First visit to the dentist

Maisy, Charley and the Wobbly Tooth

by Lucy Cousins

Charley needs to go to the dentist because he has a wobbly tooth.  Maisy recommends Dr. BiteRight and she and all their friends accompany Charley to the dentist.  All the things that you would expect to see in a dentist's surgery are shown to Charley and the reader; the waiting room, the dentist's chair, how to brush your teeth, how to rinse & spit and x-rays.  During the examination, Dr. BiteRight eases Charley's anxiety and tells him that his wobbly tooth is just a baby tooth ready to fall out and that a new one will soon take its place.   At home later that evening, Charley carefully brushes his teeth like he was shown and, lo and behold, his wobbly tooth falls out!  Charley carefully wraps the tooth in tissue paper and places it under his pillow in anticipation of a visit from the tooth fairy....   This book is ideal for young children aged 2-6 who are due to visit the dentist for the first time.

Citation:

Cousins, Lucy. Maisy, Charley and the Wobbly Tooth, Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2006.

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