2018
WISE Score
Amazon
Mo Willems trades a pig and an elephant for a pack of squirrels, and honestly, the chaos is exactly what your kindergartner needs.
4.8
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Mo Willems basically has a cheat code for children's literature. I Lost My Tooth! is the first in the Unlimited Squirrels series, and it’s a blast.
It takes the common childhood anxiety of losing a body part and turns it into a collaborative, hilarious investigative mystery. It's smart, it's fast-paced, and it doesn't talk down to kids. If your kid is aging out of board books but isn't ready for a full-blown novel, this is the gold standard of early readers.
Perfect for 5 to 8-year-olds. It’s the sweet spot for kids who are starting to lose their own teeth and are beginning to tackle more complex sentences on their own.
Mo Willems is the master of depicting big childhood emotions with kindness and humor. The squirrels are supportive and the tone is perfectly balanced for early childhood development.
The book breaks the fourth wall and mixes narrative storytelling with 'nutty facts' and quizzes, encouraging kids to engage with the book as an interactive object rather than just a passive story.
It is a Mo Willems book for early readers. There is zero objectionable content, no scary themes, and the 'conflict' is entirely centered on a missing tooth.
It serves as a perfect 'bridge' book for kids graduating from picture books to early readers. It also sneakily teaches actual dental facts and builds vocabulary through humor.
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