Brittni D'Souza, eight, from London, is hoping to find a publisher for the story she wrote that was the winning entry in an Aquafresh competition in 2020.

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Are you waiting for your tooth fairy?, written by Brittni when she was six,tells the story of a friendly monster called Hugo who helps a little girl called Amy to keep her teeth clean so that the tooth fairy leaves her a present.

The tooth fairy leaves a message for Amy that says:

'Up and down round and round

Brush your teeth to the swishy swishy sound

Day and night, night and day

Hide those chocolates and sweets away'.

The Aquafresh Brush Time Tales Competition invited primary school pupils to submit a two-minute story that they could listen to while brushing their teeth. Brittni's story was selected as the winner from hundreds of entries, earning her an iPad, illustrations of her story by Famous Five illustrator Becka Moor, and £500 of Oxford Reading Vouchers for her school.

Brittni's family hope to find a publisher for the story in the form of a short book or booklet that could be used by dentists with child patients.

To contact the D'Souza family please send a message to the News Editor, k.quinlan@nature.com.