Caillou: I Can Brush my Teeth: Healthy Toddler

by Sarah Margaret Johanson, Pierre Brignaud (Illustrator)

Overview

Caillou isn’t a baby anymore. He wants to brush his teeth by himself. After breakfast and before going to bed, Caillou brushes little circles all over his teeth, just like Daddy! The ones in the back are harder to reach, but Caillou tries his best. Either Mommy or Daddy is always by his side to give him a guiding hand or some pointers for next time. Caillou even takes care to brush his dinosaurs’ big teeth! Developed with the help of a pediatric dentist and a child psychologist, Caillou: I Can brush My Teeth illustrates how Caillou’s mastery of fine motor-skills allows him to gain more independence in small but important ways.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782897183561
Publisher:	Chouette Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	03/14/2017
Series:	Caillou's Essentials
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	407,536
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	AD480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

Sarah Margaret Johanson is the author of Caillou: Happy Thanksgiving, Caillou: The Magic of Compost, and Caillou: The Missing Sock.

Pierre Brignaud is the illustrator of all the Caillou titles in the Hand in Hand series, Step by Step series and Baby Caillou. They both live in Montreal, Quebec.

Editorial Reviews

If the average toddler is anything like my three-year old niece, they will love this book! We read it six times over the course of a day. Caillou is growing up and wants to brush his teeth on his own without help from his parents. The story instructs the child to brush in little circles all around the mouth. While the story is a bit repetitive for an adult, this does not appear to be an issue with children and reinforces proper technique as recommended by dentists.

Children familiar with the Caillou television program might question why the parents look quite different from the same characters as presented on the show. My niece also astutely observed, “Where’s Rosie?” since the two-year old sister does not make an appearance. The story is simple, the illustrations colourful, and will hopefully encourage children to have fun brushing their teeth by themselves. However, you may have to buy your child sparkly toothpaste so they can brush like Caillou!
—Trish Chatterley, The Deakin Review of Children's Literature

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