Buck's Tooth
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Chuckle your way through this easy-to-read illustrated chapter book about a big-toothed beaver who learns the importance of self-acceptance.
All beavers have flat tails and furry coats. Most beavers have two front teeth. And then there’s Buck. Unlike the rest of his family, he has one gigantic front tooth—and he hates it! His tooth ruins everything for him, especially the Annual Talent Show.
Whatever Buck tries to do for the contest—whistle, walk on stilts, blow bubbles—his tooth gets in the way. Can Buck learn to embrace his inner tooth?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Beavers have big teeth this isn't news but unlike his kin, Buck has just a single, giant tooth, shoved to one side of his mouth like a stray ceramic tile. Buck hates his tooth, and he is certain that it will keep him from success at the upcoming Beaverton Talent Show. Over six brief chapters, which unfold mostly through dialogue balloons and Kredensor's jittery cartoons, Buck tries to extract the tooth and discover his hidden talent ("It might be that it's right under your nose," says his bluebird friend Pearl, with more than a little irony). While it's somewhat disappointing that the talent Buck eventually uncovers is the exact one he was hoping to avoid it involves following in the footsteps (bite marks?) of his Uncle Henry, Buck's dental twin the story is an enjoyable bridge between picture books and longer fare. Ages 6 9.
