The Blueberry Smile
One quick brush. One big grin. One very small blueberry.
Pip brushes in a flash and shouts “Done!”, until the mirror shows a blueberry on his front tooth. A playful story about finishing the job, even the parts nobody can see.
- Ages
- 3–5
- Pages
- 24
- Read-aloud
- 4–6 min
- Format
- 6 × 6 in paperback
Done means all of it, even the parts nobody can see.
Little kids are brilliant at the fast version: brush-brush, quick-quick, done! We wanted a story that makes the rest of the job feel like a game, not a rule. No germs, no scary warnings, no timer.
When a blueberry hides where the mirror can’t show it, Pip decides on his own to brush every tooth. Nobody tells him to. That’s the point: finishing the job is his to own.
A blueberry hunt at the bathroom sink.
The rest is in the book.
We stop here so the ending stays a surprise for your first read together.
Tell me when it’s outWhere the hunt goes
- 1Front teethround and round
- 2Back teethtoo far in to see
- 3Top teethlittle circles
- 4Bottom teethlittle circles
- 5This sideand that side
Three moments where your child becomes part of the story.
Printed in a softer color on the page, so you can ask them out loud, or skip them on a sleepy day.
“Can you show me your biggest smile?”
1“Can you tap your cheek where your chewing teeth live?”
2“Can you show me your whole smile?”
3Questions to talk about
- 01Where was the blueberry hiding?
- 02How did Pip know it was there if he couldn’t see it?
- 03What do you like to finish all by yourself?
