Every once and a while, you find a great book that is completely under the radar – I love that feeling. Moose's Loose Tooth, a Scholastic publication by Jacqueline A. Clarke, was one of our recent finds that gave me that feeling. It’s age-relevant for my 5 year old (her friends seem to be losing their first teeth like a trend for fall), and practices great sounds like the “s” & “th”.
A general plot summary goes something like this:
An impatient 
Moose discovers that he has a loose tooth. After several days of waiting and trying to pry it out in order to get a visit from the tooth fairy, Moose turns to his friends for help. One by one, Moose’s animal friends join in to try to pull it out for him. After many failed attempts, the tooth finally flies out, but sails clear over friends’ heads and into the mouth/stomach of the elephant. Determined to still get a visit from the Tooth Fairy, Moose carries the elephant and puts him under his pillow that night. In the morning, each of the friends are delighted to receive a quarter for their help… but elephant receives a dollar!
It’s a fun little book to add to your library and best of all, costs less than your latte at about $4.
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