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HarperCollins, 1999-27-03

Grandpa's Teeth

Grandpa's Teeth

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Rod Clement, Author

Rod Clement, Illustrator

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9780064435574

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Grandpa's fine handmade teeth are gone from his bedside table. Grandpa suspects everyone who doesn't smile widely enough to prove their teeth are their own. Full color.
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Grandpa’s missing teeth spark a funny town-wide mystery full of laughter and surprises. This playful tale celebrates community, curiosity, and clever problem-solving, inviting readers to smile along with its witty humor and lively illustrations.

Keywords and Themes: Boys & Men • Character • Community • Curiosity • Empathy • Family • Friendship • Ghost Stories • Girls & Women • Humor • Humorous Stories • Integrity • Interactive Adventures • Juvenile Fiction • Multigenerational • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Mystery • Observation • Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) • Problem-Solving • Short Stories • Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)

Readability • 4.0

Age Range • 4-8

Pages • 32

Subjects • Mystery and detective stories • Teeth • Grandfathers • Smiling

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational • Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry) • Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women • Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men • Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures • Juvenile Fiction | Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)

Grandpa's teeth, which were handmade by the finest Swiss craftsmen, have been stolen! Officer Rate arrives on the crime scene to investigate. He puts up WANTED posters for the missing teeth and rounds up the usual subjects. Grandpa even goes on the famous TV show "Unsolved Crimes." But the crime remains unsolved. What is Grandpa going to do? And why does everyone in town keep smiling all the time?

Popular Australian cartoonist Rod Clement, the author and illustrator of "Just Another Ordinary Day, " has created another hilarious tale of misadventure. Combining tongue-in-cheek text with his uniquely zany illustrations, Clement has created the funniest crime story of the century, with the wackiest solution ever!

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