I'm normally on board for all things Seuss, but this one was rather off. I appreciate the showing of the variety of teeth and the variety of those who have them (all kinds of animals) but there was a weird shaming thing going on for animals who don't have teeth, like they're lesser or something. And several times sense and facts were sacrificed to the rhyme, like the idea that creatures without teeth can't eat jam. Teeth are in no way required for jam. Don't tell kids lies.

And the rhyme scheme was out of whack several times. Not up to your usual standard, Seuss. And that red-haired uncle is super creepy, illustrator Mathieu.

My 5 yr old son read this book out loud to me. Although it is an "I-Can-Read" type of book, it is a more advanced version of this type of book. There were a number of words that my son needed assistance with. That being said though, he really enjoyed this story about how to take care of your teeth. He especially enjoyed the page with the "big boy" who ate too much junk food & sweets and was getting cavities. He said that he did not want to be like that boy. This is a very enjoyable book for a young reader to pick up, and receive an education lesson without realizing it. Of course, what else would a parent expect from the wonderful Dr. Seuss.

This was fine. The rhymes are okay. The best part was teaching about how you have two sets of teeth.

A young boy explores his area as he finds all of the places where teeth can be found. Different people tell him why they need teeth, and how bad it can be if you lose them.

The text in this book is neat and well-placed. There are things like underlines and capitalization that give the text more character. The punctuation gives the reader more excitement as they read.

The illustrations are so much fun. They pull the reader in to examine each drawing. Though there is plenty of blank space, the drawings don't need a background because they give the reader all the information they need to follow the story and remain entertained.

As a poetry book, this book does a great job of sucking the reader into the rhythm and uses fun words to help the reader's imagination. As an informative book, it does a great job of using fun words to keep the reader interested in the informational text and the pictures help too.

Disappointing. For a book about teeth, it didn't mention brushing or flossing, just a general "take care of your teeth" with creepy large-toothed characters.

My biggest complaint about the book was that I didn't appreciate the name-calling examples "don't be stupid like..."
I also didn't like the suggestion to "don't bite your dentist... bite someone else instead"
Ummmm... how about don't bite people! For a book intended to be enjoyed by toddlers/preschoolers, the biting suggestion is ill-placed.
I feel like I should have pre-read this book, as it was, I just stuck it right back into the library bag after the first reading so we wouldn't read it again. And I skipped/changed some of the words when I was reading it, but I can't always get away with that.

This book is not good because I already know about teeth. Isaiah (4)

Looks like a Dr. Seuss book, but really isn't. Not the same style or fun. It wasn't just me that noticed it, but my 5 yr old, while reading it himself this morning, noticed it too. Just not one of our favorites, although some of the pictures were pretty silly and made him laugh, like the jellyfish trying to play the trombone. A cute book, but don't be expecting the originality that is Dr. Seuss in this one.

A book about teeth written by Dr. Suess. The illustrations, however, are done by someone else and they lack his charm. Despite this, it is a fun book that teaches children the purpose of teeth and the importance of taking care of them.

Quick and fun. Not only can it be used to learn about teeth but others things as well i.e. animals. The only message given I did not like was ... Bite someone else instead, as the message I give to others is no violence.

genre: modern fantasy: animal fantasy
Grade reading level: 2-3

This book establishes an importance and some knowledge about your teeth. I would recommend this book to kids that are just beginning to loose their first set of teeth because it exclaims that it is a normal process we all go through and how to take care of your next, permanent, set. As I said before, this book also establishes the importance of our teeth that sometimes are taken for granted. For example, eating hot dogs and speaking. Those are regular actions that we don’t think twice about and imagine how different it would be for us to loose a couple of teeth. I enjoyed reading this book!!

This book was great. I like it because it is all about the usage of teeth and how to take care of them. The pages are filled with the does and don'ts when it comes to taking care of the teeth as well as rhymes. This book supports linguistic because it teaches the children how to read many different words when it comes down to the language. It also teaches the dangers of not taking care of the teeth. I think the children would enjoy this book as they relate to their own teeth and can see how important it is to take care of their teeth.

Appropriately, I read this book to Caleb in the waiting room for his first ever dentist appointment. It's really cute. It just talks about how lots of "things" have teeth and how your secondary set is all you get so you have to take care of them. Good for toddlers learning about body parts and functions and preschoolers learning self help skills. I'm hoping to find it in a board book edition for my PAT kit.