The expressiveness of the animals was wonderful, and each picture had a lot to look at, and I loved the color palette used.
The bloody pulled tooth might gross out some readers/listeners though. I never had a cavity and never needed any painful dental procedures when I was a child, so I was never scared of dentists. This would be a great book for kids about to visit the dentist or kids who are scared of dentists, or those who like dentists too. Of course, the fun part is how they outsmart the fox to render him harmless to them. He was best known for the picture book Shrek!' (1990), which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that included 'Sylvester and the Magic Pebble' (1969), 'Abel's Island' (1976), and 'Doctor De Soto' (1982).Ī very cute story, about a mouse dentist and his assistant mouse wife who treat all sorts of creatures, except those that would eat them.īut they’re so kindhearted that when a fox begs for help, they relent and do their jobs. William Steig (1907-2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books. 'Doctor De Soto' is a 1982 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, a 1983 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Picture Books, and a 1983 Newbery Honor Book.
How can the kindhearted De Sotos turn him away? But, how can they make sure that the fox doesn't give in to his baser instincts once his tooth is fixed? Those clever De Sotos will find a way. But one day a fox shows up and begs for relief from the tooth that's killing him. Since he's a mouse, Doctor De Soto refuses to treat "dangerous" animals-that is, animals who have a taste for mice. His expertise is so great that his fortunate patients never feel any pain. De Soto, he copes with the toothaches of animals large and small. "Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work, so he had no end of patients."
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