When children in his town begin waking up to discover that the Tooth Fairy has left them icky bugs instead of coins in exchange for fallen-out teeth, young Alfie is forced to book an appointment with a scary new dentist in town, in a U.S. release of a best-selling story by the National Book Award-winning author. Simultaneous eBook. 250,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)
This New York Times bestseller from David Walliams, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author and “the heir to Roald Dahl” (The Spectator), launched his books stateside in a big way!
Walliams makes going to the dentist a wacky adventure with his signature humor—this is one dentist appointment you don’t want to miss.
Something strange is happening in Alfie's town. Instead of shiny coins from the Tooth Fairy, kids are waking up to dead slugs, live spiders, and other dreadfully icky things under their pillows.
Who would do something so horrific? Alfie is sure that Miss Root, the creepy new dentist in town, is behind it all. There's nothing Alfie hates more than going to the dentist, but to solve this mystery, he may have to book a dreaded appointment….
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This New York Times bestseller from David Walliams, the UK's #1 bestselling children's author and 'the heir to Roald Dahl' (The Spectator), launched his books stateside in a big way!
Walliams makes going to the dentist a wacky adventure with his signature humor'this is one dentist appointment you don't want to miss.
Something strange is happening in Alfie's town. Instead of shiny coins from the Tooth Fairy, kids are waking up to dead slugs, live spiders, and other dreadfully icky things under their pillows.
Who would do something so horrific? Alfie is sure that Miss Root, the creepy new dentist in town, is behind it all. There's nothing Alfie hates more than going to the dentist, but to solve this mystery, he may have to book a dreaded appointment'.
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HARPERCOLL)
Beware.
This is a horror story.
With quite a lot of made-up words.
Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find . . . a dead slug, a live spider, hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow.'Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it . . . ?
Book your appointment with the Demon Dentist
Don't worry, it won't hurt a bit.
"No one has any business being as talented as David Walliams. He is the heir to Roald Dahl'and that's saying a lot.' ' The Spectator'"
"[Walliams's books] will become classics.'' The Guardian
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HARPERCOLL)
Beware.
This is a horror story.
With quite a lot of made-up words.
Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find . . . a dead slug, a live spider, hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow.
Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it . . . ?
Book your appointment with the Demon Dentist
Don’t worry, it won’t hurt a bit.
“No one has any business being as talented as David Walliams. He is the heir to Roald Dahl—and that’s saying a lot.” — The Spectator
“[Walliams’s books] will become classics.”— The Guardian
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HARPERCOLL)
Booklist Reviews
After a particularly traumatic trip to the dentist, Alfie never set foot in a dental practice again, and his yellowed, spotty gnashers are proof. But a new dentist has come to town—austere, creepy Dr. Root, who insists children call her Mummy—and Alfie's social worker is determined to shine up his chompers. Meanwhile, kids all over town are putting teeth under their pillows, only to discover gruesome prizes (a wasp nest! a flattened toad!) the next morning, instead of shiny coins. Alfie and his friend Gabz are certain Dr. Root is responsible and start investigating, but before long, they are at the mercy of the maniacal dentist's evil schemes. British comedian Walliams warns readers that this is a horror story, and he mostly delivers on that promise, but the over-the-top plot turns, sometimes repetitive jokes, and ragged pacing often dampen the fright factor. Though comparisons to Roald Dahl are inevitable—helped in no small part by Ross' exceptionally Quentin Blake–like illustrations—Walliams' grotesque characters, incompetent adults, and plucky children lack what Dahl's books have truckloads of: heart. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Walliams' series is a big hit across the pond, and his first foray into the U.S. publishing scene is getting the royal treatment. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews.