The Real Tooth Fairy Hardcover – October 15, 1990 by Marilyn Kaye (Author), Helen Cogancherry (Illustrator)
 
After Elise loses her first tooth, she lies awake and waits for the tooth fairy’s visit, only to discover the tooth fairy is her own mother! Later, her mother tells her the tooth fairy can disguise herself to look like someone the child knows and trusts. Elise’s wish to see the tooth fairy in her own true form is granted in the climax of this charming story.
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