As younger children prepare to start a new school year, brushing their teeth is an important skill for them to practice so it becomes a habit. There are lots of great picture books about going to the dentist and brushing your teeth. For a craft project, make toothpaste slime: Toothpaste Slime for Dental Health Month | Still Playing School, or make tooth decorated with cotton balls: 🦷 EASY Tooth Craft for Preschoolers (free template).
Alber, Diane. An Untold Story of the Tooth Fairy. Find out all the facts about the tooth fairy!
Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Tooth. Arthur can’t wait to finally lose a baby tooth.
Calvert, Howard. The Mightiest Bite. Which animal has the mightiest bite? The shark? The hippo? Who?
Cousins, Lucy. Maisy Goes to the Dentist. Maisy takes her friend Charlie to the dentist for the first time, to look at his loose tooth.
Dewdney, Anna. Llama Llama Loose Tooth Drama. Mama assures her little llama that his tooth will come out.
Donaldson, Julia. The Tooth Fairy and the Crocodile. Ruth Mary the Tooth Fairy goes to the jungle to collect animal teeth.
Jenkins, Steve, and Robin Paige. Toes, Teeth, and Tentacles: A Curious Counting Book. In this factual counting book, unusual aspects of animal teeth are included.
Ross, Tony. I Want My Tooth! The little princess wakes up to discover she has lost a tooth – where is it?
Willem, Mo. I Lost My Tooth! Zoom Squirrel’s friends help him search for his lost baby tooth.
Wing, Natasha. The Night Before the Tooth Fairy. Told using the pattern of “The Night Before Christmas,” a little boy gets a visit from the Tooth Fairy.
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Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool