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 Charlotte Guillain. Heinemann Library: Chicago, IL, 2011. Part of the “Growing Up” series. Each two-page spread in this book answers a question about dental visits. It walks kids through all of the steps, introduces them to the tools dentists use, and how to care for their teeth. Photos throughout the book
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Picture book written and illustrated by Mercer Mayer. Random House: New York, 2003. Little Critter has to go to the dentist for a check-up, even though he tells his mom his teeth are fine and he doesn’t need to. Readers join in the experience, learning about the different tools dental hygienists and dentists use,
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Picture book by Anna Dewdney and illustrated by J.T. Morrow. Viking: New York, 2020. In rhyming text, Llama Llama experiences his first loose tooth. It starts to wiggle at school, and he keeps wiggling it at home. At first it doesn’t want to come out, but then as he is brushing his teeth that
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Picture book written and illustrated by Katie Kawa. Gareth Stevens Publishing: New York, 2012. Part of the “My First Adventures” series. In simple text and colorful pictures, a young girl describes what happens when you visit the dentist for a check-up. The book depicts a male dental hygienist and a female dentist, unlike many
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Picture book written and illustrated by Marc Brown. Little, Brown and Company: New York, 1985. All of Arthur’s friends have lost at least one tooth, if not more, but not Arthur. He keeps wiggling and wiggling his one loose tooth hoping it will come out. His friends offer to help take it out for
First chapter book written and illustrated by Diane Kredensor. Aladdin: New York, 2015. Buck the beaver has one really large tooth. It is not like anyone else’s in his family, except for his uncle Henry. The annual Beaverton talent festival was coming up, and Buck was finally old enough to participate. The only problem:
Picture book by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Irene Trivas. Clarion Books: New York, 1997. Something unusual is happening on the Dodgers T-ball team. Everyone keeps losing something. It happens all over the place: in the car on the way home from a game, at a restaurant, and in the bathroom. Linda wasn’t so
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Picture book by Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora and illustrated by Brock Cole. Farrar Straus Giroux: New York, 2003. In rhyming text we learn of the trials and travails of George Washington’s experiences with extensive tooth loss, dental pain, and early dentistry. Includes a timeline of important events in Washington’s life from his own
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