Suggested Reading List for National Children’s Dental Health Month

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Help get your children excited about caring for their teeth with this suggested reading list for National Children’s Dental Health Month:

The Night Before Tooth Fairy by Natasha Wing, Barbara Johansen Newman (Illustrator)
It wiggles, and waggles, and wiggles some more, but this little boy's stubborn tooth just won't come out! He hopes it will fall out soon, because he can't wait to meet the Tooth Fairy! A humorous tale based on Clement C. Moore’s classic poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas.

Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World by Selby Beeler, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)
What do you do when you lose a tooth? Do you put it under your pillow and wait for the tooth fairy? Not if you live in Botswana! In Botswana, children throw their teeth onto the roof. Travel around the world and discover the surprising things children do when they lose teeth with this book for young readers (4-8 years old).

What Does the Tooth Fairy Do With Our Teeth? by Denise Barry (Author)
Take a sneaky peek inside the Tooth Fairy's world where you will be amazed and delighted by all of the fun, creative, and magical things she might do with our teeth.

Sesame Street Ready, Set, Brush: A Pop-Up Book Board book by Sesame Street (Author), Che Rudko (Author)
Even monsters need to brush their teeth to keep them healthy and strong. Elmo, Zoe, and their friends from Sesame Street show kids how easy it is to care for their teeth such as: applying toothpaste, brushing, rinsing, and regular visits to the dentist.

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Holiday Gift Guide: Books About Teeth

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Inspire a life-long love of reading, while promoting oral health this holiday season. See below for some of Barnes and Noble’s Best Selling children’s books about teeth:

You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy?
by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt, David Slonim (Illustrator)
Ages 4-8
“All over America, kids are losing their teeth. And who is there to gather them up, leaving coins in their places? The Tooth Fairy, of course! A self-described "action kind of gal" with plenty of attitude, she reveals her secrets at last. Learn about her amazing Tooth-o-Finder. Marvel at her ingenious flying machine. Watch her in action, dodging dogs and cats and gerbils. You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? is the essential guide for every kid about to lose a tooth.”

Loose Tooth (My First I can Read Series)
by Lola M. Schaefer, Sylvie Wickstrom (Illustrator), Sylvie Kantorovitz Wickstrom (Illustrator)
Ages 3-5
“A young boy wakes up one morning to find that he has his very first loose tooth. But no matter how much he pushes, pulls, and wiggles it, it just won't come out!” Lola Schaefer’s energetic text provides a very simple story for the youngest beginning readers. Your kids will recognize and respond to the familiar situation of his or her very first loose tooth. Learn more »

George Washington's Teeth
by Deborah Chandra, Madeleine Comora, Brock Cole (Illustrator)
Ages 4-8
If you’re looking for a way to make history fun, while teaching about teeth - this book is for you. “Starting at the age of twenty-four, George Washington lost on average a tooth a year, and by the time he was elected president, he had only two left! In this reverentially funny tale written in verse and based on Washington’s letters, diaries, and other historical records, readers will find out what really happened as they follow the trail of lost teeth to complete tooflessness." Learn more » 

 

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April is School Library Month!

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School Library Month celebrates school librarians and their programs. Every April, the Association of School Librarians (AASL) encourages schools to create activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school library programs play in a student’s educational career.

So in honor of School Library Month, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite tooth tales to help celebrate! Be sure to encourage your young readers to pick up these titles in their libraries this month:

Dear Tooth Fairy - Alan Durant Illustrated by: Vanessa Cabban
Age Level: 3-6
Reading Level: Beginning Reader
Because Holly is reluctant to give up her newly fallen out tooth, she starts to correspond with the Tooth Fairy, asking questions that trouble many children (such as what happens to the teeth). The Tooth Fairy responds to all questions in this elegantly illustrated book.

Junie B.: Toothless Wonder - Barbara Parks
Age Level: 6-9
Reading Level: Independent Reader
Junie B. worries about her loose tooth. If she's the first in her class to lose a tooth, will she appear different, weird? It's inevitable that Junie B.'s tooth comes out and when it does, she sets out to learn what the Tooth Fairy does with all of those teeth. The answer is, of course, addressed in Junie B.'s signature, amusing style!

Fluffy Meets the Tooth Fairy - Kate McMullan Illustrated by: Mavis Smith
Age Level: 6-9
Reading Level: Beginning Reader
Fluffy, the class pet guinea pig wants to lose a tooth to meet the tooth fairy but then learns that guinea pigs don't lose teeth; rather they gnaw to wear them down. When he goes home with one of the kids, however, Fluffy manages to meet the Tooth Fairy after all! Light and playful, this is sure to engage newly independent readers.