Melvin and the Loose Tooth is a story for children with special needs and anxieties. It clearly outlines the main events of having a loose tooth for the first time to take some of the anxiety and uncertainty out of this new experience. This story has customizable sections to help insert a variety of special needs circumstances to help kids feel connected to the story. Parental guides are filtered throughout the story to give ideas and inspiration to finding solutions to common problems associated with the fear of a new experience.