The Fox With The Gold Tooth

About the Book

The Fox with the Gold Tooth is a children’s story that teaches the elementary school reader a lesson about honesty and truthfulness. The story utilizes rhyme in a playful and nonthreatening manner to engage the reader. When the story opens up, it sparks the reader’s curiosity through the use of an unexplained commotion. Thus the reader is drawn into the story. The fox is the archvillain who is very transparent. This allows the young reader to see through the fox’s deceptions. The author uses the chorus of three hens to speak out about the shame of stealing and lying. They convey the moral of the story.

About the Author

The Author is a retired School Social Worker and mother of four children. She served as a member of a multidisciplinary assessment teams assisting mainstream and special needs students for twenty six years. She received her BA in Sociology from Brooklyn College and a MSW from New York University. During her career, the author wrote extensively in a professional capacity. She often used moral stories to entertain and teach her students. The “Fox With the Gold Tooth” was written with that intention. Retirement provided her with the opportunity to write creatively and make a contribution to the education field. The author has written short stories, essays and poems some of which are yet to be published.