2007 Nominee: Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth

This book is about a little girl who is afraid to meet her first grade teacher, Mrs. Watson, because a second grader warned her that Mrs. Watson would steal her teeth!

Author:  Alison McGhee
Biography and photo

Illustrator: Harry Bliss
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• Questions: Have a class discussion about the first day of school jitters: Who was nervous?
  Who was excited? Who though their teacher would be an alien?
  
• Art: Make a drawing of the Mrs. Watson as an alien.
• Research: Ask five people (friends and family) what their first day of first grade was like and record what you find out.
• Writing:  Write about the first time you lost a tooth
• Retell: a part of the story from the point of view of Mrs. Watson

• Pumpkin Smile by Emily Chetkowski
• Arthur's Tooth by Marc Brown
• I Lost My Tooth! by Hans Wilhelm
• Starting School by Janet Ahlberg
• Berenstain Bears go to School by Stan Berenstain
• First Day Jitter by Julie Dannenberg

• Tooth Fairy Questions
• Helpful Hints for the First Day at School
• Practicing Skills for School with Fun Games!
  

2007 Nominee Resources