by Emily Jenkins, Paul O. Zelinsky
1/2012 Stet7/2008 This follow-up to Toys Go Out was fun, though it suffers in comparison. I found it a little too preachy, a little too obvious, and just not as joyful. The undertone of snark that I adored in TGO was missing. There were moments of delight, though, when our friends Stingray and Lumph...
I just finished reading this out loud to my kids. Since it's the second of this series I've read out loud, I've really gotten the voices down, especially Plastic and Lumphy - it's very fun. It really struck me in this one how Jenkins sneaks some pretty serious life issues into these toys' lives. Whe...
This is a book that makes me wish I had a younger child to read it to. I love those little toys, and the things they get up to when the people aren't around. And I particularly loved Honey's effort to make pink milk. Oh, and a cautionary tale about nature programs with sharks.Library copy.
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