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Summary
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Do you remember when and where you lost your first tooth?
Author Notes
Louise Borden graduated from Denison University with a degree in history. She taught first graders and preschoolers and later was a part-owner of a bookstore in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to writing children's books, she also speaks regularly to young students about the writing process. Her books include Good Luck, Mrs. K! , which won the Christopher Medal , and The A+ Custodian . She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and you can visit her at LouiseBorden.com .
Adam Gustavson is a graduate of Rowan University and the Master of Fine Arts Illustration program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. In addition to illustrating picture books, he currently teaches at Passaic County Community College and Seton Hall University. He lives and paints in West Orange, New Jersey, with his wife, their children, several guitars, and a ferret named Gracie.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-3-Mr. Reilly's class is learning some important new skills. Their teacher has posted a "Who's Lost a Tooth?" calendar on which students are encouraged to record the date, time, and place where the event occurs. Most of the kids add entries, and Lucy begins to feel as if she will never lose a tooth. Of course, she does eventually get to put those important second-grade skills to the test. Appealing watercolor artwork appears on every spread and features a diverse group of children and a likable and fun-loving Mr. Reilly. This is a good transitional reader that may inspire children to keep a log of their own.-Lisa Glasscock, Columbine Public Library, Littleton, CO (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Second-grader Lucy is anxious to join the ranks of her classmates who have started losing their baby teeth. Mr. Reilly, Lucy's teacher at West Street Elementary, adds to her anticipation by installing a "Who's Lost a Tooth?" calendar in the classroom, on which each child records the date, time and place of every lost tooth. Everyone but Lucy had already lost a tooth. As the months pass, Lucy watches classmates add to the growing calendar of lost teeth. In February Lucy's thrilled to finally find a wiggly bottom tooth. As luck would have it, Lucy's loose tooth falls out when she's playing tag during recess and she can't find it. After all that waiting, Lucy has really lost her first tooth. Soon she and her classmates are on their hands and knees searching for that important first tooth. The straightforward text in one of Borden's characteristic cycles of linked free-verse poems combines with Gustavson's realistic watercolor illustrations to tell the story; it and its and simple theme prove completely captivating and satisfying. Ideal for tooth-fairy aficionados. (Picture book. 7-10) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Losing a tooth is a big deal in Mr. Reilly's second-grade classroom, where the children keep a chart showing the date, the time, and the place, as well as the story behind each tooth loss. Lucy, the only one in her class with all her baby teeth, longs to add her name to the list. But when she finally loses a tooth, it falls onto the snow at recess and she truly loses it. Happily, all of her classmates join the search for Lucy's precious tooth. One of the few loose-tooth stories that doesn't end with a visit from the tooth fairy, this realistic classroom tale features a reward that has nothing to do with money. The low-key story is nicely illustrated with watercolors and is well suited to either independent reading or classroom sharing. A good addition to Borden and Gustavson's string of satisfying, school-centered picture books, which includes Good Luck, Mrs. K! (1999) and The John Hancock Club (2007).--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2008 Booklist