MommaReads

Mabel the Tooth Fairy used to be just a plain old regular fairy (who also didn’t brush or floss her teeth).
All of her teeth fell out so she hatches a plan to get some teeth…she starts collecting the teeth that children have lost. This plan doesn’t work for her though because all of the teeth are the wrong shape and size. So she decides to take a vacation where she meets up with a dentist who is also on vacation. They work together and come up with a plan to solve Mabel’s problem.

The Tooth Fairy, and her sidekick Wisdom Tooth, explain everything from shark teeth to baby teeth. They also explain why we big people need big teeth and why it’s important to brush.

A little girl learns more about how to take care of her own teeth after she discovers that her dog has a rotten tooth that needs to be taken out because she had been feeding him doggy treats and cookies.

A fun and whimsical Seuss-styled romp about teeth, all the places you might find them, losing them and some basics on how to take care of them.

This is a fabulous story about how a dad and his son come to terms with growing up and starting to hear from friends and older kids that maybe some of the things you’ve always believed in may not be true. The advice from father to son in this book could be applied to Santa, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. The bottom line is…”it’s a balance between their heads and their hearts. One without the other is an empty life.” This book is so touching and very thought provoking.

Emma’s lost tooth was picked up by the tooth fairy, but now Emma wants it back because her grandpa is visiting and she wants to show it to him. The tooth fairy, however, can’t seem to find the exact tooth that Emma lost and night after night brings her the wrong tooth…a hippo’s tooth, a porcupine’s tooth, a skunk’s tooth, an alligator tooth and an elephant’s tusk. Finally, the tooth fairy finds the right one and shortly thereafter Emma loses another tooth.

My boys were so excited the day that these two fun and talented authors came to their school, I knew I wanted to review one of their books on MommaReads. I contacted them and they were gracious enough to send us not only the book A Pirate’s Quest, but also the video, The Riddle in a Bottle, that goes along with it.

The Riddle in a Bottle is a funny, witty and educational film that covers everything from currents, to the water cycle, to ocean and pond life. Your kids will not only love this movie, they will learn and laugh out loud at the cute and funny animal voices all while they are trying to solve a riddle.

The book, A Pirate’s Quest, is about a pirate who has lost his peg leg in a lake. He realizes that the same currents that took his leg could also help him find it, so he travels through lakes, streams and oceans vowing to never give up until he does find it. I would recommend watching the movie first since it does a great job of explaining how water moves on the earth and then reading the book. This movie and book are fantastic together. Two thumbs up!

The Little Princess is very proud of her twenty royal teeth and she counts them every morning and she brushes them every night. She is very troubled one day when she realizes that one of them is wobbly and not only is it wobbly, but it seems to be growing more wobbly each day. Then one day it falls out and is nowhere to be found! She is horrified! Everyone in the palace searches for it and you’ll never believe where it turns up.

First grade is all aflutter because it’s Valentine’s Day. The teacher has passed out all of their cards and they are all busy comparing and admiring each other’s cards when they realize that one of their classmates is hiding in the coat closet because he didn’t receive very many valentines and he’s sad. In true first grade fashion, they figure out a way to lure their friend out of the coat closet and put a smile back on his face and before you know it everyone is happy again and it’s time for some cupcakes.

Spider, Ladybug and Fly arrive at school with all of their Valentine’s cards ready to be handed out. There is only one problem…not one of them bought a card for the two hungry caterpillars that are always asleep in the back of their classroom. They had been sleeping so much lately that everyone forgot about them. With a little glue and paint, they figure out how to surprise the caterpillars, but it turns out that the caterpillars have an even bigger surprise.