At the urging of her family, Louise, a young alligator, tries hard to kick her biting habit.

Although worried at first about his loose tooth, six-year-old Truman soon finds out that it is okay, and is happy to receive the dollar left to him by the Tooth Fairy after it falls out.

When third-grader Polly Peterson finally loses her first baby tooth, she wonders if she is too old for a visit from the tooth fairy.

The tooth fairy explains how she does her job.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe how loose teeth come out.

Alfie must face his fear of the dentist to get to the bottom of the slugs, spiders, and other horrific creatures appearing when the tooth fairy comes to call. Can Alfie stand up to Miss Root, the demented new dentist, and save his town from her wicked ways?