Franklin and the Tooth Fairy

by Paulette Bourgeois

Book Overview

Franklin the turtle doesn't have a tooth so he puts a pebble under his pillow for the tooth fairy. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550742701
• ISBN13: 9781550742701
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.7" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 3 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Franklin and the Tooth Fairy

Well, personally I really enjoyed this book. I liked how it expressed you don't have to be the exact same as everyone else in this world. Even being a little different from someone else changes everything. In the beginning of the story. Franklin and his friend Bear, were eating their lunch and Bear's tooth fell out. Then Franklin says O NO! Bear you lost your tooth, and Bear said I know its normal for me. Then Franklin went home and found a small rock that looked like a tooth. He wrote a letter asking for something. Well it turns out in the morning there was another note saying, I am sorry but you're a turtle, and turtle's don't have teeth. So, when he went to have breakfast his parents gave him a present for being who he was and that he was growing into a nice young turtle

Am I Growing?

Franklin doesn't understand why turtles don't have teeth. He thinks that is one way to know you are growing. Plus you get a present. He evens tries to give the tooth fairy a fake tooth. In the episode on tv they take Franklin for a checkup to show that he is growing. In the book, he gets a present.

FRANKLIN GROWS UP...

This book is all about feeling grown up. When Franklin's friend Bear has a loose tooth he tells Franklin. Bear is excited because he wants the Tooth Fairy to leave him a present. Franklin feels sad because he doesn't have any teeth and he wants a present too. Franklin's parents tell him that turtles don't need any teeth. Franklin puts a pretend turtle tooth under his shell when he goes to sleep to fool the Tooth Fairy so she can bring him a present. But he gets a note saying "nice try Franklin". Franklin is sad but in the end he learns that growing up is more than just about losing teeth.I think this book is very funny because it tells about growing up. I would give it to all my firnds and everybody in the world.Amanda Rae Cunningham

From Ellen -- 4 yrs old

The author of the book Franklin And The Tooth Fairy are Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark. The protagonist was Franklin and the antagonist was no one. The thing that I like most was the Tooth Fairy because she was very gorgeous. My favorite Tooth Fairy was the fox because of the blue fancy dress. There was nothing I didn't like in the book.

A book for lovers of Franklin--Not a "tooth fairy" book

Franklin is upset when the tooth fairy visits his friends but not him. The book discribes a "rite of passage" for Franklin's deliema, not a tooth fairy story relating to an actual child's experience.As a first grade teacher, my children have enjoyed this book.