[.uk] Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from ... (ISBN 0618152385)

Amazon.com Review:
Eat your heart out, tooth fairy. According to the informal research of the author, the world is full of other, equally fascinating myths and traditions about what happens, or should be done, when those milk choppers part company with childish gums. If you come from Chile or Costa Rica, your parents will have the tooth made into a charm. If you're Venezuelan, you put the tooth under your pillow and hope that a mouse brings you money. (Oddly enough, mice, milk teeth, and money are associated all over the world.) Playful illustrations by G. Brian Karas include a world map, plus lots of fun depictions of the world's dentally challenged junior inhabitants. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr

tooth stories:
When I was a child my mother had a very peculiar way of us getting rid of our fallen out teeth. She had us go into the unused garage attic and throw them in with a little poem she wrote that would give us nice new strong teeth. I do not know if this is one of the tooth fantasises but it was interesting to read. She was Russan in origin.

cute, interesting, and educational:
I bought this book for my daughter who is 6. We are a military family and are currently living overseas. I thought it would be an interesting way to learn more about other countries. I used it to supplement her normal homeschool curriculum with a study of other cultures. She got a real kick out of some of the traditions. She even wants to try the tradition of the country we are stationed in, with her next tooth.

What a great book!:
Oh my goodness, what a great book about the tooth fairy and other traditions around the world. My 6yr old just lost her 1st tooth, but we purchased this book before she lost it so that she could read about other kids and what they do with their baby teeth. She loves this book, and I love this book because it teaches her about different places, people, and traditions from around the world with a subject that she can totally relate to!

Throw Your Tooth on the Roof:
I sent this to my grand-nephew, in Nebraska, on the occasion of his first lost tooth. My niece had said he was not happy about some fairy coming into his room while he was asleep and would not put the tooth under his pillow as is the custom. No amount of coaxing would work so the 'tooth fairy money' was left elsewhere. He was very excited about the book and pleased to learn there were alternatives to the Tooth Fairy. JF Connecticut.

Ratoncito Perez:
I am using this book to teach 1st graders about the differences between the USA and Latin American countries. I was born in a Spanish speaking country and had never heard of the tooth fairy until coming to the USA, el ratoncito Pérez was the one giving us money for our teeth. It is funny how different each country can be! I found it very useful and entertaining.