Cousin Ruth's Tooth

by Amy MacDonald, Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)

The zany Fister clan returns in a wild and wacky search for Cousin Ruth's missing tooth, hunting high and low until the Queen and little Ruth find the answer to the mystery. By the author of Rachel Fister's Blister.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Humor, Family

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Amy MacDonald is an American author of children's books. Her works include Little Beaver and the Echo, which has been translated into many languages around the world, and Rachel Fister's Blister. Her first book, a satire of Jill Krementz's children's books, was A Very Young Housewife.

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

A rhyming tale of the wacky search for a missing tooth.
This would be a fun one to read aloud.

[Gina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute, but you know you've gone too far beyond the intended age range when all you can do is wonder why these adults don't know anything about baby teeth, especially with dozens of little ones running about.

[Luisa Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh dear. This family is too funny, which makes for a witty and comical read!

Ages: 4 - 8

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[Ronnie Hobbs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny little story about searching for a tooth. Kindergarten/ first grade would love this read aloud.

[Library Lady Terri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ruth's family tries to help her find or replace her lost tooth with little success.

[Marilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

So much fuss about a tooth!

[Rachel Fister]

Cousin Ruth's tooth has always been a special book in my house. I have owned it for as long as I can remember, and also have it signed by the author. This story is about a little girl named Ruth, who lost her tooth. This story is just as wacky and funny as "Rachel Fister's Blister." This story is written in rhyme, and is so much fun for children to listen to. The illustrations are done with paints, and very colorful. While there is a great deal of white space on the pages, the illustrations still follow along very well with the words of the story. Cousin Ruth, and her family all band together to help her find her missing tooth. They look all over the house, yard, and city for it until they decide to ask Queen Alice. She tells them "time heals all wounds." Everyone is stumped by what she says, but Ruth figures it out. She discovers that a new tooth is growing in its place. This story is a good one to read to children who have lost their first tooth. It teaches them that even though they lost a tooth, it will not be lost for long.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lost tooth by Cousin Ruth, puts the entire Fister family in a dither as they search high and low, hill and dell for the missing molar. Told in rhyme this silly giggly story reminds us that "time heals all wounds."

[Rose]

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[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute story in rhyme but with so many things going on that it might be only good for the pre schooler crowd

[Jereme Gray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wicked cute book from Maine. Even mentions LL Bean. References not really very fresh. The tooth could be hiding anywhere, even the VCR and fax machine? Rhyme scheme was cool though.

[Lorraine Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can be used for:
- showing rhyming within a story
- fast forwarding time
- use of exclamation marks
- if a child looses a tooth

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book! We read with our preschool lesson plan on "Teeth."

[Grayson Burke]

I don't know why but this book reminded me a lot of the book about the King Mr Bidgood and his bathtub. I like the drawings and the story is cute with the little girl.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A crazy adventure to find a tooth that is no where to be found, only to find something new no one expected! Cute for preschool or kindergarten age.