Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth

Pete the Cat: I Can Read!

by James Dean, Kimberly Dean

In Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth, the tooth fairy asks Pete for some help. But it’s not easy being the tooth fairy for Pete when a tooth goes missing—will he be able to find the lost tooth before it’s too late?

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Cats, Fiction, School, Kids

32 pages, Paperback

Published September 5, 2017

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

James Dean is the original creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear.

James earned his degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and went on to work for Georgia Power for a number of years. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full- time and began selling his work at art festivals around the Southeast. It was during this time that he began creating paintings and drawing of his cat, Pete.The little blue cat showed up as a character in James’s artwork around 1999 and has been a permanent fixture ever since.

James Dean’s art has been sold in more than ninety galleries and shops across the United States. He has devoted his paintings to Pete the Cat for fifteen years and turned his natural love for cats into his life’s work. James published his first book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006, and he illustrated his first self-published children’s book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008. There are now almost 100 published Pete the Cat titles with more coming out all the time. James is humbled every day by the success that this groovy blue cat has brought him. He says positively affecting children’s lives is his number one priority, and he is grateful to have such an amazing audience to work for.

Reviews

[Mya · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.4 Really

I enjoyed the book. However, I felt like the story was not finished.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summary:

Pete loses a tooth so he decides to put it under his pillow for the tooth fairy. When the tooth fairy arrives she tells Pete that she is very busy and Pete says that he will help her. He receives a list of three children to visit and he visits each one;he takes each tooth and replaces it with a coin. When he gets to Gus' house he cannot find the tooth, so Pete begins looking for the tooth around the room. When Gus wakes up, Pete asks him where his tooth is and Gus responds by telling him that Platypus' don't have any teeth, but he still want to be involved in the tooth fairy fun. He gives Gus a coin and gives the teeth and coins back to the tooth fairy. At the end of the story he mentions how being kind can be a really cool thing.

Evaluation:

I thought that this book would be a great read for young students. It had an interesting plot and included simple sentences that beginning readers would be able to understand. If I was teaching younger students I would keep this in my classroom for students to read in their free time.

Teaching Idea:

Although this book would be great for individual reading, it could also be used in a group setting with students who are learning to read and could be used in a mini-lesson about kindness in the classroom. Students would be able to read the book on their own and the teacher could follow up reading with several comprehension questions.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pete the Cat helps out The Tooth Fairy.


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[Cindy Dracula · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter read the whole thing on her own (slowly but surely). The book provides a story with a moral rather than just words on a page. These books are really popular with my 1st and 2nd graders.

[debbicat *made of stardust* · Rating 5 out of 5]

Being kind is always 😎 cool!

[Jesse · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why do I even take these home anymore? Berry likes Pete, but the easy readers are never that great. In this one Pete is pressed into service by the Tooth Fairy to collect teeth from other anthropomorphized animals. Which brings me to my main issue: WHY is the word PLATYPUS in an easy reader?!

[Kendale Sturdivent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fun Pete the Cat Book

The tooth fairy is always a fun thing for children. Pete the Cat books are always full of great images and fun stories. My boys (6 & 4) loved this book and had fun watching Pete help the tooth fairy.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun book about a lost tooth. It is also very powerful, as the ending stresses kindness!

[Kim Hampton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Pete the Cat.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son has been requesting books about the tooth fairy since the Elementary School kids on his soccer team have been losing their teeth. He politely asked the Children’s Librarian to help us find some books and this was one of them. Pete goes on an adventure escorting the Tooth Fairy in retrieving teeth and leaving coins. He discovers his friends are all different yet all the same in the end. It’s cute, sweet and I love the simplistic illustrations. Overall, 4/5 stars ⭐️

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Julianna and I give this one 5 stars. She liked that Pete the Cat lost his 1st tooth and became a tooth fairy for the night for his friends. Mommy thinks last page was Cute.

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pete the Cat is a very popular character at my daughter's school, so between that and her loosing her first tooth, it was no surprise that she picked this book out of the book club catalog. Pete doesn't just get a visit from the Tooth Fairy for loosing his tooth, but he also gets to help her with her work. Surprisingly though, his last visit does not have a tooth, resulting in an interesting turn of events with some random animal facts and a little bit of kindness. Cute story with a cute lesson for young children.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Review: We are getting close to tooth loosing time so we thought this would be fun book to read. Munchkin really enjoyed it and it was easy enough for him to read on his own. I really appreciate that not only does it talk about loosing teeth and the tooth fairy but it also has a cast of characters that are unique and it puts and emphasis on everyone being different but can still be involved.

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pete has lost a tooth. He puts his tooth under his pillow to wait for the Tooth Fairy. When the Tooth Fairy comes, she's running behind and recruits Pete to help her collect teeth and distribute coins. But what happens when Pete can't find a tooth?

An intro to the tooth fairy with a teensy bit of mystery for beginning readers. Pete's stories always have a little twist kids should enjoy.

[Christine Grant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dental Health Story Time. A fine addition to the Pete the Cat Library. When Pete loses a tooth, he is visited by a very busy Tooth Fairy. Pete gets to help her by playing tooth fairy for the night. Everything is groovy until he can't find Gus's lost tooth.

[What Angie Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son had his first loose tooth which we had no idea about. The tooth fairy brought him this book just in time for his 2nd tooth to pop right out along with the first!

We loved it and laughed at all of Pete's antics.

[Slayermel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pete the cat loses his first tooth, and ends up helping out the tooth fairy on a busy night.
Fun story that helps explain a bit of what to do when you lose a tooth, and what the tooth fairy's role is. My five year old daughter seemed to enjoy it.

[Ardis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun book with a lesson learned at the end about kindness.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable Share to read to kids who have lost teeth and had the tooth fairy come for a visit!

[AMY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute story and sweet pictures. Pete gets to help the tooth fairy. I would buy for my school. Highly recommended for Gr. K-2.

[Hope Broadway · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very sweet look at the subject.

[Sarah Hyatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite the emotional roller coaster

[Aprilswritings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book. My child loved it.

[Lindsey Greer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another awesome Pete the Cat!
In this one, Pete gets the job of a lifetime. He has an adventure in kindness at the end. A great children's book to show kindness.

[Deja Bertucci]

Technically, H read this to me--all on her own. But, well, I did help some.

[Mae · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Zeffie · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

After reading Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, I picked up a pack of Pete the Cat readers at Costco for Lily. They are all cute, but none of them are quite as good as the first one.

In this one, Pete helps the tooth fairy collect teeth and distribute coins. We're being kind of pendantic about this one and passing it along because it turns out that platypuses do actually have teeth (and no, it's actually not platypi--had to look that one up! Haha.)

[Clwseattle · Rating 2 out of 5]

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!

Sadly, it's not Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth. While I think its valuable as an early reader I think it spoils the mystique and fun of a child imagining the tooth fairy

[Kate]

Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth is a simple cute book for younger children to read. It is a simple I Can Read book that children can read to parents, families, or in class. It is a topic that younger kids can relate to when they start to lose their first tooth. The illustrations are simple but bright and colorful. The ending of the book sneaks in a message about not everyone being the same and being kind is always cool.