How to Catch the Tooth Fairy

How to Catch

by Adam Wallace, Andy Elkerton (Illustrator)

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How To Catch series comes an all-new tooth fairy book, the perfect Christmas gift! From losing your first tooth to waiting for the arrival of the mysterious tooth fairy, How to Catch the Tooth Fairy celebrates this special event in your child's life with a lively story of the tooth fairy's escape from some very determined kids! Get ready to laugh along with this zany story as the tooth fairy dodges traps, drool, dental floss webs, and more in this fun bedtime book for children ages 4-10 that combines silly rhymes and bright illustrations with STEAM concepts! Can you catch her? How to catch the Tooth Fairy? It's not an easy task. You can try to catch her, but she is just too fast! Also in the How to Catch

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction, Storytime, Poetry, Fairies

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 5, 2016

About the author

Adam Wallace is a New York Times, USA Today and Amazon Bestselling author of the How to Catch series!
Adam's passion is to bring excitement and energy and humour and joy to children (of all ages!) through his books and videos.
He spends his non-writing time thinking about writing and going to as many live music shows as he can. He's also teaching himself piano, and plays golf too.

Reviews

[Calista · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairies are dear to me and I know this is a silly book, but it seemed fun and I got it mostly because my nephew just lost a tooth and he likes this series. He lost a front tooth and has that big gap in his grin. He loves it.

Several things I hate in modern stories. Fairies are nature spirits. They don’t need to be modernized as they are the antithesis or opposite of modern. They would have nothing to do with technology. Ever since Artemis Fowl when he made them into military groups, artist try and modernize them. NO! This is so wrong. Anyway…

So we see the tooth fairy. For some odd reason, she rides a toothbrush around, which is funny, yet she rides a toothbrush around, but she doesn’t need them. She wears a bomber jacket and goggles instead of any kind of plant material. She checks her computer monitor screen at her headquarters and then goes out and foils all the traps sleeping, drooling kids have set for her.

So, the book is cute. I also hold a special place for fairies and the sacrilege is difficult to understand for me to get past I know this is a fun book, but I couldn’t give it more than 3 stars for getting fairies so wrong. The artwork is bright, colorful and full of mischief.

Now, this is the nephews kind of book. He loved the humor and the kids drooling and the traps. He began to think up traps for the tooth fairy and I let his imagination run. He thinks this series is great and has good ideas for traps and thing. He laughed at the girl that hung mouse traps in her room by balloons. He thought she would wake up and get caught in them herself. He gave this 5 stars.

[Liz Todd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ends with a challenge to find a way to catch the tooth fairy.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Tooth fairy takes you on her nightly trip and talks about all of the ways kids try to catch the tooth fairy...No easy task, however, some creative ideas from some clever kids: including Hanging cotton candy and Rube Goldberg style inventions....Also watch out for drool.

A great bedtime story, a fun read aloud, and fun whimsical illustrations. Love Wallace's ideas of encouraging STEAM thinking in picture books. All of the "How to catch" series would be great for storytime audiences too.

[Set · Rating 4 out of 5]

God knows that I was one of those foolish kids that tried to catch the tooth fairy. =] Pulled teeth, crushed dreams.

[Krista Lockwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awards: unknown
Grade Level: Pre K- 3rd
Summary: It is very tricky to catch a tooth fairy because she is super quick. She only come out late at night and she sleeps all during the day. All the children with lost teeth try to set up some kind of trap to catch the tooth fairy. But no one can outsmart her.
Review: This is a funny little story about how to catch a tooth fairy. The book takes the reader through how each child tries to catch her, but she is too smart for them. The illustration in the book are very well done and show lots of details that I think add a lot more to the story.
In class Use: Children can draw and write about how they would try to catch the tooth fairy. This book can also be used in the classroom as a Segway to talk about teeth and dental hygiene.

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

The girl was a wee bit underwhelmed with this book. She thought there might be some more good ideas for her, since she does, in fact, try her hardest to catch the tooth fairy with each tooth that dislodges. That is not what this is. The ideas are, in her words, 'ridiculous and silly and would never ever work'. And the mouse is the savior of the day...and she's not a big fan of mice, especially if they're saving the one person she's trying to capture! LOL It's a cute rhyming book, but left my girly wanting :) Her words again, "this is obviously for beginners in the tooth fairy trapping department!" Enjoy!

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun book showing all kinds of tooth fairy traps that children set up, and the tooth fairy has to navigate to not get caught.

I'm not sure it is the most fitting title, since the tale is told from the tooth fairy's point of view and she says she is too clever and quick to get caught.

The kids enjoyed the traps they could see in the illustrations. It rhymes and is a relatively quick read, good for story time and bedtime stories.

Preschool and up.

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is part of a series of How to books by Adam Wallace. I like this rhyme scheme and the different ways the kids try to catch this tooth fairy on a toothbrush before she catches their teeth. This does not show an exchange of money just traps set out for the tooth fairy and her eluding each one. Colorful illustrations and smaller hard cover book than most others.

[R. · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a cute tale about various obstacles the tooth fairy may face as she does her job. Unfortunately, it ends with a challenge for the reader to catch the tooth fairy. Thankfully, my daughter has decided that would be mean. Hopefully my son will agree when he is old enough to potentially catch her.

[Mandie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The tooth fairy travels to several houses to collect teeth. Will she be able to avoid all of the traps the children set for her?

A rhyming story that follows the tooth fairy as she collects teeth and makes new friends while avoiding creative attempts to capture her. Would be a great book for a child who has recently lost a tooth, a fairy storytime book, or a bedtime story.

[Juliana Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

The tooth fairy takes us through a night's journey where she has to escape the traps set by clever children everywhere.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars A fun story about the tooth fairy. Can you catch her...no one has yet!! LOL!

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute book about trying to catch the tooth fairy.

[Joy Lane · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's OK...

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wonderful illustrations. The bright, bold, and colorful pages take the reader on a trip with a tooth fairy as she dodges traps and tricks from very clever children.

[rsfd · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ewww.

[SB · Rating 4 out of 5]

We really enjoy this series of books. It's cute, imaginative, and fun. Well done.

[Syntha Green · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute

[Huratio · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part was when the tooth fairy was in the cage.

[Catarina · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read. It’s written to rhyme, but I wouldn’t say they flow easily. Other than that a cute children’s book and the illustrations were fun.

[Courtney Tillery]

This fantasy story talks about different children who try to set traps for the tooth fairy thinking they are smarter than her and can catch her. She is able to get out of all of them. When she flies into the last kids room she realizes this is a tricky one and she has to be careful not to get caught. I would use this text in class when talking about the different types of writing that first graders will be doing. During the fantasy period, I would pull this book out and read it to the students and then have them think about examples that they could write about. When brainstorming I would write the different ideas up on the board, so they can reference it later. Once the brainstorming is complete then I would have them go back to their seats and think abou details they can write about. This book is suggested for kindergarten and first grades and I would agree that it is suitable for this age group. This story is short and simple, but also gets a point across about kids thinking the tooth fairy exists. Most older kids know that the tooth fairy does not exist, so it would be hard to use this book for fantasy with older children.

[Joanne Roberts · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was disappointed the title didn't match the content. While the text does talk about various traps a tooth fairy encounters, it's more a story about her escaping or her dangerous job, than directed at the reader as a manual format. I suppose one could call it How NOT to Catch a Tooth Fairy. The title speaks directly to the reader with a promise. SPOILER: The last page offers a challenge, "Can you catch the tooth fairy?" But the pages in between are one rhyme after another about the fairy visiting diverse kids' rooms, each of which contains a trap which she easily avoids. The poetry is the worst sort of plebeian, using filler rhyme and unnatural sentences and not advancing the story much. The illustrator has done a good job of infusing action and imagination into each spread. The author does do a good job of leaving space for the art to carry some of the story, though beyond the concept of multiple traps, the plot line is kind of thin. Though considering the consistent appearance of these books on the NYTimes Bestseller list, perhaps I'm missing something?

[Ellie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star rating: 3
Copyright date: 2016
Theme: Tooth fairy

My favorite part of this book was the funny parts and traps that all of the kids tried to set. The pictures were really cool and paint a good picture for students. I don't think I would read this book out-loud to my whole class as tooth fairies and other imaginable topics are hard with whole groups. This would be a book I would possibly just have in my collection for independent reading. It is overall a funny and silly book for young readers.

[Sarah Alamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

We are so proud of you for reading "How to Catch the Tooth Fairy"! What a fun book! You learned that sometimes the best adventures happen when we use our imagination and try creative ideas, even if things don't work out exactly how we planned. That's okay! You can use this when you play with your friends or build something new - trying is what makes you brave and smart. Keep reading, sweetie! We love you so much!

[Alexis Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is very silly but most of all FUN. This is a great way to get children's minds moving, wondering how they would catch the tooth fairy and allowing them to come up with their own tricks and contraptions along the way. Along with very bright colors and amazing illustrations this is a great book.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

This rhyming tale of how the children of the world who has lost a tooth set very well thought out and creative traps to catch the tooth fairy during her visits. But she's much too fast and clever for their best laid traps, after all she collects three hundred thousand teeth a night, while staying out of sight.

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Tooth Fairy is super quick at her job, which is why most never even see her. But what happens when some clever kids try to catch the tooth fairy?

An imaginative romp of curious kids and a fairy who is too fast and clever to get caught. The rhyme is well done and the illustrations are bright and colorful.

[Hannah Achenbach · Rating 3 out of 5]

How to Catch the Tooth Fairy is a very creative and playful story about children who set different traps to attempt to catch the tooth fairy. This book has beautiful illustrations and has a poetic rhythm to it. I would recommend this story for a child who enjoys reading playful, cute stories.

[Lorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and engaging book

I can expect lots of creative fairy traps from our 7 year old after reading this book. Great work on the illustration. I'm excited to get the rest of the series!

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The tooth fairy has to go our every night to collect the teeth of all the children who have lost them. With each house comes a new trap to try and catch the fairy. Will any of them succeed?

Each page is full color. What a fun book about the tooth fairy!