Review by Booklist Review
It's been a long, long time since the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy has collected any teeth. But one day, a young girl looses a tooth while visiting the dinosaur-bone section of the museum, and the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy can't wait to collect it. There's a problem, though: another tooth fairy is around who is after the same tooth. As she adventures, the adorable, tutu-wearing Dinosaur Tooth Fairy doesn't know much about the human world and misnames everyday objects ( a giant roaring monster is a school bus, and the one-eyed doorknobosaurus is a front door). Meanwhile, Sanchez's bright illustrations make it fun to find the regular tooth fairy as she surreptitiously follows the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy to retrieve the child's tooth. A lesson in friendship and sharing is taught in the end. With clever wordplay and repetitive words to emphasize the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy's emotions, this could be a fun storytime read-aloud for young readers wondering about what happens to their own lost teeth.--Thompson, Sarah Bean Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
What's a Dinosaur Tooth Fairy to do when all the dinosaurs are extinct? Working in gouache, debut illustrator Sanchez pictures this heroine as a green tyrannosaur with a tutu, see-through crown, and doe eyes. In one particularly funny scene, the fairy reflects on the good old days when "the world was hot" and "the teeth were huge." Sanchez shows five vividly colored dinos horsing around in the past; on the next spread, the quintet reappear in the same positions-as skeletons in the "museum of truly old things" that the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy now tends to. When a girl loses a tooth in the museum, the fairy follows her home and finds more than she expected. Although YA author Brockenbrough (Devine Intervention) has hold of a fun concept, her narrative bogs down in the fairy's pursuit of the girl and some past-meets-present jokes (a closet is a "shirt cave"). Meanwhile, the tooth fairy's nascent friendship with her contemporary counterpart-the whole point of the story-is rushed. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Jill Corcoran, the Herman Agency. Illustrator's agent: Marietta Zacker, Nancy Gallt Literary Agency. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-Once, there were dinosaurs everywhere, and the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy had plenty of wonderful teeth to fill her coffers. But now, alas, they are gone and she spends her time polishing her collection in "the museum of truly old things." She's miserable and "alone, alone, alone." What she really needs is a new tooth and, suddenly, a little girl appears with a very loose one that pops right out. What luck! The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy follows the child to her house where, in a humorous series of events, the tooth is found under her pillow. Just as the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy is about to snatch it, she's interrupted by the human tooth fairy. Uh, oh! Will all be lost? Will the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy go back to the museum empty-clawed? Or will a new friendship be forged over this tooth? Brockenbrough's text is energetic and amusing, and Sanchez follows her lead with brightly colored, lively, gouache cartoon illustrations. The artist extends the text by including tiny images of the human tooth fairy and a spread of her missing the school bus that carries off the little girl. This story isn't quite as successful as Alison McGhee's Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth (Harcourt, 2004), but there aren't many books about this important rite of passage, and this one packs in plenty of fun.-Sharon Grover, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, WI (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
No longer able to collect dino teeth, the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy desperately wants a little girl's tooth. The Human Tooth Fairy gets to the pillow first, so Dino TF proposes a swap--prehistoric for human incisor--and makes a friend in the deal. The text is dynamic, and lively gouache illustrations keep the story engaging even as the plot peters out. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
It is tough being a tooth fairy to dinosaurs when all your sources of new material are extinct. All the Dinosaur Tooth Fairy can do now is flit around the museum and reminisce about the good old days when "the world was hot [and] the teeth were huge." But one day, a little girl loses her tooth--"PLIK!"--right inside the dinosaur hall. The tiny fairy (who looks a little like a small T-Rex) will do anything to add that tooth to her collection. She just needs to defeat the modern-day machines that get in her way--like the giant, yellow monster with swoopy lashes (the school bus) or the ferocious and frustrating one-eyed doorknobosaurus. And of course, her main rival--the Human Tooth Fairy--isn't about to let that tooth go without a fight. The tiny, lime green, bulbous dino (complete with ruffled skirt and crown) gets into many amusing scrapes, but she just might end up making a new friend. While the concept is not quite as obvious as the now-familiar dino-train combo, dinosaurs and loose teeth make for a surprisingly fun read. (Ten percent of the author's royalties will be donated to Kids International Dental Services.) Debut picture-book pair Brockenbrough and Sanchez are millions of years ahead of their time. (Picture book. 3-6)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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