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The tooth fairy as an essential worker in a child's world of wonder

  • Written by Brandon Barker, Assistant Professor of Folklore, Indiana University
Smiling schoolboys reveal their missing teeth.Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us /Contributor via Getty Images

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, adults and children alike have called on political leaders and health experts to address a concern: Is now a bad time to lose a tooth?

In April, the premier of Quebec, François Legault, and New...

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