Synopses & Reviews
Sure, first-grade teacher Mrs. Watson may look human, but 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! How will she make it through an entire year without opening her mouth?
Review
"[A] very fun mock thriller . . . Brilliant."--Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
The girl from
Countdown to Kindergarten is entering first grade--and has a scary new problem
About the Author
ALISON McGHEE is the author ofandnbsp;the picture books Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth andandnbsp;Countdown to Kindergarten, as well as many other books for children and young adults. 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.