Thursday, January 26, 2012

The Tooth Fairy

by Peter Collington

*****

I discovered this enchanting wordless picture book one day last week, while at the local library with my girls.  They begged me to "read" it to them that night for their bedtime book.  I started to object...it wasn't really something I could read since there were no words, but instead sighed and opened its pages.  Then, we were all whisked away into the secret life of a humble, yet magical creature we call the tooth fairy!  I felt like a visitor in her sweet home as I peeked into her life to discover how it all works.  The details on each page kept all of ours eyes moving from one corner to the next, as we smiled, giggled, and "ohhh"ed at the whimsy.  This is exactly the fairy that I would want to visit my house deep into the night.  I would gladly give her all my lost teeth, even without the payment of her priceless, handmade coin, just to know that my teeth would be used in such a brilliant way!  You'll have to check this book out to realize just how clever and endearing this little fairy is.