The Lost-and-Found Tooth - Hardcover

Borden, Louise

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416918140 ISBN 13: 9781416918141

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008

Synopsis

Do you remember when and where you lost your first tooth?

About this title

About the Author:

Louise Borden graduated from Denison University with a degree in history. She taught first graders and preschoolers and later was a part-owner of a bookstore in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to writing children’s books, she also speaks regularly to young students about the writing process. Her books include Good Luck, Mrs. K!, which won the Christopher Medal, and The A+ Custodian. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and you can visit her at LouiseBorden.com.

Adam Gustavson is a graduate of Rowan University and the Master of Fine Arts Illustration program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. In addition to illustrating picture books, he currently teaches at Passaic County Community College and Seton Hall University. He lives and paints in West Orange, New Jersey, with his wife, their children, several guitars, and a ferret named Gracie.

From Booklist:

Losing a tooth is a big deal in Mr. Reilly’s second-grade classroom, where the children keep a chart showing the date, the time, and the place, as well as the story behind each tooth loss. Lucy, the only one in her class with all her baby teeth, longs to add her name to the list. But when she finally loses a tooth, it falls onto the snow at recess and she truly loses it. Happily, all of her classmates join the search for Lucy’s precious tooth. One of the few loose-tooth stories that doesn’t end with a visit from the tooth fairy, this realistic classroom tale features a reward that has nothing to do with money. The low-key story is nicely illustrated with watercolors and is well suited to either independent reading or classroom sharing. A good addition to Borden and Gustavson’s string of satisfying, school-centered picture books, which includes Good Luck, Mrs. K! (1999) and The John Hancock Club (2007). Grades K-2. --Carolyn Phelan

About this edition

• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1416918140
• ISBN 13: 9781416918141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Gustavson Adam