Arthur's Tooth

Arthur Read gets bullied by his classmates for not having lost any of his baby teeth yet. One bully offers to knock a loose tooth out, and another actually does. None of this bullying is addressed, and Arthur is even depicted as grateful for it in the end.

So, um, no.

No, no.

No.

This is the last Arthur book I have on hand, and I don't believe I will seek out any others.

This Arthur book has do do with Arthur losing his first tooth. Throughout the book, he does everything in his power to try to lose his tooth but he can't ever seem to make it come out. Arthur gets really discouraged. His peers make fun of him and exclude him from playing and they also make fun of him. It really hurt Arthur's feelings. He tried eating a lot of hard food to get the tooth to come out. He also went to the dentist. He thought something was wrong with him because he hadn't lost a tooth yet. However, the dentist told him he was right on track and that he would lose it sometime soon! By the end of the story while he was getting teased on from playing a game, his tooth accidentally got knocked out! Although Francine wasn't show more trying to get the tooth out for him, she accidentally knocked it out and did him a favor afterall! He was so glad his tooth came out. I really enjoyed this story and I believe children would love it too because it relates to the everyday world about someone wanting to lose a tooth really bad! I remember those days as a child. This book teaches patience and also teaches lessons about being respectful and nice to your peers, to not bully them. show less

Arthur, an aardvark, had a lose tooth. All of his friends around him have been losing their baby teeth and he felt all alone. They were able to do cool things with a missing took like whistle and shoot water across the room. Arthur tried to do everything to lose his loose tooth. He ate hard food and tried to brush all day. His friends even tried to help him lose his tooth but it was no use. At the end, one of his friends was horsing around and bumped into him. As he got up from the floor, he smiled. The tooth finally came out!

This is a great book for seven and eight year olds starting to lose their baby teeth. I like this book because it talks about a major milestone in growing up. Children like to go through stages fast to prove that show more they are growing up. This book will teach children that things will happen in their own time.

In the classroom, show a video or emphasize how important it is to go to the dentist and take care of your teeth. Small children can draw themselves with a mouth of 32 teeth. When they come home they can black out each tooth as they fall out. And then when they grow back in the can paste on white pieces of paper. As they go through losing their baby teeth and getting their permanent ones, the picture will lose and grow new teeth. show less

Summary: Arthur really wants to lose a tooth and gets frustrated when everyone at school starts losing their teeth and he hasn't lost any. One of his classmates makes fun of him and leaves him out of games because he hasn't lost any teeth yet. Arthur tries to eat special foods that will hopefully make his loose tooth fall out and even seeks help from his friends, but he can't seem to lose it. He goes to the dentist and the dentist assures him that there aren't any problems and that his tooth will fall out soon. When he returns to school, the girl who picks on him accidentally runs into him and knocks his tooth out. He's very thankful for this hit and just smiles because he's finally lost his tooth.
I enjoyed reading this entertaining show more picture book. It's a classic book that children of all ages will enjoy, especially younger students. I could use this book when teaching about teeth or bullying. A book like this one is sure to stir up conversation in the classroom and allow children to think about how important it is to treat everyone with respect. show less

Arthur's Tooth has Arthur in another pickle yet again. Everyone in his class had lost a tooth, except for him. Arthur still had all of his baby teeth and Francine, Arthur's classmate, teased him about it. Arthur went home that night determined to pull one of his loose teeth out. He had his dad cook a special dinner, including corn on the cob, steak, and peanut brittle, and many of his friends offered to help in their own special way. Arthur visited the dentist, who told him just to be patient, but Arthur was having a hard time with this. It wasn't until recess when Francine was spinning around uncontrollably when she bumped into Arthur and Arthur felt something pop out!

Arthur is the ONLY person in his class that has still not lost a tooth. This may not seem like a big deal, but to a seven year old, this is the biggest deal in the world. Everyone in his class, especially D.W. is making it a point to pick out the fact that he hasn't lost his tooth, and is making him feel incredibly self conscious to the point that he will do ANYTHING to lose his tooth. On the playground at the end of the book, D.W. makes a game simply to leave Arthur out, and when she sees him, she hits him too hard telling him that, "this game isn't for babies!' Because of that hit, Arthur thanks her… because of that hit, she loses her tooth.

Arthur loosing a tooth is something that all children can relate to. They can get into the story more when they have been there. It helps to read about going to the dentist too so that children aren't as scared going, especially if it is a first time visit. Great to be able to talk with students about this together!