Dear Tooth Fairy

by Alan Durant, Vanessa Cabban

An inquisitive little girl gives the Tooth Fairy a run for her money — and exchanges several removable messages — in this sweet, humorous story.

Dear Tooth Fairy,
Thank you for coming last night. . . . I have a few
questions. Why do you want my tooth?

Holly’s tooth has fallen out, but she’s not sure she wants to give it to
the Tooth Fairy just yet. She has a few questions to ask first, about how fairies operate and where her tooth will end up. Luckily, the obliging Tooth Fairy responds- five times! Readers will be tickled to reach inside real envelopes and find Holly’s missives from the Tooth Fairy, including removable letters, a poster, a riddle-teller, and—finally—a shiny fairy coin.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fantasy

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 24, 2003

About the author

Alan Durant is the author of books for a wide age-range, from picture books such as Burger Boy to top-end teenage thrillers (Blood, Flesh and Bones). Having worked as a copywriter at Walker Books, he is now a full-time author.

He's married, with three children and lives just outside London. He does a lot of school visits throughout the UK and abroad and also runs writing workshops.

Reviews

[Rosie]

Absolutely classic. 26/26 completed for 2024 ✌🏼😚

[Libby]

My niece recently knocked out her front tooth - baby tooth fortunately. She LOVED this book. It's a great story about who the tooth fairy is and how they use the teeth to build castles in fairyland. Best thing about this book is the fun pull out letters between the little girl who lost her tooth and the tooth fairy - similar to The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's Letters. I highly recommend this if you have anyone in your house due to lose teeth soon.

[Kaylee]

Dear Tooth fairy is a very fun interactive book that can really get people involved with the story. Every page you turn has a new little pouch to open and find a note from the tooth fairy. The images are also really cute and can sow the reader a home life they can relate to. Personally I always loved it because the main character is a brown haired girl and she has a blonde little brother which exactly what I grew up with. It also added an interesting twist where there are a lot of tooth fairies and only one gets assigned to you.

[Mandy Taylor]

I absolutely loved this book!!! I thought this was such a good idea for a book. I loved the interactive letters that the kids can take out and out back in the envelope. I would recommend this book for upper elementary aged kids though because there are a little bit more words than beginner readers can handle and with all the small pieces, 4th-5th graders would handle them better. I will definitely be putting this in my classroom library.

[Megan]

This book has intrigued my first graders for years! I always pull it out when they begin to lose their teeth. Sadly one of them lost parts to my book last year and it doesn’t read the same without the pieces. They still love it even without the notes.

[Ashtyn Starkey]

Dear Tooth Fairy was an absolute delight to read when I was growing up! It was magical and the interactive/pull out letters made it a fun experience.

[Elliott]

I loved this book as a child and loved it just as much as an adult. It's fantastically magical and perfect for keeping the whimsy alive.

[Amber]

1st

The main character Robby is worried about class picture day. Robby is worring about his teeth. He is the only student with in his class to still have his baby teeth. The only solution he could think of was to write the tooth fairy a note and ask her if she would take his baby teeth early. He wanted to fit in so bad. The other children in his class are not very nice to him, because he still had his baby teeth. As you read the story you will see how the main character Robby feels about all this. This is a great story that can relate to young children.

[Bea Espanola]

i love it

[Mell Simons]

Adorable story! I only wish I'd had a copy of this when my children were younger. Answers a lot of questions parents naturally get about the tooth fairy. There are letters inside where the Tooth Fairy answers a young girl's questions about the TF. Definitely one I would buy!

[Lucy]

it was quite cool.

[Eastofoz]

Lots of lift the flap and pull out things to discover. Great to give children who believe in the tooth fairy.

[Kim]

This is a great little book. The pull out letters are great and this is in our regular rotation of books to read at night together. Perfect for a little girl getting ready to lose a tooth!

[Brooke]

I love how its interactive!

[Carrie]

So cute with the letters in the pockets!

[Eireanne]

Would have been better if I had gotten to read all the notes inside, but alas, all but one were missing :(

[Ashanti]

I liked it when she put a fack tooth under her bed cause she did not want to give her tooth away