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Using fiction to smash stereotypes 21/03/25
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The Demon Dentist
(13 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Strange things are happening in the dead of night. Children who put a tooth under the pillow for the tooth fairy wake to find... a dead slug; a live spider; or hundreds of earwigs creeping beneath their pillow. Evil is at work, but who is behind it? Could it be the Demon Dentist?
This delightfully dark offering from comedian-turned-bestselling author David Walliams is certain to entertain young readers. Tony Ross's illustrations work brilliantly with Walliams's text; there's plenty of fast-paced action; and the jokes are gleefully ghoulish (and often gross). The characters are well-drawn, in particular hero Alife, who is also a carer for his disabled dad, and the terrible villain really is truly demonic.
The dentist is a common phobia amongst children, and the more sensitive might find some of the more nightmarish scenes difficult to take, most notably when Alfie gets all his teeth removed without anaesthetic, his arms and legs held in place with metal cuffs. Yet whilst this book is unlikely to dispel any dentist fears, there's enough humour in the mix to prevent it becoming too terrifying for the majority of young readers.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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summer ward, 17 February 2023
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It’s a good book I mostly enjoyed the ending. I found it funny and entertaining
Hi, 31 July 2022
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i thought this book was absoulotly amazing i would definitely incourage you to read it.....................
Lauren, 07 May 2020
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wonderful story!!!
hanna, 16 March 2020
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Really good book will take ages to read but at our school we have to fight over the book so im glad ive got my own
Zahra, 16 April 2017
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It makes me feel a little bit scared because a boy called Alfie gets all of his teeth pulled out by a dentist called miss root who is the demon dentist.
😂 for Alfie lol 😂
Lily , 06 April 2017
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i really like this book it is MINDBLOWING
melissa, 30 March 2017
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i think demon dentist is a brilliant book with all its twists and turns, I love reading it over and over again and it never gets old.
Liberty, 19 June 2016
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I really loved this book it was inventive and creative. It had unique and new ideas and it was extremely funny also.
caitlin, 09 October 2015
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OMG. BEST BOOK EVER MADE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. MADE ME CRY, LAUGH, AND WET MY PANTS, ITS VERY FUNNY. I LOVVVE THIS BOOK.
Cherryblossom13, 01 August 2015
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I love this book...... Is it even possible to love a book so much that you wish it was you best friend? I would love to meet David Walliams in person and become a funny and entertaining author like he is it, WRITE MORE BOOKS I'M YOUR NO.1 FAN =P
Milly, 15 January 2015
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I really enjoyed this funny and scary book. I think children will love this book! My favourite character was Winnie because she was a fun and very colourful character. I wonder. Will Alife ever go to his eveil dentist
XCountry Star, 04 November 2014
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I thought this book was scary first when they have to close there eyes in assembly for a dentist it was really scary and i loved to because you showed how they really felt and their actions!
Alisha, 25 February 2014
i think this is a good book and its also very funny one of my favourite books