The Tooth Book (Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners)

As much as I adore the whimsy and wonder of a classic story-poem by Dr. Seuss, Geisel’s efforts writing as Theo LeSieg (and illustrated by other artists) always leave me feeling underwhelmed. This book for early (early) readers is no different, even though it focuses on a subject which should be an easily amusing topic for the usually pun- and humour-filled author - teeth! Instead of getting silly rhymes (I can’t even begin to imagine that Seuss didn’t have a million made-up words ready to go) and classic Seussical caricatures of creatures with enlarged chompers, we get a lacklustre moral tale about how it’s good to have teeth and warning children not bite their dentists… Well, that whole thematic pretense doesn’t seem show more Seussical at all, even though we all know he’s right. Can’t we get a fun story that makes us laugh, instead of lecturing about not eating junk food? In fact, that table full of cake is the most memorable scene from the entire book, so maybe Seuss’ editorial team needs to rethink these collaborations before they give impressionable young readers the wrong idea! As for me, I’ll take the advice of my pal the Lorax and save the trees, but I think I’ll continue to keep a slice of cake (or five!) in the cupboard. Though I guess I can also refrain from biting my dentist /rolls eyes… I doubt they taste very good anyways! show less

THE TOOTH BOOK is a predictable book, as it says in the title, it is a book about teeth. This is a story of a boy who learns all about teeth, who has them, and who does not. He travels high and low, east and west, in the sky and in the ground, just to see who has teeth. Nearer to the end, he learns that he loses his teeth, and gets a whole new set of them to fill his mouth. The illustrations in this book are wonderful because of the exaggeration of teeth, and what they are used for. The artist drew the teeth in larger proportions to make sure the young readers can see them, and relate to the characters in the story. This would be a good book for students in grades one through three because that is when most students lose a lot of their show more teeth, and maybe they don't know why. show less

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The many reasons were because of the plot, illustrations, and the interesting characters. First, The plot/main idea is all about learning the basics of teeth for kids. A young boy asks his father, "Who has teeth?" and his question is answered by many people and creatures. This is a great beginners informational book for young children. The book explains the do's and dont's with a fun, humor aspect. "Don't gobble junk like Billy Billings. They say his teeth have fifty fillings!". Secondly, the illustrations were very lively and colorful. They added the true pop of color to animate the story for kids. The background pages were colored anywhere from bright yellow to bright pink. Lastly, the show more characters in the story ranged from a car salesmen to a hungry lion. There was a fine balance between people and creatures to fulfill fantasy for children. "Without teeth we can't play trombones," says a jellyfish named Jimbo Jones." show less

A book that I hope everyone has read at one point in their life because it is so amusing, and educational at the same time. This teaches about an important aspect in children's lives, personal hygiene it also makes a normally scary experience not so terrifying. Kids are often afraid of the dentist but this book makes it seem like a friendly and fun experience by pointing out all the things teeth are good for.

This book doesn’t have the same feel as other Dr. Seuss book have. The flow is a lot different. But this book explains a lot about teeth and why they are important. It even explains the teeth in animals. It makes children want to brush their teeth.

The Tooth Book is a good informational book to help children learn about different kinds of teeth. It shows what kinda of people have teeth and what kinds of animals have teeth. It also shows some animals that do not have teeth such as snails and octopuses. In the illustrations it shows what the animals or people are doing with their teeth. Reading goes beyond the text. Children must also look and comprehend the pictures to gain more insight. For example in the illustration of the beaver, you can tell that the beaver uses his teeth to chop down the wood from trees. A child can also see that an alligator has different teeth from humans. Alligators have sharp teeth while humans have straight teeth for different purposes. This book is good show more for beginning readers because the words are easy to comprehend but even if one cannot read all the words they can use the pictures to tell them what is being said. show less

Great book to explain about teeth to young children. Fun examples of how everyone has teeth and what they can be used for. I would highly recommend this book- especially before a dentist trip!