Arthur's Tooth

by Marc Brown

Book Overview

Arthur, tired of being the only one in his class who still has all his baby teeth, waits impatiently for his loose tooth to fall out. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316112461
• ISBN13: 9780316112468
• Release Date: September 1986
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Don't cry over lost teeth

Even though it happens to everyone, losing a tooth for the first time can make kids a little nervous or apprehensive. "Arthur's Tooth" offers a funny story that helps make the loss of baby teeth less scary. It shows kids that they are not alone in losing their teeth, while also telling a story that is silly enough to keep kids engaged (I like The Brain's tooth odd-looking extraction contraption.) The book even manages to pass a long a few educational bits, such as "Between the ages of four and seven, everyone begins to lose their deciduous, or baby, teeth."

Losing A Tooth

Another great book from the Arthur series. The book is about Arthur, the last student in the class to lose his first baby tooth. Some of the other students in the class make fun of Arthur, because he still has all his baby teeth. Other students try to help Arthur's tooth fall out, but nothing works. Finally an accident causes Arthur to lose his tooth. This book teaches children to be patient and to help their friends. It also teaches them that everyone is different. I really like this book.

We LOVE the Arthur books!

We are first grade students at the Anna Merritt Elementary School. Our teacher did a Marc Brown author study. She read Arthur's Tooth to us and we loved the book. Javeon and Cory liked the part when Arthur wanted to pull out his tooth with his hand. Nicholas and Jacob liked the part when Arthur lost his tooth. Marissa liked the part when Francine knocked Arthur's tooth out. We hope Marc Brown writes a lot more Arthur stories!