The Tooth Fairy Wars

K-Gr 2--Most children are eager to exchange their lost teeth for money from the Tooth Fairy. Not Nathan, who wants to keep all his baby teeth "forever." Thus begins a series of skirmishes between a determined boy and an equally obstinate Tooth Fairy. The child does what he can to ensure that his teeth are not taken away one at a time by hiding them in the garage, a tarantula's cage, and the garden, for instance. He even writes a polite note asking the fairy to leave his most recently fallen tooth. Nevertheless, every morning after a baby tooth falls out, he ascertains that it is gone and a dollar has been left in its place. Though he finds a couple of somewhat threatening letters from "the 15th League of Enchanted Commerce," the child doesn't stop attempting to thwart this fairy on a mission. Digitally colored pencil drawings reveal the escalating battles and the ultimate victor in the war of wills. The humorous story of Nathan, his baby teeth, and a Tooth Fairy just trying to do her job will have children laughing as they attempt to guess who will triumph in the end.--Maryann H. Owen, Children's Literature Specialist, Mt. Pleasant, WI