That night she dreams of teeth: "Shiny teeth, tiny teeth. Sophie proves brave and honest but struggles with her final task.
the whisker of a cat," obtain "a silver coin by honest means," and propose a plan for the countless baby teeth that are collected each day. Shrewdly elegant in all black with spectacles resting on her pronounced nose, she issues to the throngs of ambitious mice a series of three challenges: "bring. The current esteemed rodent is about to retire and announces a search for her replacement. Some cultures have a tooth fairy France has the Tooth Mouse. Greenburger Associates.ĪugIn this beautifully executed title with a fairy-tale feel, an irrepressible mouseling named Sophie is determined to prove she should become the next Tooth Mouse. Hood’s confiding tone and French asides are part of the book’s charm, while Nadeau’s (Cinnamon Baby) ink-and-watercolor paintings, with their delicate tracery and moody pink and gray washes, temper the story’s frilliness with just a hint of dark humor. Sophie’s ballet skills come in handy, but her courage and intelligence win the day. Her interest is piqued when the black-caped, no-nonsense Tooth Mouse (the French version of the Tooth Fairy) announces her retirement after years of “dodging cats, collecting coins and delivering the money to children in exchange for their baby teeth.” The Tooth Mouse runs three separate trials, like the labors of Hercules any mouse who wants her job must obtain a cat’s whisker, come by a silver coin honestly, and suggest a plan for the thousands of teeth she’s collected. She has no parents, makes her home “atop an ancient cathedral in France,” and prefers not to go to bed. JLike Katharine Holabird’s Angelina Ballerina, this effervescent story from Hood (the Pup and Hound series) stars a dainty, ballet-loving mouse, but Sophie’s life is a little edgier than Angelina’s.
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