When the Tooth Witch bungles her job, and drops the bag of children's teeth she had been collecting, the witches call a special meeting and appoint a young witch named Abra Cadabra as her assistant. Abra Cadabra wants to know everything about her new job, and she has decided opinions about it. She doesn't like that the Tooth Witch fails to leave anything behind for the children, in exchange for their teeth, and she doesn't like that the teeth are turned into rocks in people's gardens. Taking action to change matters, when the Tooth Witch is sent on vacation, Abra Cadabra finds herself transformed from witch to Tooth Fairy...

Originally published in 1985 as The Tooth Witch, this story from author/artist Nurit Karlin was also apparently released in 1999 as Abra Cadabra and the Tooth Witch, together with a moon pillow and a tooth pouch. I found the story engaging, and although its basic premise - a good little witch not fitting in with her nastier elders - is not that unusual in the world of witchy picture-books, the resolution of the tale - the witch turning into a fairy - is. The artwork is cute, in a cartoon-like way, but not particularly to me taste. Recommended to picture-book readers who enjoy witchy fare, and to anyone looking for children's stories about the Tooth Fairy. ( )

I liked this book for two reasons. One reason I liked this book was for the plot. I thought that the story was very well thought out, and it had an unexpected end. For example, I wasn't expecting Abra Cadabra to become the Tooth Fairy. I thought that it was a really cute way to end the story because Abra Cadabra had been so nice throughout the entire book and it seemed like a perfect fit. Another reason I liked this book was for the illustrations. I actually read this book on TumbleBook so the illustrations moved. I thought that it really brought the story to life and helped you picture what was happening in the story. Overall, I think that the big message of this story was that anyone can make a difference, no matter how little it may seem. ( )

I really enjoyed reading this children's book. I really liked the illustrations in the story. They illustrations were engaging as they keep the reader on track and interested to read more. In the story when the witch drops the bag of teeth, it pushes the reader to keep reading to find out what happens next. The illustrations also enhance the the mood of the story. When Abra Cadabra becomes the tooth fairy, the happy mood is created through the pictures of that exciting event/moment. I also like the flow of the writing. The way the author wrote the story makes it easy for the reader to piece the story together. The flow of the story made the transitions of each event clear and concise. The smooth written transition of the witch going on vacation which led to Abra Cadabra fulfilling the witches role, was easy for the reader to understand and comprehend.The main message of this story is it shows how one person, big or small, can impact many lives for the better. The young witch, Abra Cadabra changes the whole business of tooth collecting which turns her into a fairy in the process. ( )

This book was just decent. I like the message that it gave to the readers that even though you are young and inexperienced, one person could make a difference with the right ideas. It also took a nice twist on the classic tooth fairy story. This story was not very engaging; it jumped from event to event quickly, but could have had more flow throughout. It seems the age that this book is geared towards would not even grasp the inner meaning of this story because it is not as apparent as it should be. Children would just find it interesting since the tooth fairy is someone they know about and believe in. Truly, there is not much to this story to work off of. ( )

I liked this book because even though it never said that Abra Cadabra was a child witch they created that impression with the illustrations. They also furthered this impression when Abra Cadabra asked the tooth witch why they worked at night and she growled and said it was because witches see better at night. You could almost hear the way an adult tells a child “because I said so”. This is a book that young children will love because it portrays a child who has better ideas then the authoritarian adult and it shows that the adult is getting into trouble while the child is excelling. It was also a very interesting take on answering the question about where did tooth fairy’s come from. I also loved the way the story was read by the reader, there was terrific use of inflection in the voice to help create the feelings the writer wanted to portray such as when the witch growled and it gave you that “because I said so” feeling. ( )