Moose's Loose Tooth is a silly story about Moose and his efforts to meet the Tooth Fairy, but his "wibbly, wobbly tooth" (Clarke, NP) just won't budge! Even when his friends come to his aide that stubborn tooth stays put, until one friend helps more than he bargained for.
This story is a great story to read to your class when a child loose's a tooth. Loosing a tooth for a child is such a momentous occasion that to make a special to-do about it always makes them feel special. Plus it is a way to incorporate literacy into everyday activities.
The repetition in the book is also beneficial to emergent readers for word recognition. The order in which the friends pull stays the same so it can help young readers with pattern recognition.
There is also lots of opportunities to use silly voices to engage the children. The art work is also very interesting. The characters are all drawn in chalk or pastels but Moose's tooth is drawn in a way that it looks more like a real shiny tooth. This effect makes the tooth stand out for maximum effect.
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