Frankie and Friends: The Lost Tooth
About this ebook
Breaking news! Ace junior reporter Frankie has her first loose tooth. All of her toys are excited, and Nina Simone the cat gives a joyful purr. Frankie can’t wait to see what the Tooth Fairy brings her. It might even be a brand-new book like her friend Pedro received! Robert the robot calculates that Frankie’s tooth will fall out in about a week. But that means it will happen when Frankie is away at the Kids’ Journalism Conference with Mama. What if the Tooth Fairy can’t find Frankie when she’s not at her house? Can Frankie and her plucky toys come up with a plan to contact the Tooth Fairy so Frankie doesn’t miss out? Young journalists will learn more vocabulary of the trade in this latest adventure featuring our star reporter and her endearing friends.
About the author
Christine Platt is an author and advocate who believes storytelling is a tool for social change. She is the author of The Afrominimalist’s Guide to Living with Less and coauthor of Rebecca, Not Becky, written with Catherine Wiggington Greene. Although her only daughter is now in college, Christine Platt continues to draw on their adventures together as an inspiration for her stories. She has written more than thirty books for young readers and currently resides in Washington, DC.
Alea Marley is an award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including Phoebe Dupree Is Coming to Tea! by Linda Ashman. She loves creating whimsical scenes that are filled with patterns, texture, and bursts of color. Alea Marley lives in northern England.
