Tiddlers: Tom's Tooth

By Author / Illustrator

Sam Hay, Melanie Sharp

Genre

Adventure

Publisher

Hachette Children's Group

ISBN

9781445146157

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

09-03-2017

Synopsis

Tom's Tooth is a fun story for all children expecting a visit from the tooth fairy and who are beginning to read on their own. Perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 2 red.

Tom wiggles and jiggles his wobbly tooth until it's out. He's so happy but, at bedtime, he cannot find it. Can his brother and sister help?

The Tiddlers series features fun stories with a word count of fewer than 50 words for children who are just starting to read. A word list at the beginning of the story allows for a quick check of the reader's ability to read and understand words before reading, and a spot the picture puzzle at the end of the story encourages rereading for pleasure. Compiled in consultation with Catherine Glavina, PGCE Primary and Early Years Course Leader, The Centre for Professional Education, University of Warwick.

Reviews

This new title in Franklin Watts' Tiddlers series for children who are starting to read alone is about Tom who plays with his wobbly tooth throughout the day: in class, in the bath and so on. Eventually it falls out but when it comes to bedtime and putting it under his pillow for the tooth fairy he realises he has lost it. His older brother and sister offer him some false teeth instead but luckily he finds it just in time for bed. The lack of story is compensated by the interesting and interactive illustrations that include Tom's dog, who definitely captures your attention on each page it features, and the 'spot the tooth fairy' game. Despite not actually being referred to in the book as a possible activity, unlike some other picture puzzles, this is a fun detail of the illustrator's work in this book. For me, the illustrations definitely stood out more than the words which is a shame when the book is designed, in consultation with a University Centre for Professional Education, for children who are just developing their skills and hopefully their love of reading. 24 pages / Ages 5+ / Reviewed by Natalie Plimmer, librarian.