Customer Reviews

Andrew's Loose Tooth

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Robert Munsch does an excellent job of bringing humor to something that can be scary for children - losing a tooth. He makes the story very silly by introducing a few silly characters to help Andrew rid himself of his lose tooth.

I'm not among the legion of fans of this author's book, "Love You Forever" (but that's another review.) This book, however, is delightful -- it really appeals to the sense of humor of a five-year-old (like my son). After reading it, he's eager to have a loose tooth. As a bonus for us, it contains lots of "sh" and "th" words, which we need to practice for his speech therapy.

A wonderful tale of a little boy's loose tooth and how it finally comes out! I read it when a child in my class loses his/her first tooth and insert his/her name.

In spite of a reviewer's claim that this book is scary, my twins who are six and a half and starting to experience their first loose tooth, found this book hilarious. At first, they were apprehensive but once I explained the humor of the story, they thought it was funny. And it is funny. It is a wild crazy sense of humor book on losing your tooth. Andrew's mom and dad just couldn't get the loose tooth out so Andrew could eat his apple. The dentist couldn't do it. The Tooth Fairy couldn't do it. But Andrew's best friend could.

One of my twins is experiencing a loose tooth at the moment and he was a bit nervous and asked me if we were going to tie his loose tooth to the car and I exclaimed in mock horror, "Oh no! The car will fall apart." He remembered the book and started giggling. He still has the loose tooth but this book helps allay his fear of what to expect, though he misses not eating an apple, just like Andrew.

This book is also wonderful for budding readers as well. It is humorous and the illustrations are wonderful. This book is one that kids can relate to and it appeals to their exaggerated sense of humor that they have now. If your child is scared after reading this book, it is a perfect opportunity for the parents to talk with the child and reassure him/her about the exciting changes that is going on in their lives.

2/19/08

I picked this up at the library after it made me laugh out loud while I stood there reading it. I was skeptical, since I saw it was by the author of "Love you Forever", which I found a little creepy, but this is different, with much more humor and no sap. It is a silly story with great illustrations. The characters include a hippie-looking dentist who does house-calls and a hammer-wielding, motorcycle-riding tooth fairy. It looks like I'll have to get a couple copies for my nephews!

Andrew's Loose Tooth is about Andrew's tooth that was soooo loose. Everyone tried to pull it out, even the tooth fairy came! I like this book because I have lots of loose teeth. I like the tooth fairy and the tooth fairy came to Andrew. It was funny! Please read this book and I hope you like it!

Andrew has a loose tooth. And it hurts. It hurts so much, he can't eat an apple. And all the grown-ups try absurdly improbable things to get the tooth out - pliers, pulling using his nose as leverage, tying the tooth to the car and driving away... I'll stop for a second and say I don't see how any child could be scared of that scene. The car FALLS APART instead of the tooth coming out! It's clearly not intended to be a realistic scenario.

Eventually, Andrew's friend calls in the tooth fairy. This is no pampered twinkletoes in a frilly dress. No, this is a fully-grown rocking biker chick with a leather jacket. Dude. How awesome is that??? But even with HER tools she can't get that tooth out. Luckily, Andrew's friend saves the day again - with pepper! Andrew sneezes that tooth all the way across town, giving us a great view of the tooth fairy catching it in a net at high speed.

I adore this book. I especially like the diversity of the cast - Andrew has an interracial family, and the people in the background when the tooth fairy catches the tooth come from a variety of ethnic groups. Unless your child is especially sensitive, I can't imagine they wouldn't like this book!

My family and I enjoy reading books by Robert Munsch. This is another one of his funny and entertainng reads.

Since my daughter was 5 1/2 and her friends started getting loose teeth, we have checked out about every book on the subject and this is the one we like the best. It is just so darn funny. My daughter has a loose tooth now that is taking forever to come out and she loved the idea of Andrew's indestructible tooth.

My 7 year old (almost 8) loves this book. He laughs every time we read it. His favorite part is the illustrations, especially the last pages where the tooth is traveling by and through everything. Many, Many great detailed pictures! It really is funny, although unrealistic - which is why it is so funny. I am now trying to find and buy more books by this author and illustrator for him for gifts.