Ginger Mcflea Will Not Clean Her Teeth

Ginger McFlea will not clean her teeth, no matter how hard everyone tries to make her!

Ginger McFlea, twin sister of Jasper (of JASPER McFLEA WILL NOT EAT HIS TEA! fame) makes her debut in this witty, accessibly written picture book, with vibrant, friendly illustrations that make cleaning your teeth seem more appealing to the most reluctant of toddlers.

While her brother Jasper loves using his toothbrush, Ginger gives hers to her pet turtle. But when the dentist warns her the Tooth Fairy doesn’t accept rotten teeth, Ginger changes her habits quick-smart!

About the Author

Lee Fox grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray. She has been a production assistant for a commercial radio station, a cook in a childcare centre and a store manager in a remote Aboriginal community. A mother of five children, Lee s writing career began in 2005 with several articles published in The Age. Her 2006 picture book, ELLA KAZOO WILL NOT BRUSH HER HAIR (ill. Cathy Wilcox) was shortlisted in the Early Childhood category for the 2007 CBCA Awards, and her first young adult novel, OTHER PEOPLE'S COUNTRY, was published in 2008. Lee lives in Castlemaine, Victoria, and shares a beautiful garden and rambling farmyard with her partner and the youngest of her five children.

About the illustrator

Mitch Vane grew up in an artistic household, and since completing a Graphic Art course at RMIT has been working as a freelance illustrator for the last twenty years five of which she spent working in London and backpacking around Europe between jobs. Mitch loves illustrating children s books, and is also interested in most forms of visual storytelling cartoons, book covers, packaging, design, and editorial illustrations. She works with a variety of mediums, including acrylic paint and watercolour, but is at her happiest with a good old-fashioned dip pen and Indian ink. Mitch s partner Danny Katz is a writer and they both work from home, sometimes working on books together. They have just completed their fourth book in the Little Lunch series, and her cartoons appear every week with Danny s column in the Age newspaper. They have a twelve-year-old daughter, Talia, and an eight-year-old son, Jordie, who have been a constant source of inspiration to them both. Previous Books: JASPER McFLEA WILL NOT EAT HIS TEA! (2009)