I Want My Tooth

My Little Princess

by Tony Ross

The Little Princess takes good care of her teeth, and loves every one of them, but one begins to wobble and doesn't stop until it disappears, prompting a search for the missing tooth.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

28 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 2002

About the author

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Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author of children's picture books. He was a student at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. Ross has had quite a few occupations, such as cartoonist, graphic designer, art director at an advertising agency, senior lecturer in art and head of the illustration course at Manchester Polytechnic.
Ross won the 1986 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, picture books category, for Ich komm dich holen!, (I'm coming to get you! - Andersen, 1984. He was runner-up for the 1990 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject, for Dr. Xargle's book of Earth Tiggers.

Meet the illustrator
What is your favourite animal?
A cat
What is your favourite boy’s name?
Bill
What is your favourite girl’s name?
Roxanne
What is your favourite food?
Lobster
What is your favourite music?
Irish
What is your favourite hobby?
Sailing

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

An incredibly petulant princess loses a tooth and makes a very large fuss, demanding that it be returned to her immediately, only to find it in a moderately humorous location.

Protagonist is not exactly a role model for children unless you're interested in raising a nasty brat.

[E. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Voorleesmeisje vindt dit verwende prinsesje hilarisch. Met grappig eind.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

the little princess is very excited about her teeth. She counts and brushes them daily. But what happens when one goes mising? Nice primer on teeth. preschool and up for length but great toddler one on one.

[Sahuna Imran · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series, the books as well as the cartoon and I love Little princess's accent in the cartoon. The illustrations are beautiful, just because she is a princess she doesn't needs to be dolled up the whole time. She is as messy as a child can be.
This one is hilarious...

[Olivia Fraser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for beginners I loved it when I was young

[Husnara Begum · Rating 4 out of 5]

The little princess has got wonderful teeth all twenty of them. But when one of them starts to wobble and wobble, and eventually disappear, the hunt is on to find it.... the little princess wants her tooth and she wants it now!

I read this short story to my nursery class aged 3 and 4, they loved it! we put in a lot of actions of wobble, wobble and looking for the missing tooth.

It is a nice way to introduce children to losing baby teeth most kids are excited to feel a tooth wiggle( and perhaps get a visit from the tooth fairy!), while some worry about whether it will hurt when it falls out.

Some children in the nursery had older siblings who have been through the process already, and were able to understand that,soon a new tooth will come out and wont disapper for a long time.

I will recommend this book for use in early years to create discussions about differnt stages in childrens grotwth. It is also a good book for children to take home and read with grown ups at home.

[Hoda Marmar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my favorite Little Princess, but it's very nice, I liked it a lot :) It motivates kids to brush their teeth and to accept the fact that they'll loose their first teeth just like Little Princess did :)

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[Zonia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny story that children will relate to about a princess who falls apart when one of her perfect teeth is lost.

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

A goofy book about a little princess who loses her tooth but discovers it in her baby brother's mouth (his first tooth came in).