Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth

by Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger (Illustrator)

Overview

Amanda Pig is ecstatic! She has her first wiggly tooth, and she can't wait for the tooth fairy to come! But her loose tooth won't fall out. Her father offers to pull it out, but Amanda is scared that it will hurt too much. Disaster strikes when Amanda realizes that her tooth has fallen out on its own. Where can it be? Will the tooth fairy still come if Amanda's tooth is really lost?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142412909
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/19/2009
Series:	Oliver and Amanda: Penguin Young Readers, L3
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jean Van Leeuwen is the author of more than fifty children's books, including picture books, Easy-to-Read books, and middle-grade fiction. Ms. Van Leeuwen now lives in another small town north of New York City with her husband, Bruce Gavril. She has two grown children, David and Elizabeth, and a young grandchild, who will surely inspire more stories. 

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 2- This beginning reader captures perfectly the excitement and anxiety of a typical childhood occurrence. One day at lunch, Amanda Pig discovers her tooth is loose. First, she shows it to everyone. Then she wiggles it to distraction during class. When Oliver tells her it will hurt and bleed, she refuses to let their father pull it out. Finally, she stops paying attention to it, and the tooth falls out on its own and is lost. Oliver helps her find it and she is able to put it under her pillow for the Tooth Fairy. In the morning, she finds money and a note and discovers that she has another loose tooth. The illustrations are fun, showing a very pink Amanda Pig with bows around her ears wiggling her tooth while jumping rope and drawing it in art class. Of course, the final pictures show a triumphant gap-toothed smile. A great addition to the series.-Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA

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