Somewhere around five or six, a child puts a finger in their mouth and finds that something moves. What follows is a week of wiggling, one abrupt exit over an apple or a jump rope or nothing at all, and then the part they actually care about: a tooth goes under a pillow and something better comes back in the morning. It is the first deal most children ever strike, and they take it extremely seriously — which is why this shelf is funnier and stranger than you would guess. It is full of kids who would rather keep the tooth, kids who lose the tooth before bedtime and have to prove it, kids building traps out of dental floss, and fairies who turn out to have night shifts, trainees, and a route that includes hippos.
Drawing from Bookroo’s collection of 70 tooth fairy books, our editors chose thirteen for the week the wobbling starts. There is one for the nervous child, one for the child who wants to negotiate, one for the child with no loose tooth yet and a growing sense of injustice, and one that answers the question every kid eventually asks: what does she do with all of them? We kept only books where the fairy — or her conspicuous absence — is really the story rather than a line on the last page, and we favored the ones still funny on the fourth reading, because there is always a fourth reading. Start with the thirteen, then browse by age below.
Two fairy sisters, seven and six, are finally allowed to fetch a tooth without their parents. One house, one pillow, one long way home.
Lola finally wobbles her tooth out — and then loses the tooth itself, hours before the fairy is due.
Everyone in Franklin’s class is losing teeth and cashing in. Turtles do not have teeth.
Cat's lost tooth leads to a mischievous partnership with a mouse.
A new tooth fairy faces wild challenges collecting teeth from dangerous creatures.
A boy battles the Tooth Fairy to keep his tooth.
A stubborn tooth defies all efforts to be pulled out. Can a sneeze save the day?
Opal's tooth is loose. Will the tooth fairy find her in time?
A tooth on the roof in Botswana, down a mouse hole in Afghanistan, thrown at the sun in Mexico — what children everywhere do with the one that fell out.
Can you outsmart the elusive tooth fairy before she escapes?
A wobbly tooth leads Isadora to a magical choice between vampire and fairy traditions.
Junie B. has a loose front tooth and a list of pointed questions about the woman who collects them.
A scorned Tooth Fairy holds childhood memories that could change everything.
Read-alouds for the wobbly week: first loose teeth, teeth lost in the grass, pillows checked at 6 a.m., and one fairy caught mid-shift. Ages 3–8.
Freddy's desperate to lose a tooth, but his plan might land him in big trouble.
Can the tooth fairy find you at Grandpa's house?
A lost tooth awaits the tooth fairy's visit.
A lost sweet tooth leads to magical encounters and a quest for sweetness.
A young girl faces the wobbly adventure of losing her first tooth.
Jessica schemes to outsmart the Tooth Fairy during Matthew's tooth loss.
Discover the secrets of the Tooth Fairy's daring nightly missions.
A boy helps the Tooth Fairy with her rounds and learns about kindness and inclusivity.
Monkey lost a tooth. Can Cake help find it before the Tooth Fairy arrives?
A lost tooth sparks jealousy and a sneaky plan. Will the tooth fairy be fooled?
Two young tooth fairies face an unexpected mission involving a mysterious girl and her hidden tooth.
A boy's stubborn tooth won't budge, delaying his Tooth Fairy encounter.
For readers who have started asking the harder questions — is she real, where do the teeth go, and can she be tricked? Short early chapter books through one full-length fantasy. Ages 5–11.
A toothache leads to stolen magic. Can two friends save the Tooth Fairy's world?
A young girl navigates the challenges of childhood, including losing her first tooth and dealing with a mischievous villain, while learning valuable lessons about honesty and responsibility.
Can Cory unite Goldilocks with her true love before the prince marries another?
Can Henry trick the Tooth Fairy for a reward?
The Tooth Fairy visits children to collect their teeth and leave gifts in return.
A rebellious tooth fairy discovers unexpected powers while seeking her true path beyond the guild's rules.
A girl schemes to summon the Tooth Fairy without losing a tooth.
Oona must solve the mystery of the missing Tooth Fairy gold before magic is lost forever.
A fairy's magic misfires lead to unexpected adventures.
Two kids with wiggly teeth wonder if a Guatemalan mouse can find them in Texas.
Iggy's legendary find leads to unexpected trouble. Why the double standard?
A high-stakes bet with the class clown could lead to Anna's ultimate embarrassment.
