LibraryAware Teeth 2024

• FAMILY STORY TIME •

Hello from your Family Story Time Team!

Below are some of our favorite parts from story time that you can enjoy at home.

Theme of the Week:

Teeth

Book Recommendations

Pony Brushes His Teeth
by Michael Dahl; illustrated by Oriol Vidal

Pony eats a lot, and after he eats he always brushes his teeth—just like his dad!

Brush! Brush! Brush!
by Douglas Florian; illustrated by Christiane Engel

In this lively read-aloud, little ones will learn about the importance of dental hygiene as bright, enthusiastic kids show them the basics of tooth brushing.

Alan's Big, Scary Teeth
by Jarvis

When his false teeth go missing, Alan the alligator, who spends his days terrorizing other creatures in the jungle, realizes he isn't very scary without them and unexpectedly finds a new way to fit in.

Silverlicious
by Victoria Kann

When Pinkalicious loses her sweet tooth, she turns to the Tooth Fairy for help.

Bear's Loose Tooth
by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Jane Chapman

Discovering a loose tooth while eating his munchy, crunchy lunch, a worried Bear is reassured by his animal friends that losing a baby tooth is natural.

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Early Learning Tip

“This is the way” rhymes/songs are a helpful and fun way to teach a child how to do many things, such as brushing teeth, cleaning up, putting on clothes, etc.

Rhyme of the Week

This Is the Way We Brush Our Teeth

This is the way we chew our food, chew our food, chew our food.

This is the way we chew our food, so early in the morning.

(Pretend to chew food)

This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth.

This is the way we brush our teeth, so early in the morning.

(Pretend to brush teeth)

This is the way we floss our teeth, floss our teeth, floss our teeth.

This is the way we floss our teeth, so early in the morning.

(Pretend to floss teeth)

This is the way we rinse our teeth, rinse our teeth, rinse our teeth.