Bear and his friends are munching on their lunch when, all of sudden, Bear feels something wiggling and wobbling in his mouth. Oh, no! What can it be? It’s Bear’s first loose tooth!
From a cave in the forest came a “MUNCH, MUNCH, CRUNCH!” as Bear and his friends all nibbled on their lunch.
Bear and his friends are munching on their lunch, when all of sudden… Bear feels something wiggling and wobbling in his mouth. Oh, no! What can it be? It’s Bear’s first loose tooth!
In the first Bear book in three years, Bear’s friends ease his concerns about his wiggly, wobbly tooth and help him understand losing a baby tooth is perfectly natural. This funny and reassuring story will delight anyone who’s ever had a loose tooth.
Karma Wilson grew up an only child of a single mother in the wilds of North Idaho. Way back then (just past the stone age and somewhat before the era of computers) there was no cable TV and if there had been Karma could not have recieved it. TV reception was limited to 3 channels, of which one came in with some clarity. Karma did the only sensible thing a lonely little girl could do…she read or played outdoors.
Playing outdoors was fun, but reading was Karma’s “first love” and, by the age 11, she was devouring about a novel a day. She was even known to try to read while riding her bike down dirt roads, which she does not recommend as it is hazardous to the general well being of the bike, the rider, and more importantly the book. Her reading preferences were fantasy (C.S. Lewis, Terry Brooks, etc…) and historical fiction (L.M. Montgomery, Laura Ingalls Wilder, etc…). Those tastes have not changed much.
Karma never considered writing as a profession because her mother was a professional writer which made it seem like mundane work. At the age of 27 she realized that she still loved well-written children’s books of all kinds, from picture books to young adult novels. By that time Karma was a wife and the mother of three young children. Trips to the library with her kids were a combination of emotions…a good book meant fun for all! But so many of the books weren’t what her children wanted to listen to.
Then a tax refund changed everything. With the money the family decided to invest in a computer. Karma was forced to learn to type. Combining her desire to make the expensive computer pay for itself, her new-found typing skill, and her love of children’s literature, Karma started writing for children. She wanted to put a few more good books on the library shelves and pay off that computer! Countless rejections and three years later Karma was finally accepted by book agent Steven Malk (who had already rejected her once, which she never lets him forget). Her first book, Bear Snores On, was released in 2002. The computer was paid for!
Since then Karma has had more than 30 books accepted for publication. Many of those are on the shelves of libraries and bookstores around the world. Her books have received numerous state and national awards, been translated into dozens of languages, and a few have made an appearance on the New York Times bestseller list. Karma sincerely hopes that her books bring joy to children and families everywhere.
Karma writes humorous, rhythmic picture books for the very young, and humorous and wistful poetry for the primary grades.
These days Karma lives with her handsome husband Scott, and her three not-so-young-anymore children, two dogs, two chickens and one cat on some modest but lovely acreage in NW Montana. Her hobbies include reading (of course), photography, baking, yoga, and a passion for Mixed Martial Arts.
This is a cute story about a bear who has a loose tooth. The story begins as Bear and his friends are eating lunch in the forest. Everything is fine until Bear feels something "wiggle and wobble" inside of his mouth. It was his loose tooth. All of his friends Hare, Mouse, Owl, and Badger, tried to pull the tooth out. They struggled and struggled "but the tooth wouldn't budge." Then, Bear used his tongue to push the tooth back and forth and the tooth finally came out and all of the animals celebrated. That night Bear placed the tooth by his head and as he was asleep the tooth fairy came and left blueberries where the tooth had been. The next morning Bear and his friends had a wonderful breakfast and Bear discovers another loose tooth!
The story in itself is great for children in grades K-3 because they can relate to losing a tooth or in many cases, multiple teeth. Everyone has tried to pull a tooth out and this book demonstrates the common ways of getting a loose tooth out. Not only does the story allow children to relate but the illustrations do a wonderful job of enhancing the story. Each page looks like a beautiful painting with great detail. The vivid colors are used throughout to create the feel of being in a forest full of flowers, trees, and animals. Each written statement in the story is carefully illustrated and the pictures themselves tell the story. I nominate this book for the Caldecott award because of the above reasons. The illustrations are beautiful and are a great example of what illustrations should look like in children's books.
Bear and his friends are eating lunch in the forest when suddenly he feels a wibble-wobble in his mouth. What is it? Bear's got a loose tooth! This sets up the premise for the story, as all of his animal friends rally round and try to help him get the tooth out in all manner of funny ways.
Children will love the rhyming nature of the book and the refrain of "Bear's loose TOOTH!" at the end of most verses. The variety of characters also makes this a great book to read aloud. You can also use funny voices for Bear's different forest friends such as Badger and Owl, which would be amusing when reading to the class. Karma Wilson writes in an easily accessible style with lots of fun onomatopoeic words, making the book perfect for use in an Early Years setting. The artwork is also beautiful and really adds to the story. With only a few sentences on each page, it's perfect to build up confidence in reading and comprehension.
It's also a subject that young children can relate to when they start to lose their own milk teeth, and ties in to an understanding of how they grow and develop.
Who doesn't like adorable animals and tooth fairies? Crazy people, that's who! The kiddos couldn't stop giggling when I read this book to them. Not only does it touch upon what happens when you have a loose tooth, but it does so in a hilarious way! Short, sweet and laughter inducing... reading this book to younger kids was a highlight of my day!
While eating lunch with friends, Bear hears a CRUNCH as he munches. A slight pain and a significant wiggle has him curious as he allows friends to help him remove the loose tooth. It takes much effort, but it does pop out, leaving him to place it out for the fairy to offer compensation. The next morning, a pile of blueberries await, and during that chomping... more dental wiggles. Neo has yet to lose a tooth, but he is eager and asked if the Tooth Fairy might leave gift cards, as he wants to buy a toy. Capitalist to the core, my child!
I love all of the bear books and my students love them too! Each bear book uses rhyming words and a rhythmic story telling pattern to tell a sweet story of Bear and his wilderness friends.
Karma Wilson's "Bear" books are some of my favorite to read aloud. The rhymes are always done really well in terms of flow and the silliness of the story comes through perfectly.
In this latest Bear installment, poor Bear has a loose tooth! He's worried about what it means to have a loose tooth, until his faithful friends come to his rescue, as they always do. If you've read the other stories, you'll know Bear is a big worrywart and his friends are always there to comfort him and make him feel better.
Just enough silliness for some giggles and a touch of that sweetness I love in picture books. These books are great to read aloud with your family or for a storytime. I highly encourage checking out the others in the series, as well as Karma Wilson's other titles. She has a lot!
We have loved Karma Wilson's Bear books for years. They were some of the first books that I reviewed here on Goodreads. Our girls are getting a little old for these stories, but thankfully they still humor me. Our youngest is getting ready to loose some teeth, so this story is particularly appropriate.
The rhymes aren't quite as fluid and rhythmic as they are for Bear Snores On, but the illustrations are just as adorable and our girls love the repetition - they will often finish the sentences for me.
I LOVE Karma Wilson's Bear books with Jane Chapman's illustrations! This one is perfect to get children used to the idea that they, too, will lose their baby teeth and that it's nothing to fear.
"As Bear nibbled food, something moved when he chewed! It was... Bear's loose tooth!"
Surrounded by adorably drawn friends who offer support and encouragement, Bear wiggles his loose tooth free and, after a visit from the tooth fairy, is happily enjoying breakfast with his friends when...
BEAR'S LOOSE TOOTH is such a big hit at our house. My boys LOVE this story.
The title basically says it all. Bear does indeed loose his tooth. Every single time I read this book, my kids giggle and laugh. They love the pictures. It's hands down one of the best kids books we've had the pleasure of reading at bedtime.
Definitely a favorite in my household. We love Bear and all his friends.
SO CUTE! I have read this book to my class and we got a variety of activities out of it, including comma practice, making lists, story elements, dental hygiene, and creative writing prompts. The characters are adorable. Having a loose tooth is something that my first graders can relate to and are excited about!
We read this book and my 3 year olds learn that they will lose their baby teeth just like Bear. Also their first introduction to the tooth fairy. "But I don't want berries like Bear, " my daughter said. :)
Trailer: This book tells you that you can do anything if you're up to the task. Bear is munching on some snacks with his friends and then all of a sudden his tooth starts to wiggle and the bear starts crying because he's scared that a new tooth won't grow in. Then all his friends start to try to get his tooth out but it won't budge. Then the bear wiggles it with his tongue and it pop's right out! he then put it on a plate near where he sleeps and then the tooth fairy gives him blueberries and then the next day he and all his friends munch on the blueberries and then he has another loose tooth.
Review: I love this book because when I went to concord mills there was this book reading and we all heard this book, and the people asked a question about the book and I got it right and they gave me the book. I love this book because of how it rhymes and how suspenseful it gets even for me. I was like "when will his tooth fall out?!?!?!?!!?"And then it fell out but then he has another loose tooth. That is why I love this book. Over-all it is an amazing children's book.
Theme: You can do anything if you try.
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What a cute book by Karma Wislon! Bear and his friends are eating lunch near his cave in the forest. All of a sudden, "Munch, Munch Crunch!" as bear and his friends all nibbled on their lunch. Bear noticed something wiggling and wobbling in his mouth. Can it be, Bear's first loose tooth! All of his friends tried to help him wiggle it out but no luck. Until he was able to wiggle it out with his tongue. That night he put the tooth by his pillow and a tooth fairy came to visit in exchange for his tooth she left blueberries. The next morning, all his friends came by for breakfast and what the bear noticed. Once again, there was another wiggling and wobbling in his mouth.
This book would be great for a read aloud. Not only the bear is the main character, his friends: the wren, badger, mouse, and owl all help bear wiggle out his tooth. As a teacher, you can make different voices for the characters. Also, it teaches the students the connection of having a loose tooth.
This book would be good to read for grade levels K-3. Also, this book has very good illustrations.
I am familiar with this book because I used it to write one of my first lesson plans. Bear finds out he has a loose tooth. All of his forest friends try to pull out Bear's tooth, but none of them had any luck. Finally, Bear gets his tooth out and that night, he puts it beside his head. The tooth fairy came to collect his tooth and left blueberries in its place. Bear shares his breakfast with all his friends, but while he is eating... he finds out he has another loose tooth! I think this book would be very relatable to young children as they start losing their teeth. I also think it would make them laugh to see all the illustrations of the friends trying to help Bear get his loose tooth out. The illustrations include a lot of greenery, and it makes the reader feel like they are right there in the forest with Bear and his friends. I know I am not the attended audience for this book, but from a teacher's point-of-view, I think students would find excitement in the story.
Bear and his friends are munching on their lunch when, all of sudden, Bear feels something wiggling and wobbling in his mouth. Oh, no! What can it be? It’s Bear’s first loose tooth!
From a cave in the forest came a “MUNCH, MUNCH, CRUNCH!” as Bear and his friends all nibbled on their lunch.
Bear and his friends are munching on their lunch, when all of sudden… Bear feels something wiggling and wobbling in his mouth. Oh, no! What can it be? It’s Bear’s first loose tooth!
In the first Bear book in three years, Bear’s friends ease his concerns about his wiggly, wobbly tooth and help him understand losing a baby tooth is perfectly natural. This funny and reassuring story will delight anyone who’s ever had a loose tooth.
One day, Bear acknowledges he has a loose tooth. Animal friends comfort him and explain what would happen when the old one falls off. One of the scariest moments in children’s lives must be when they have a loose tooth. The brown bear, who is the largest animal in the group of animals depicted in this picture book, was afraid to have a loose tooth. With the help of other animals and the gentle nudge of himself, the loose tooth fell off. I think the choice of the bear as the one who has a loose tooth was great, because children could imagine that even the large bear would fear losing his tooth. In a way, children do not feel bad about being scared when even the big guy is scared. They also know that they will get through the process of losing a tooth, just like the bear.
All our holidays and special occasions are marked with books for the Grands.
Yep, the grands are starting to lose their teeth - the first one wobbled just this week so now I have to read dozens of 'loose tooth' books to find the perfect one to mark this auspicious occasion!
Bear's Loose Tooth is just about PERFECT! It captures the wonders and worries of that first loose tooth. It captures all the friendly friend "advice" to get it out and the expected yet unexpected surprise when it does. I just loved this little story.
Follow up note: Of course Bear's Loose Tooth is wonderful! It's by the same author who wrote Bear Feels Sick, Mortimer's Christmas Manger and Bear Stays Up for Christmas, all really terrific books. We've given the grands both of the Christmas books. It looks like we'll be adding to their Karma Wilson collections!
I really loved this story because it will help teach young children learn about things they don't understand in a fun and educational way. I worked with children and loved using books that would reach them at their level of understanding no matter the age. I will add this and your others to my library as they are tools to use when I read to youngsters. They also make great gifts to new parents to use when dealing with matters that come up while their child grows and experience these things. Great 👍 job. I would recommend to anyone who deals with young children to have these books in the child's library of their own .
A nice addition to our February Preschool Story Time meeting focused on "Dental Health." Children can be prompted to identify healthy (and also harmful) actions to take when a tooth is loose, and receive comfort in knowing the overall process is natural. Pair with a chain of cards to reflect the sequence of events in the book to support comprehension.
Publication Date: 2011 Format: Picture book (7th in series) Elements: Bright illustrations with rhyming text and a repetitive refrain Connection/Topics: Bears/assorted animals; loss of a tooth; vague Tooth Fairy reference
Bear's Loose Tooth is a sweet children's novel about, you guessed it, losing a tooth! Since I work at a Pediatric Dentist's office this one caught my eye in the library. Wonderful illustrations and a fun narrative. I absolutely love that the Tooth Fairy gives Bear blueberries as a treat for his lost tooth, so sweet! I've already ordered this for my office to have up front in the play area for the kids. = )
I just love all the books I’ve read in this series so far. They are mostly rhyming, but there’s something else going on with the cadence of the language and how the key line is repeated after the rhyming bits — I don’t know if there’s a term for it or not, but just love reading them aloud. We borrowed this one from the library, but it is on my wishlist for sure. My son’s a bit young yet, but I’m sure this one will come in handy when he starts losing his baby teeth down the road.
This book flowed so well because of the rhyming throughout the book. The illustrations are lovely and full of wonderful detail. The fairy is so darn pretty! I loved the illustrations so much. The story is about Bear's loose tooth and it teaches you to not be afraid of this loose tooth and that a new one will grow after that one come out. Great book to read to children who are afraid or new to losing their baby teeth.