Dear Tooth Fairy [Hardcover]

Alan Durant (Author), Vanessa Cabban (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: January 5, 2004 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years

An inquisitive little girl gives the Tooth Fairy a run for her money-and exchanges several removable messages-in this sweet, humorous story.

Dear Tooth Fairy,
Thank you for coming last night. . . . I have a few
questions. Why do you want my tooth?

Holly’s tooth has fallen out, but she’s not sure she wants to give it to
the Tooth Fairy just yet. She has a few questions to ask first, about how fairies operate and where her tooth will end up. Luckily, the obliging Tooth Fairy responds- five times! Readers will be tickled to reach inside real envelopes and find Holly’s missives from the Tooth Fairy, including removable letters, a poster, a riddle-teller, and—finally—a shiny fairy coin.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A particularly hot property. Durant knows his field." The Observer;"Fabulous... children will be fascinated." BBC Parenting Magazine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Alan Durant is the author of more than forty children’s books. He says, "When I was doing some work with children one time, I met a girl named Lily who had a whole collection of beautifully illustrated letters from the Tooth Fairy. My imagination immediately got to work, thinking about a possible exchange between a girl and the Tooth Fairy and where it might lead. So DEAR TOOTH FAIRY was born." Alan Durant has three young children and lives in Surrey, England.

Vanessa Cabban has written and illustrated several books for children and is also the illustrator of DOWN IN THE WOODS AT SLEEPYTIME by Carole Lexa Schaefer. Of DEAR TOOTH FAIRY, she says, "Everything
was tiny and magical in this story. It was irresistible. I wanted to be Holly." Vanessa Cabban lives in Northumberland, England.

Product Details

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; Book and Access edition (January 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763621757
• ISBN-13: 978-0763621759
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.4 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alan Durant is the author of books for a wide age-range, from picture books such as Burger Boy to top-end teenage thrillers (Blood, Flesh and Bones). Having worked as a copywriter at Walker Books, he is now a full-time author.

He's married, with three children and lives just outside London. He does a lot of school visits throughout the UK and abroad and also runs writing workshops.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book for Little Girls January 18, 2004

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

What a delightful book! The story is sweet (ver appropriate for ages 4-8). The story includes little notes, maps, pamphlets, etc. from the tooth fairy! My daughter reads it over and over. The illustrations are wonderful - a very magical, fairy-like theme!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book! April 24, 2007

By M. Purnell

Format:Hardcover

My 5 year old son lost his 1st tooth. When we went to look for Tooth Fairy books he didn't like all the "fairies". He wouldn't even consider this book because it was pink. I started reading it and loved it. When I read it to him at home he LOVED it! He got so excited to open the envelopes in the book. He had me play the riddler that came with over and over again. His eyes lit up when he found the gold fairy coin. It is one of his most requested storytime books. Highly recommend!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book for little girls! September 13, 2005

By reader

Format:Hardcover

This is a wonderful book - my four-yr old (now five) loved it and reads it all the time. The little letters & the "riddler" are just delightful! It is about a little girl named Holly who is reluctant to part with her first lost tooth. She corresponds back and forth with the Tooth Fairy several times until she finally decides to leave the tooth under her pillow & receives a special coin - included in one of the book's envelopes - in return.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a great book May 20, 2007

By Brenna R. Stewart

Format:Hardcover

We bought this book for our daughter and neice when they lost their first tooth and had so much fun reading it. Our daughter LOVED it and even wrote a letter to the tooth fairy after reading this book. It is a great interactive book and answers questions that we never even thought of. I highly recommend getting this book!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the Girls! July 6, 2004

By Adrienne

Format:Hardcover

My daughter is 6 and 1/2 and she's quite mad about the fairies! She loved this book and all of the little letters inside were enchanting!! A MUST for any Mum whose little one loves fairies!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME BOOK July 28, 2006

By Vburk

Format:Hardcover

This book was given to my daughter as a birthday gift. It is a wonderful book! I bought it for a friend's daughter who is losing her teeth. I love this book!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the Best Tooth Fairy Book March 15, 2004

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

With my daughter approaching the tooth-losing stage, I've been reading a lot of books on this theme lately. It's surprising how disappointing they've been. This book, however, is the exception. It contains fun letter-driven dialogue between a little girl who is already 6 and does not yet have a wobbly tooth (and is quite worried about this fact), and words of encouragement from the tooth fairy assuring her that her name does appear on her list, but that you can't hurry wobbly teeth. Fun and upbeat, this book is sure to make you and your child smile. Lovely, bright illustrations too. Kudos to the author and the illustrator!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun 'keepsake' book December 12, 2008

By S. Freeman

Format:Hardcover

I bought an extra copy of this book for my nephew. Only drawback to it is that it's written from the standpoint of a girl and it's pink! It's well worth it for the letters that are included in the book and the plastic 'fairy coin'. My kids still love to read it and do the paper 'cootie catcher' inside. The book does introduce the concept of other fairies, which I don't like. Seems to tend toward the mystical side of things and I'm a Christian. However, it gave me the opportunity to share my beliefs with my kids about such things. Great illustrations and a fun book overall!