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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teethby Alison McGhee and Harry Bliss
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Sure, first-grade teacher Mrs. Watson may look human, but it is a known and proven fact that she is actually a three-hundred-year-old alien who steals baby teeth from her students. Thank goodness for a second grader's warning, because this little first grader has a secret: She has a loose tooth! Her first! How will she make it through an entire year without opening her mouth? Told with the same gentle wit as in their first irresistible collaboration, Countdown to Kindergarten, this lighthearted take on losing one's first tooth will have children and parents laughing aloud. Review:"Having tackled shoelace-tying and new-school jitters, the heroine from Countdown to Kindergarten (and Puddy, her cat) is back to start first grade — with a loose tooth. There's just one problem: a second-grader warns her that the first-grade teacher, Mrs. Watson, is a 'three-hundred-year-old alien who steals baby teeth from her students.' Once again making comical use of spot illustrations and thought balloons intermingled with the main narrative, Bliss conveys palpable fear on the heroine's face, as she looks for her teacher's telltale purple tongue, and shuns the treat box where the woman purportedly 'keeps all those baby teeth.' Fans will note McGhee's sly references to the first book ('Counting backwards from ten is my specialty! But wait. Keep... mouth... closed,' reads the heroine's thought balloon when the teacher asks if anyone knows how), while Bliss fills the book with enough details for parents and kids to pore over (the Drama Club poster announces a production of Marathon Man, 'a chilling tale of suspense and toothaches,' a Book Fair poster advertises Harry Plotter and the Huge Cavity by J.K. Salinger'). A reassuring, humorous ending when the heroine's tooth finally does pop out in Mrs. Watson's classroom reminds readers that they must rely on their own experiences — not the say-so of others. Ages 4-7." Publishers Weekly (Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"The children are cartoon-like in their representations, but they help move the comic adventure along with emotional effectiveness as they engage in typical behavior. Someone else's anxiety can be fun to see and may lessen one's own. The final triumphant smile warms the heart." Children's Literature Review:"McGhee has the pulse of this blue-ribbon worrier who is the prey of the school gossip and manipulator. Bliss's watercolor and black-ink illustrations feature distinctive, large-eyed classmates and a number of humorous toothy references on the walls in the hall and in the classroom." School Library Journal Synopsis:The girl from "Countdown to Kindergarten" is back in a new lighthearted take on a scary problem--she's losing her first tooth, and she thinks her teacher is an alien who steals her students' baby teeth. Full color.
About the AuthorAlison McGhee is the author of three novels for adults as well as Snap, a teen novel. Countdown to Kindergarten, her first book for children, won the Minnesota Book Award. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Harry Bliss is an award-winning cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker, and also the illustrator of a number of picture books. His first, A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech, was a New York Times bestseller, as was Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin. He lives in Vermont. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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