Andrew's Loose Tooth

In spite of a reviewer's claim that this book is scary, my twins who are six and a half and starting to experience their first loose tooth, found this book hilarious. At first, they were apprehensive but once I explained the humor of the story, they thought it was funny. And it is funny. It is a wild crazy sense of humor book on losing your tooth. Andrew's mom and dad just couldn't get the loose tooth out so Andrew could eat his apple. The dentist couldn't do it. The Tooth Fairy couldn't do it. But Andrew's best friend could. One of my twins is experiencing a loose tooth at the moment and he was a bit nervous and asked me if we were going to tie his loose tooth to the car and I exclaimed in mock horror, "Oh no! The car will fall apart." He remembered the book and started giggling. He still has the loose tooth but this book helps allay his fear of what to expect, though he misses not eating an apple, just like Andrew. This book is also wonderful for budding readers as well. It is humorous and the illustrations are wonderful. This book is one that kids can relate to and it appeals to their exaggerated sense of humor that they have now. If your child is scared after reading this book, it is a perfect opportunity for the parents to talk with the child and reassure him/her about the exciting changes that is going on in their lives. 2/19/08

My family and I enjoy reading books by Robert Munsch. This is another one of his funny and entertainng reads.

I'm not among the legion of fans of this author's book, "Love You Forever" (but that's another review.) This book, however, is delightful -- it really appeals to the sense of humor of a five-year-old (like my son). After reading it, he's eager to have a loose tooth. As a bonus for us, it contains lots of "sh" and "th" words, which we need to practice for his speech therapy.

A wonderful tale of a little boy's loose tooth and how it finally comes out! I read it when a child in my class loses his/her first tooth and insert his/her name.

Robert Munsch does an excellent job of bringing humor to something that can be scary for children - losing a tooth. He makes the story very silly by introducing a few silly characters to help Andrew rid himself of his lose tooth.