![]() The Tooth Collector Fairies: Home from Decay Valley is an early chapter book, written for kids in grades K-3 who are ready for more than early readers, but not quite ready for chapter books. It is up to Batina’s friends to assist her, and one of her friends needs to learn not to cheat! Once she’s done all she can, she can only hope the next tooth will be better brushed, otherwise the fairy that retrieves it will be banished along with Batina. But when Tooth Collector Batina collects a poorly brushed tooth, she has to deliver it to the dreaded Decay Valley and remain banished there until the child who didn’t brush his teeth loses another tooth. What do the fairies do with the teeth? Clean teeth are ground into fairy dust, which is used for flying. The fairies attend school at Oral Academy under Crown Mistress Molar in Brushelot, where they study the Tooth Collector Handbook and learn the Five Fairy Principles. So it turns out that there’s not just one tooth fairy, there are lots of them! Everything is explained in The Tooth Collector Fairies: Home from Decay Valley by Denise Ditto Satterfield. Readers’ Favorite Book Reviewer Donna Gielow McFarland wrote a review 4-25-2018 for Home from Decay Valley: The message of not giving up, in spite of all the obstacles we face, is encouraging to young readers and Batina’s effort is the best way to help them understand that. It can also be used for interactive sessions in classrooms and school libraries. It’s an excellent bedtime storybook and parents and grandparents can read it out to their kids and grandkids. All the characters are magical and delightful and will fascinate readers with their actions. The illustrations are enchanting and give good pace and movement to the story, breathing life into the characters. ![]() The story is adorable and whimsical, and kids will love those fairies. Readers’ Favorite Book Reviewer Mamta Madhavan wrote a review for Batina’s Best First Day: The Tooth Collector Fairies: Batina’s Best First Day is highly recommended. ![]() Batina’s Best First Day educates while it entertains, and it may even get kids into brushing their teeth properly to make sure they can be used for fairy dust. Ditto’s tale also touches on how it’s okay for people to look different, as best friends, Lainey, Lulu and Batina prove, and it shows how people working together can achieve seemingly impossible things, which is a very good message indeed. Gabhor Utomo’s illustrations are magical and sweet, and they work perfectly with the story. Readers’ Favorite Book Reviewer Jack Magnum wrote a review for Batina’s Best First Day:ĭenise Ditto’s story book for children, grades k-3, The Tooth Collector Fairies: Batina’s Best First Day, is a witty and entertaining tale about what really happens when you put those teeth under your pillow. It’s a fun adventure that any young reader would enjoy as they join the Tooth Collector Fairies on their journeys to find the cleanest teeth to turn into fairy dust! The Tooth Collector Fairies: Batina’s Best First Day by Denise Ditto is a skillfully written and beautifully illustrated children’s story that teaches several important lessons: always do your best, accept other people’s differences, never give up, and (of course) brush your teeth! After all, the fairies can’t fly if they don’t have magical fairy dust, and they can only make it from the shiniest, best brushed teeth. Rich palettes and lush scenes make this a real feast for the eyes but there is enough sparkle and magic to keep little fairy fans happy.Readers’ Favorite Book Reviewer Sarah Westmoreland wrote a review for Batina’s Best First Day: The Disney-esque illustrations from Briony May Smith are cinematic and mature enough to tempt older readers too to this pretty picture book. This funny, bouncy rhyme is silly and surprising with twists that children really won’t see coming when they think they’re sitting down to a sweet story about a glittery fairy. Tate passes all her tricky toothy challenges but one final collection from a little girl proves to be the most surprising of all – Melissa is a fairy kisser! ![]() Turns out being a tooth fairy is much more dangerous than she expected, and certainly involves a lot more travel! Tate has to fly all over the world collecting teeth from children, making sure she never wakes the sleeper.īut not every child is human and Tate must collect teeth from sleeping hippos, alligators, seals and snakes. Little Tate is starting her first day of Tooth Fairy training and there is a lot to learn.
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