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Sure, first-grade teacher Mrs. Watson may look human, but it is a known and proven fact that she is actually a three-hundred-year-old alien who steals baby teeth from her students. Thank goodness for a second grader's warning, because this little first grader has a secret: She has a loose tooth! Her first! How will she make it through an entire year without opening her mouth? Told with the same gentle wit as in their first irresistible collaboration, Countdown to Kindergarten, this lighthearted take on losing one's first tooth will have children and parents laughing aloud.
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 NOT AT ALL SURE WHO WILL ENJOY THIS ONE MORE...THE ADULT READER OR THE CHILD., November 07, 2010
By D. Blankenship (The Ozarks)
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This is the story of a little girl who is about to enter first grade. It is a hilarious look at the fears all children have when facing this turning point in their lives.
"I have a secret...First Grade starts today, and I' m in BIG trouble"
"It's a known fact that Mrs. Wilson, the first-grade teacher, is a three-hundred-year-old alien who steals baby teeth from the students. How do I know?" A Second Grader told me!"
I am not sure who will enjoy this work more, the child or the adult. This author has a wonderful sense of humor which shines through on every page and ever line. The story follows this little girl through her first day of school and her more than humorous attempts at protecting her baby teeth.
The art work by Harry Bliss is cute to say the least and fits the story line perfectly. Do take note that each and every picture should be examined very thoroughly...actually examine it two or three times, as there are dozens of subtle little pictures and quirks here and there; you are sure to miss several upon only one read. The "tooth gags" are endless and are sprinkled liberally about the pages.
I truthfully am not sure if I like the text or the art more in this one.
Of course the book has a good serious lesson that kids need to catch-on to quickly, i.e. don't believe all the tall tales your older school mates and siblings tell you and that reality is not as bad as what your imagination might bring you.
It should be noted that many of the visual humor in this book may be a bit too sophisticated or the little ones but that does not matter. This does not distract from the overall work and there is certainly no law that says that an adult should not be able to enjoy a book as it is being read to a child.
I very much recommend this one and if you are unlucky enough not to have kids to read it to, go ahead and give it a shot anyway, you will love it.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
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An Adorable New Children's Book for Young Readers, October 05, 2004
By Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA)
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Today is the first day of first grade. A day when many kids are excited. But not this little girl. This little girl is terrified of her first day of first grade, because a second grader has told her the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about her new first grade teacher, Mrs. Watson. Apparently Mrs. Watson is a three-hundred-year-old, purple-tongued alien who adores stealing the teeth of young earthling children, and making jewelry like necklaces and bracelets, and earrings for herself with them. That's why the little girl is so terrified, she has a loose tooth! Now the little girl must keep her mouth closed for the entire year of first grade, or Mrs. Watson will steal her precious baby teeth.
In MRS. WATSON WANTS YOUR TEETH, author Alison McGhee captures the essence of the nervousness that young children hold inside them when embarking on the first day of school, be it kindergarten, first grade, second grade, etc. Her wonderful descriptions of the so-called alien teacher, as well as the gossipy second-grader, are engrossing and will have many young school-goers laughing out loud. While the utterly captivating, and CHARLIE BROWN-esque illustrations by Harry Bliss will have readers flipping the pages until the very end. This is an absolute must-have book, especially for parents of soon-to-be students.
Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper
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