No Tooth, No Quarter!

by Jon Buller

Illus. in full color. Poor Walter has not only lost a tooth, he's also managed to lose his lost tooth. His chances of getting his quarter look slim, and the apprentice tooth fairy assigned to pick up the tooth is in hot water in this imaginative romp for young readers.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, 2nd Grade, Fiction, Fantasy

Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

The two years I taught fifth grade, I put my copy of No Tooth, No Quarter! by Jon Buller and Susan Schade, authors in the free reading time library. Each year the children in my class would read it after finishing assignments or during free reading time and sit and smile and giggle at the story. It was read by all and often, so I know they enjoyed it.

[Jennifer Steele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story. Children would adore the adventure Walter takes with the tooth fairy to fairy land. As I read the book I thought to my self, “As a child I always wondered what tooth fairies did with all the teeth”. Well now I know, I guess.

[Sharon Magenta · Rating 3 out of 5]

its an amazing story it rimind me back tomy childhood beliving in tooth fairies well thi book also gives alot of expirience in tooth fairy world ,queen denteenas castle and many more

[DúviAurvandil Ericsson e Pereira · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. Punny.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this because it's from my childhood.

[Kayla Daine Burroughs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Toothfairies creep me out

[Cori · Rating 2 out of 5]

A boy named Walter goes on an adventure to Tooth Fairy Land when his tooth goes missing. The tooth fairy in charge of collecting his tooth is in trouble, so she brings Walter to Queen Denteena to try to explain the situation. Unfortunately, Queen Denteena doesn't want to hear any of it, leaving the tooth fairy with failing marks and Walter without a quarter. To save the day, Walter gives the tooth fairy the material from his pajama pocket so that she can make the queen an outfit for the Decay Prevention Ball. In the end, Walter gets his quarter, and the tooth fairy passes her report with flying colors. When I was a kid, I loved this book because it sparked my imagination about the supernatural world. As an adult, I noticed several things. One of the things is that Walter is rewarded at the end with money, teaching readers that if they do a good deed, they'll be rewarded. Another thing I noticed was that the "good" guys do not defeat the "bad" guy, but rather, they work to appeal to the "bad" guy. I think this book would be appropriate for young readers who are starting to read chapter books because the text and illustrations make this book enjoyable. The illustrations are colorful and detailed, making Tooth Fairy Land seem so real. The narration is appropriate for the most part, except when Queen Denteena uses the word "idiot." Some parents may see problems with this because it is inappropriate to call others names. Overall, there are good and bad things with this book, but I still find it to be a cute story.

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story. Reading Level 4. About a boy who loses a tooth and then can't find his tooth. The tooth fairy comes but there's more than one tooth fairy. This fairy is trying to get to a fairy ball. They have a run in with the Queen Tooth Fairy and there's a whole story. In some ways it's a very short, but very different version of Alice in Wonderland. Normal boy goes to a magical world, the Queen wants something, not his head in this book, and the boy saves the day.

[Rochelle Sondae · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well… this book has the words “idiot” and “stupid” which are both on my “Do not use” list. Especially since Queen Denteena is using the first one to refer to the boy who is trying to help the fledgling tooth fairy. I did however crack up when I saw the “molar energy” light fixture and “brushum et flossum” banner.

[Tara Foulkrod · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I was a kid, this was the book I referred to for my Tooth Fairy lore. I LOVED this story, but had forgotten the title. Luckily, I asked Reddit and they came through. Definitely buying this for my kiddos, who are about to start losing their teeth.

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[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Shannon 1990." I didn't hang on to many of the Step into Reading books, but I enjoyed this one.