Toys Go Out
Normally, one would wonder what a stuffed Stingray, a stuffed buffalo, and an entity called "plastic" would have in common. But in the quite abnormal world of the Little Girl's house, StingRay, Lumphy, and Plastic have become best friends and exploring partners. Together they search the house,...
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Normally, one would wonder what a stuffed Stingray, a stuffed buffalo, and an entity called "plastic" would have in common. But in the quite abnormal world of the Little Girl's house, StingRay, Lumphy, and Plastic have become best friends and exploring partners. Together they search the house, increase their vocabulary skills, and face dangers (neighborhood dogs, the terrifying washing machine) together. Emily Jenkins's charming story, ably illustrated by Caldecott Award winner Paul O. Zelinsky, will convince you that a toy box can contain truly magical mysteries.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780375836046 (0375836047)
Publish date: September 12th 2006
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
Toys Go Out is a middle grade novel that follows 3 toy friends that come to life when their little girl goes to sleep. Lumphy (stuffed buffalo), Sting Ray (dry clean only), and Plastic (a bouncy ball) are the main characters with distinct (albeit simple) personalities. The primary story revolves aro...
1/2012 Yep, I still love this book.1/2007 I loved this book. It's simply written, engaging, and so funny that it will be hard to read aloud without dissolving into helpless giggling. Charmingly illustrated by Paul Zelinsky, this book is a little slice-of-life from the floor of a 6-year-old girl's be...
I read this out loud to my kids - I had seen it suggested that it was a good one, particularly because it's written/formatted in a way that makes it easy to read aloud, which was true. It's a cozy read, simple and not scary at all. The toys had unique personalities and I especially loved the charact...
This was incredibly boring (sorry, Andy!) and I just didn't fall in love with this story like I did with the Toy Story movies. It lacks all the charm that those movies exude. Maybe that's an unfair comparison, but I felt like this book was trying to capitalize on the popularity of the Pixar films. T...
This was incredibly boring (sorry, Andy!) and I just didn't fall in love with this story like I did with the Toy Story movies. It lacks all the charm that those movies exude. Maybe that's an unfair comparison, but I felt like this book was trying to capitalize on the popularity of the Pixar films. T...
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