‘Petrified Prunella’ is an interesting insight into the fear of tooth loss for children and the customs that are set in different countries and what happens after they fall out. Prunella has a major fear over the folklore tale that in French custom children are visited by a mouse that takes the tooth in the night and leaves a coin or sweets in its place. Prunella fears the mouse that will come to claim her tooth until she meets children that all have different traditions built into them, from believing in the tooth fairy, to throwing their tooth in a chicken hut. Prunella is reminded of where she comes from and decides to embrace her culture. This book provides information on different cultures and traditions when children’s teeth fall out – introducing new customs to kids. Good story overall and interesting. I award this book 4 stars.
By Ophelia Gold