Buck's Tooth

by Diane Kredensor, Diane Kredensor (Illustrator)

Overview

Chuckle your way through this easy-to-read illustrated chapter book about a big-toothed beaver who learns the importance of self-acceptance.

All beavers have flat tails and furry coats. Most beavers have two front teeth. And then there’s Buck. Unlike the rest of his family, he has one gigantic front tooth—and he hates it! His tooth ruins everything for him, especially the Annual Talent Show.

Whatever Buck tries to do for the contest—whistle, walk on stilts, blow bubbles—his tooth gets in the way. Can Buck learn to embrace his inner tooth?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481423830
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	05/12/2015
Series:	PIX
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
Lexile:	GN510L (what's this?)
File size:	23 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Diane Kredensor is an Emmy Award–winning artist, director, and producer for her work on animated TV shows such as Pinky and the Brain, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and WordWorld. She runs Tricycle Films, where she has created, developed, and contributed to programs for Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., the Disney Channel, PBS, MTV, and the Sesame Workshop. Diane is also the author of the Superbuns picture book series. She happily lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her partner and their son. Visit her at DianeKredensor.com.

Editorial Reviews

2020-12-25
Sometime the characteristic one’s the most self-conscious of can be the source of their greatest talent.

Buck the beaver has one oversized front tooth dominating the left side of his mouth, and it’s a major hassle to daily life. That doesn’t stop him from being excited for the upcoming Beaverton Talent Show now that he and his friends are finally old enough to participate. But what is Buck’s talent? Even Buck doesn’t know, since every attempt to develop one ends disastrously when his tooth gets in the way. He takes some comfort in the success of his uncle Henry, a famous sculptor, whose dentition is just like Buck’s, but Buck wants to find his own talent. He tries to eliminate his problem with “Operation Tooth Pull.” After several failed plans, including the string-tied-to-a-doorknob method and cracking open a bunch of nuts, Buck becomes dejected. His bluebird friend tries to cheer him up, attesting that Buck’s talent may be “right under [his] nose.” Meanwhile, the talent show is underway, and Uncle Henry plans to unveil his latest masterpiece at it. In a moment of classic slapstick, Buck causes an accident with the sculpture and frantically works to remedy it. What results is an unveiling of Buck’s amazing talent! This short chapter book is formatted like a graphic novel, combining a low word count with the heavy use of narrative illustrations to make it appropriate for very early readers. The lively cartoon style pairs well with effects like speech balloons for dialogue.

Readers will cheer to see Buck’s talent brought to light. (Fiction. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews