The Missing Tooth

by Susan Blackaby, Ryan Lee Haugen (Illustrator)

Kim has a bad morning when she wakes up late and loses a tooth, but the next morning she feels much better.

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[☼Bookish in Virginia☼ · Rating 4 out of 5]

THE MISSING TOOTH is a short little book that is written at the 210 Lexile level. Which is to say that it is at the upper edge of Kindergarten, almost First Grade level.


The story is about Kim who is sort of having a bad day. She wakes up late, finds a hole in her sock and trips over her cat, before losing her tooth while eating an apple at breakfast. Kim's a little worried about how she looks with the toothless gap after this-- until she meets Jan on the bus. Jan is also missing a tooth and Jan looks fine, so Kim is reassured.

The book ends with Kim waking up on time the next morning with tooth-money!!!


Losing teeth is a really popular topic with kids. When mine were little they were absolutely fascinated by the whole process, and little books like this are a fun way to share their enthusiasm and get in some reading practice.

Not Pulitzer material, but a fun little book with a sense of humor.



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[Stephanie K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

When everything else can go wrong; losing a tooth is the last thing a child can undertake. Kim started her day in a bad mood then she experienced issues after issues. She bit into an apple and lost her tooth. She felt worse because she was missing a tooth in the front. Yet her sadness turned into happiness when the tooth fairy made his/her appearance.

Lesson Plan: inferring and/or draw conclusion- what does Kim do with her money from the tooth fairy