The Missing Tooth

by Joanna Cole

Illus. in full color. "Best friends Robby and Arlo dress alike and do most of the same things. However, their friendship is in jeopardy over a bet about who will lose the next tooth. Realistic, humorous illustrations provide ample reading clues on every page. Should encourage emerging readers to flex their reading muscles." --School Library Journal.  

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Joanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B. J. Barnet, was an author of children’s books who teaches science.

She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.

Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because I liked the part when Robby and Arlo lost a tooth. I also enjoyed this book because I did not like the part when Arlo had to give Robby ten cents because they had a bet of whose tooth would fall out first.

[Julian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for teaching kids about feelings and social behaviors. Appropriate for grades 1-3. It's about friendship, loss, animosity and making amends. There are not many books out there about boys and felings and I have a son that struggles with social issues due to ADHD this is a great addition to our book collection.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up out of pure nostalgia. The illustrations are obviously by the same artist as the POLK STREET SCHOOL series, which I adored as a child. This is either a relatable story about friendship and loose teeth for modern children, or a trip down memory lane for '80s kids.

[Tupelo Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this in 2nd grade before school was over, but it is a 3rd grader book.

[Melanie Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kindergartener read this and did a great job! She loved the book.

[Melissa Namba · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little long for a Step 2 book, but I liked that it had Arlo being jealous and petty. It should help kids be able to identify when they too are jealous and petty.

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Currently my 3-year-olds favorite book

[Ashley Moser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute early reader about friends bonding over the same missing teeth.

[Cws]

JEAR1-Col

[Xiaohui · Rating 3 out of 5]

Level 2

[Tommy Forbes · Rating 5 out of 5]

its cool so cool reed it

[Bora]

main idea-made a bet