Dear Tooth Fairy [Hardcover]

Alan Durant (Author), Vanessa Cabban (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

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 the Paperback edition.

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

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• 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: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,291 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

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

By 

M. Purnell (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear Tooth Fairy (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 Fantastic Book for Little Girls, January 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Dear Tooth Fairy (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!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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

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reader "Reading mom" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dear Tooth Fairy (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.