My Toothbrush Is Missing (Giggle Gang)

by Jan Thomas (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Giggle Gang

Dog's toothbrush is missing. Has anybody seen it? Maybe . . . But what does a toothbrush look like? Donkey wonders.

Featuring Jan Thomas's wonderfully wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, and hilarious characters, this book is sure to have young readers laughing out loud!

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School Library Journal

K-Gr 2--In this third series beginning reader, Dog's toothbrush is missing. Ever helpful but not-so-clever, Donkey asks, "What does a toothbrush look like?" Sheep and Duck are stumped. Dog reveals one attribute at a time--bristles, long handle, etc. With each clue, Donkey matches Dog's description with something a little like a toothbrush, but then again not like a toothbrush at all. Fat Cat is indeed bristly, but is not a toothbrush! After several guesses, Donkey gives up and goes back to scrubbing its hoofs...with Dog's toothbrush! Like Thomas's previous picture books, this title uses a presentational layout with the small cast of characters lining up on the page and a large font printed inside speech bubbles clearly attributing dialogue. The digital artwork uses background colors help to set a pattern: orange when Dog shares clues, red as Donkey proclaims, "Here is your toothbrush!," and blue for traveling to a new place. The all-dialogue text packs a giggle-inducing punch line. As a picture book, this hilarious story is a fun read-aloud. There's also plenty of word repetition, helpful for emerging readers. Unfortunately, there are some potential roadblocks for new readers, too. First, it's difficult to visually illustrate the absence of something, in this case a toothbrush. Second, it's tricky when something is described on one page, but the visual context clues follow the page turn. VERDICT A stronger read-aloud than beginning reader, yet this is still a fun romp for old and new Thomas fans alike.--Amy Seto Forrester, Denver Public Library

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Review quotes

"A droll knee-slapper for newly emergent readers."—Booklist, review

"As a picture book, this hilarious story is a fun read-aloud."—School Library Journal, review
Jan Thomas
Jan Thomas is the creator of Rhyming Dust Bunnies; Can You Make a Scary Face★; Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!; Is Everyone Ready for Fun★; Even Robots Aren't Perfect; Even Robots Can Be Thankful!; Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy; and Problem Solved!. She lives in Socorro, New Mexico.
Classification
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ISBN-13
9780544966352
Lexile Measure
320
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
January 16, 2018
Series
Giggle Gang
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002090 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
JUV015010 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Daily Activities
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
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