Sweet Tooth

I think we can all say we have had a sweet tooth or two in our day. Hmm... ice cream, chocolate bars, cake, shakes... YUM! Sweet Tooth written by Margie Palatini is about a little boy named Stewart who had on heck of a sweet tooth. This sweet tooth ranted and raved begging Stewart for goodies. This sweet tooth often made inappropriate interruptions getting Stewart into trouble. One day, Stewart decides to stand strong against his sweet tooth and only eat healthy food. The tooth would tease and beg, but Stewart never gave in. When the sweet tooth distracted Stewart during his baseball game and caused him to strike out, it was his last straw. That was it! Stewart went home, found a carrot, and took care of that molar! Now that rotten tooth was in the tooth fairy's hands...

I really enjoyed the illustrations in this books. They were comical and entertaining. I like how Jack Davis, the illustrator, depicted the tooth as an angry fella using human characteristics. The tooth has eyes, hands, a nose, mouth, etc.

My favorite part of this story is how the Palatini gave the tooth the sarcastic, witty voice. I like how everything the tooth said was in bold and easy to distinguish. Sweet Tooth is cleverly written, humorous, quick-witted, and most of all entertaining.