The Holliday Adventures: Thanksgiving with the Tooth Fairy

By Kathy Sattem Rygg

Jack Holliday has his first loose tooth and desperately wants it to come out by Thanksgiving so the Tooth Fairy will pay him a visit. A twist of fate answers his wish, and Jack and his little brother, Peter, find themselves in the middle of an exciting and unexpected adventure in which they spend Thanksgiving with the Tooth Fairy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kathy Sattem Rygg
• Release date: Sep 6, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465829900

Kathy Sattem Rygg

Kathy Sattem Rygg is a children's book author and corporate writer/editor. She was graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. She has worked for the Mcgraw-Hill Companies' Business Publications division in New York City and is currently the Executive Editor for Edge Publishing. She is an active member of the SCBWI and lives in Omaha, NE with her husband and two children.

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Thanksgiving with the Tooth Fairy

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Kathy Sattem Rygg

Copyright 2011 by Kathy Sattem Rygg

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Loosening Up

Chapter 2: Tooth Fairy Tales

Chapter 3: Turkey Trot

Chapter 4: The Feast

Chapter 5: Fairy Dust

Chapter 6: The Castle

Chapter 7: Princess Rose

Chapter 8: Starry Night

Chapter 9: Being Thankful

About the Author

Chapter 1: Loosening Up

Jack Holliday stood on the stepstool in his bathroom leaning toward the mirror trying to get as close as he could. He stuck out his bottom teeth like a bulldog and turned his head from side to side looking at his front teeth from all angles. He had a slight gap in between the two bottom ones, and the gums that surrounded them looked a little red. He tried moving them back and forth with his finger, and he was sure the one on the right wiggled just a little.

Mom! Jack yelled, jumping off the stepstool. Mom! I have to show you something! Jack’s mother came in from across the hall where she was helping Jack’s four-year-old brother, Peter, get ready for bed.

What is it? she asked.

I think I have a loose tooth! Jack said excitedly.

You do? she said. Which one? Jack opened his mouth and pointed to his bottom front tooth.

I think it’s this one—wait, let me double check, Jack said. He went back to his bathroom and up on the stepstool so he could look in the mirror again.

I want to see Jack’s tooth! Peter said, running into Jack’s room.

Let me see, his mother said. She took her finger and tried wiggling his front teeth. You know, I think this one is a little loose. It’s about time you had one. Seven years old is typically when kids lose their first tooth.

When will I lose a tooth? Peter asked.

Peter, you’re only four, Jack said. You won’t lose a tooth for a long time."

Awwww, but I want to lose a tooth too, Peter complained.

I think age five is about the earliest kids lose a tooth, but everyone is different, their mother said.

I had kids in my kindergarten class last year that lost lots of teeth, Jack said. "And Paul B. is missing both his top and his bottom front teeth right now." Jack felt left out because he hadn’t lost any of his teeth yet.

Did you know it’s actually good that you still have all your baby teeth? his mother said.

How can it be good? Jack asked. I don’t want anything that babies have.

Hey, I’m not a baby, Peter protested.

No Peter, you’re not a baby, their mother said. The teeth that come in after your baby teeth are called permanent teeth. Your permanent teeth are the ones you’ll have for the rest of your life. The longer you have those teeth, the more chances you have for them to get cavities, become chipped or worn down.

I haven’t gotten any cavities yet, Jack pointed out.

That’s because we take very good care of your teeth, his mother said. We brush every morning and every night before bed, and we always floss. Did you know it’s actually more important to floss than it is to brush?

How do you know that? Jack asked.

Because your grandfather used to be a dentist, so I learned a lot about teeth growing up, his mother said.

Do you have any cavities? Jack asked.

I had a few when I was younger because I wasn’t always as good at brushing, his mother said. "But I haven’t had any new ones since then. Just