Throw Your Tooth on the Roof Tooth Traditions from Around the World

colourful · informative · playful · global

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What is Throw Your Tooth on the Roof Tooth Traditions from Around the World about?

Losing a first tooth is an exciting milestone for children everywhere, but what happens next depends on where you live. In some places, children leave teeth under pillows for the tooth fairy; in others, they throw them onto roofs, hide them in mouse holes or offer them to animals. This colourful picture book explores tooth traditions from countries around the world, showing how different cultures celebrate growing up through lively facts and playful illustrations.

About the author

Selby B. Beeler is an American children’s author who enjoys sharing fascinating facts and ideas from around the world. She is best known for Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around the World, a fun book about customs in different countries. She also wrote How Many Elephants?, a playful lift-the-flap counting book for young readers.