The Tooth Fairy - Hardcover

Collington, Peter

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0224039571 ISBN 13: 9780224039574

Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1995

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One night a little girl places her tooth under her pillow and falls asleep hoping that the tooth fairy will bring her a reward. Her wish comes true! Peter Collington was the runner-up for the Mother Goose Award for "Little Pickle". Shortlisted for the 1995 Smarties Book Prize.

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Review:

What Do The Fairies Do With All Those Teeth? is the title of a children's book by Michel Luppens that is full of whimsical possibilities. In contrast, Peter Collington's book tells a story with just one explanation. Collington specializes in entirely wordless storytelling, painstakingly drawn frame by frame. It turns out the Tooth Fairy makes piano keys from the tiny teeth, a manufacturing process illustrated in great detail. You will either love this notion or be repelled by it; the crux is in the drawing of course. After labouring through the construction process, the final scenes show the Tooth Fairy tinkling the keyboard back in her apartment.

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ess storyboard format and soft pastel drawings that have become his trademark, Peter Collington offers an enchanting solution to the age-old mystery of what the tooth fairy does with all those teeth! He follows an industrious tooth fairy on an arduous night's work of creating a perfect silver coin and exchanging it for a precious baby tooth. Back in her cozy parlor, she lovingly transforms her prize into a new ivory key for her broken piano, then sits down to play a tune. The trade edition includes a make-it-yourself tooth box for commemorating a milestone of every childhood--losing the first baby tooth.

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