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“Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work.” With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto, he copes with the toothaches of animals large and small. His expertise is so great that his fortunate patients never feel any pain.Since he’s a mouse, Doctor De Soto refuses to treat “dangerous” animals—that is, animals who have a taste for mice. But one day a fox shows up and begs for relief from the tooth that's killing him. 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. 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.

德索托医生是一位牙医生，他医术高明。在能干的助手德索托太太的帮助下，他为大大小小的动物看牙病。他的技术是那样高超，幸运的病人们一点儿都不会觉得疼痛。德索托医生是一位老鼠牙医生，因此从不给吃老鼠的“危险”动物看牙。可是有一天，一只狐狸出现了，他牙疼得要命，乞求德索托医生帮他治病。善良的德索托夫妇怎样打发他？又怎样确保给狐狸装上假牙后他不会露出本性？聪明的德索托医生和太太找到了一个办法……