth fairy and a special pouch for placing the tooth under the pillow in expectation of the tooth fairy.
39 pages, Hardcover
First published October 12, 1992
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January 31, 2016
I have a 1992 copy of this book which I read with my only son. I love the book. It is more than just a delightful children's story (although it certainly is that). The most notable feature that comes with the book is a small purple pouch with a gold pull string for the child/reader to use for placing fallen teeth under the pillow to wait for a visit from the Tooth Fairy. The pouch looks just like the one illlustrated in the story "The Tale of the Tooth Fairy," the second feature in the hardcover book. In the story, a young child learns what happens to all those teeth collected by the fairy (it's memorable and special). Other sections of the book include:
Welcome from the Tooth Fairy (an explanation of the American Tooth Fairy tradition - told in the first person voice of the Tooth Fairy him/herself.
The Wild World of Teeth - descriptions of the traditions of lost teeth from other cultures.
Tall Tooth Tales - superstitions and tall tales related to fallen teeth.
Tooth Trivia - a short collection of sayings, riddles, jokes, and poems all about teeth.
My Own Tooth Tale - several pages to record tooth-events (how old I was and where I was when I lost my first tooth, and other great moments). There are boxes provided to paste photographs and a "Tooth Map" (chart) of the "baby teeth" with their "names" (molar, canine, incisor) indicated and a place to write the date of when each is lost.
Each page contains beautiful illlustrations by Laura Lydecker. I'd describe them as "soft" or "gentle" - perfectly appropriate for a sweet child's fantasy book.
My son is now 25 years old and he remembers re-reading the story with me each time he lost another tooth then putting it carefully in the pouch to see "if" the Tooth Fairy would indeed collect his tooth and leave a quarter or a few nickles. (Yup - he was a fan of "Shining Time Station" and thought nickles were the most valuable coins.)
I am unable to find a new copy of the book, (is it out of print?!) but have ordered a good-condition (I hope) used copy to present to my niece at her baby shower. I HIGHLY recommend it.
(PS If it IS out of print - it is certainly a title that should be re-released.)
Welcome from the Tooth Fairy (an explanation of the American Tooth Fairy tradition - told in the first person voice of the Tooth Fairy him/herself.
The Wild World of Teeth - descriptions of the traditions of lost teeth from other cultures.
Tall Tooth Tales - superstitions and tall tales related to fallen teeth.
Tooth Trivia - a short collection of sayings, riddles, jokes, and poems all about teeth.
My Own Tooth Tale - several pages to record tooth-events (how old I was and where I was when I lost my first tooth, and other great moments). There are boxes provided to paste photographs and a "Tooth Map" (chart) of the "baby teeth" with their "names" (molar, canine, incisor) indicated and a place to write the date of when each is lost.
Each page contains beautiful illlustrations by Laura Lydecker. I'd describe them as "soft" or "gentle" - perfectly appropriate for a sweet child's fantasy book.
My son is now 25 years old and he remembers re-reading the story with me each time he lost another tooth then putting it carefully in the pouch to see "if" the Tooth Fairy would indeed collect his tooth and leave a quarter or a few nickles. (Yup - he was a fan of "Shining Time Station" and thought nickles were the most valuable coins.)
I am unable to find a new copy of the book, (is it out of print?!) but have ordered a good-condition (I hope) used copy to present to my niece at her baby shower. I HIGHLY recommend it.
(PS If it IS out of print - it is certainly a title that should be re-released.)
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