The Sweetest Fig is a children's fantasy picture book written in 1993 by the American author Chris Van Allsburg.

After removing the tooth with a pair of pliers, making little effort to lessen the pain of the operation, Bibot is angry when the woman is unable to pay his fee in cash.

He soon discovers that the old woman is right: Bibot finds himself walking Marcel in Paris in his underwear, stared at by the passersby, and the Eiffel Tower has drooped over.

[1] Kirkus Reviews wrote that Van Allsburg's illustrative techniques and "masterful play of patterns" should please all readers, creating a story that was "wickedly clever, but fun".

[3] School Library Journal wrote that The Sweetest Fig was "a superb blend of theme, language, and illustration... Van Allsburg at his best".