Title: April and
Esme: Tooth Fairies
Author:
Bob Graham
Illustrator:
Bob Graham
Publishing
Company: Candlewick Press
Copyright:
2010
# of
Pages: 28
Genre/Category:
Fantasy
I
chose this book because the cover looked cute. It is about two young fairies,
April and Esme, who think they are ready to collect their first tooth. The
girls convince their mom and dad that they can do it, and then they fly off in
the night to find Daniel Dangerfield’s house. When they get there, Daniel has
put his tooth in a glass of water beside his bed, since his grandmother always
puts her dentures in a glass of water at night. The girls dive for the tooth,
but they wake Daniel up. Daniel goes back to sleep, and he thinks he only dreamed
about the two fairy girls. In the end, the girls make it safely home to their
proud parents.
The
illustrations were done in ink and watercolor. They each seem to have a
wistful, magical quality to them. Bob Graham lets some of the pictures tell the
story instead of words, and there are multiple pictures on some pages. The
pictures are all set vertically, and they are very detailed. I even noticed
that the fairy mother had a hidden tattoo on her arm. I also liked that the
illustrator used mostly cool colors to depict how calm the night was when the
girls were flying.
I
think this book would be appropriate for children ages 4-7. I personally did
not really care for this book, but since it is about tooth fairies, many
children can relate to it. I think teachers could use this book to discuss
prologues and epilogues. This book actually has both, but I did not realize it
at first. Since this book is about tooth fairies and losing teeth, I think this
book could be used to teach about why children loose teeth or dental hygiene.
Older students could even write about how they felt the first time they lost a
tooth. Teachers could even discuss geography and how populations grow and take
over land since this book deals with a highway being built near the girls’
house.
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