Children’s graphic novel by Kate Reed Petty and illustrated by Andrea Bell. First Second: New York, 2021. It all started with a disconcerting visit to the dentist. Even though 12-year-old Ruth Keller had been taking good care of her teeth, she had a cavity and a few other concerning areas that could also go […]
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Children’s chapter book by David Walliams with illustrations by Tony Ross. Harper: New York, 2016. Strange things have been happening in twelve-year-old Alfie’s town. When children put their lost teeth under their pillows for the Tooth Fairy, instead of money they find gruesome items like a dead snake, spiders, or an oozing scab. Alfie
Children’s chapter book by Christina Wyman. Farrar Straus Giroux: New York, 2023. More and more kids in the U.S. wear braces. Not all of them, though, are like 7th grader Max Plink, who has to wear braces and orthodontic headgear nicknamed the jawbreaker, because of her severe malocclusion. Even with these treatments, she might have
Early chapter book by Nancy Krulik with illustrations by John & Wendy. Grosset & Dunlap: New York, 2007. Part of the “Katie Kazoo Switcheroo” series. From the smell–a mixture of bleach and mint mouthwash–to the water sucking tube that makes her drool to the pointy tool the dentist uses to pick at her teeth,
Children’s book by Dan Gutman with illustrations by Jim Paillot. Harper: New York, 2019. Part of the “My Weirder-est School” series. It is National Dessert Day so the school nurse has invited a dentist, Dr. Floss, to come talk to the students. That’s when weird things begin to happen. Instead of encouraging the students
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Picture book written and illustrated by Dr. Ben Magleby. Booksurge Publishing, 2008. Sugarbug Doug loves living in your mouth where he can build a strong house, get lots of sugary food, and invite friends to join him. What he doesn’t like are toothbrushes, floss, healthy foods, and water with fluoride. These all make it
Picture book by Laurie Keller. Henry Holt and Company: New York, 2000. Join the 32 grown-up teeth for a day at Tooth School. With humor and cartoon asides, readers learn about the parts of a tooth, the importance of baby teeth, different types of teeth and their uses, and the basics of oral health.
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Picture book by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman. Margaret K. McElderry Books: New York, 2011. Bear has a loose tooth, but he is frightened about what will happen when it comes out. Will he be able to eat? Will a new one grow in? His friends reassure him, and they all try
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Picture book written and illustrated by Tyler Clark Burke. Random House: New York, 2020. Lou the tooth doesn’t want to leave the comfort of his mouth home. Slowly other teeth all around him disappear, replaced by boring adult teeth. Eventually, Lou’s day comes as the last tooth to be pulled. The Tooth Fairy takes
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Children’s book by Vicki Cobb, with illustrations by Andrew N. Harris and photomicrographs by Dennis Kunkel. Millbrook Press: Minneapolis, MN, 2009. Part of the “Body Battles” series. Take a journey inside your mouth to see all the important players that protect your teeth from cavities and what happens if you do get a cavity.
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