This book was recommended to me by a librarian at my local library. I really enjoyed reading this book. I knew as a little girl we had to leave our tooth under the pillow for the mouse to pick it up. But I never knew the story until now. I would read this book to young children. To show them the different stories to leaving your tooth under the pillow.

I loved it because it finally sets the record straight on these teeth issue. It also shows lessons on sharing and cleanliness. Now I have yet another reason why Jennifer has to brush her teeth with passion. And I have to prepare two coins for her first tooth. ;) ( )

I really loved this book because it was a bit of a multicultural twist to a traditional fantasy. I have so many reasons why I loved this book. First, I enjoyed how the story included Spanish words, but told you what they meant in English. For example, “Yay! Mi diente, my tooth.” They also included the tooth fairy saying, “Here is my tooth” and then El Raton Perez says, “Aqui esta, mi diente!” It was really nice to see the two languages working together in the story, but it was still clear since it included the Spanish and English versions. The story included the dialogue really well so that you could clearly picture the Tooth Fairy and El Raton Perez arguing and having a small battle over the tooth. I felt like I was live at the scene during the entire book. My favorite part of the book were the very last pages where it had a author’s note, a description of who the Tooth Fairy and El Raton Perez are and all the English definition of the Spanish words that were used. The author stated that he wrote the book to show the interaction between the United States tradition of the Tooth Fairy and the Latin America tradition of El Raton Perez. He did this exceptionally well and certainly achieved his goal of portraying the two traditions in a way that flows and works together nicely. The big idea of this book is that two traditions can be different, but still so similar. The two traditions may have different characters, but they both have the same goal to collect teeth. It shows children that even though cultures might be different, there are ways they can be the same and should both be appreciated. I think it is a enjoyable and fun way to introduce different traditions and cultures to the children. ( )

The book was very enjoyable. The author brought two different cultures and their beliefs and put them into one story. It is common since a lot of students are coming from Mexico and having to get used to the American customs. ( )

The cover is adorable, and the concept sounds great, and Mary Ann Scheur convinces me that it all works in her review at Great Kids Books.