Brush Your Teeth Please (Pop-Up) [Hardcover]

Leslie Mcguire (Author), Jean Pidgeon (Author)

Book Description

Release date: April 1, 1993 | Age Range: 2 and up | Series: Pop-Up

What child can resist imitating a chimp brushing its teeth back and forth? Or a shark that flosses every day? Youngsters will have lots of fun learning about proper dental hygiene in this delightful pop-up book.

Format: Pop-Ups

Dimensions (inches): 6 x 7 1/2

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The fun side of good oral health habits." -- American Dental Association News

Product Details

• Age Range: 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 12 pages
• Publisher: Reader's Digest; Pop edition (April 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895774747
• ISBN-13: 978-0895774743
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > Medical Books > Dentistry > Dental Hygiene
  • #48 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Health > Personal Hygiene

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for toddlers October 16, 2001

By L. B. Meadows

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

My 2 year old immediately loved this book. We take it to the bathroom and he looks at it while I brush his teeth and he practices on the pop up pictures. He shows everyone who comes to the house this book and talks about the pop up animals and how to brush. I highly recommend this book to any parent having problems getting their small kids used to brushing and flossing.

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The best brushing motivator ever - encourages imitation! November 19, 1998

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

The age range for this book should be changed to ages 2 and up. My daughter loves to brush like a hippo and floss like a shark. This is the best book on teeth brushing I've ever seen. This is a great book to give as a gift to every toddler you know.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book! July 20, 2004

By C. Duran

Format:Hardcover

My 2 1/2 year old daughter wasn't being cooperative with having her teeth brushed until we got her this book. She loved it from the very beginning and repeatedly asked to read her "animal book". Her favorite is the shark who flosses. This book has been a tremendous success in helping us to teach our daughter to brush her teeth. I highly recommend it!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars proud of her teeth and smile March 31, 2001

By C. vankeulen

Format:Hardcover

This is one of my daughter's favorite books. We started reading the book with her, after we started brushing her teeth. She loves to brush the animals teeth, will use the lion's brush to brush mommy's or daddy's teeth and her own, and proudly shows her own teeth and smile in the mirror on the last page.

It would be great if each child who is starting brushing his/her teeth could have this book for him/herself!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Brush Brush Brush February 23, 2004

By Galla Purwin

Format:Hardcover

This is a fantastic way to get children to brush their teeth. My 2 1/2 year old daughter likes to brush her teeth but after we got this book she now LOVES to brush her teeth "like the lion!" This is a must have book!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool book February 22, 2005

By Cher

Format:Hardcover

Excellent book but was sad that the brushes tore out too easily. My son is 2 yrs old tho & doesn't stand up to his torture. He loves the book tho & like to brush the animal's teeth & sometimes uses the book's brush for his...

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A Hit WIth My 1 Year Old, BUT.... July 9, 2008

By Bioluminescence

Format:Hardcover

I used to work in a book store, and as far as I've seen this is by far the best teeth-brushing book on the market for wee littles. HOWEVER, I dislike the text and modify it. Surely you can have a book showing animals brushing their teeth without teaching them something untrue about science. I know I will get poo pooed by less sensitive parents, but why lie to your kid when you don't have to? I change each kind of an animal to an individual: ie, "Every lion brushes every tooth every day," becomes "Lion brushes..." Likewise, the repeated "Shouldn't you?" really grates on me. I skip it or say, "Can you?" I mean, which makes you more likely to do things, feelings of shame/obligation, or competance/being challenged?

All the moving parts work well in my copy. Several move in a way that are very difficult for little hands. One of the toothbrushes got ripped out when I let the baby hold the book for a moment by herself. I don't see this as a problem, as long as you categorize this as an activity requiring adult assistance. You can let your little one floss the shark's teeth and manipulate the moving parts on a couple of other "easier" pages as young as 1 year.

I would recommend this!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Great start, but needs more quality built in November 16, 2006

By Eilene Edwards

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

My son (nearly 3) was resisting teeth brushing, so I decided to try this book. He loved the story and we were able to reference the characters in the book while brushing teeth. That seemed to help. The reason I didn't give it a better score was because of the poor quality of the moving items in the book. Most moving parts were difficult to move and the part on the last page simply would NOT move. Almost all pages are broken to some extent after 1 week of use. He still likes the book, but I'm a little dissapointed now.