Book Week Early Childhood Shortlist ... the Tooth Fairy... by Briony Stewart

Blurb: Every single minute, of every single day, a child somewhere loses a baby tooth. But what happens to all those teeth?

They are collected by the tooth fairy, of course! Or the tooth fairies - because there is more than just one tooth fairy. In fact, there are millions! Like us, they are all different.

And now there is an informative and fully illustrated guide that's jam-packed with answers to every child's tooth fairy questions, like: What do tooth fairies eat? Where do they live? How do they collect your tooth - and what on earth do they do with it?

Find out everything there is to know about the magical (and sometimes just a little bit gross) world of the tooth fairy!

This book is every early childhood teacher's dream. It answers all the questions they are asked. It also gives you an idea for a very easy Book Week dress- you can be a tooth fairy!

Tooth fairy displays are popular in the library because it caters for 3 to 8 year olds and their parents, and they are the age that fully appreciates the tooth fairy. For this reason we have a large number of books about tooth fairies. See:

Not all children experience visits from the tooth fairy. Other cultures have a tooth mouse or throw the tooth on their roof.

I have written about the tooth fairy, teeth and dentists before on this blog. Type in what you are searching for and see what I have suggested there and this Pinterest page will give you examples of other books.