Monday, May 21, 2018

Adventures with Toys

This week, I am sharing picture book stories featuring toys . . .

Corduroy by Don Freeman
A teddy bear spends his days waiting in a store for someone to buy him.

Stop Thief! by Adam Lane
Randall McCoy declares to his parents that he is a big boy and no longer needs his stuffed pig, but creeps downstairs later and finds a robber taking Mr. Pigglesworth, which sets off a wild chase through the night to stop the thief.

Bath Time by Eileen Spinelli
A child fills up his bathtub with so many toys that there is no room for him in it.

Found by Salina Yoon
Upon finding a toy rabbit in the forest, Bear tries his very best to return it to its home but by the time its owner appears, Bear has become attached to Bunny.

Ducky by Eve Bunting
A yellow plastic duck makes a long perilous journey when he is washed overboard with a crate full of bathtub toys during a storm.


More Stories --
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka
The Birthday Box: Happy Birthday to Me! by LEslie Patricelli
Come Fly with Me by Satomi Ichikawa
Crybaby by Karen Beaumont
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
Elizabeti's Doll by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
A Fire Engine for Ruthie by Leslea Newman
Help! by Christopher Inns
I Lost My Bear by Jules Feiffer
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo! by Emma Chichester Clark
Leo Cockroach . . . Toy Tester by Kevin O'Malley
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Little Whistle by Cynthia Rylant
The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring by Gilbert Ford
Mine! by Shutta Crum
Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
Penny and Her Doll by Kevin Henkes
Sasha's Matroishka Dolls by Jana Dillon
Share by Sally Anne Garland
Toys Galore by Peter Stein
Toys in Space by Mini Grey
Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins
Traction Man is Here! by Mini Grey
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night by Refe Tuma
Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough
Where's My T-R-U-C-K? by Karen Beaumont



Check these and more books about toys out on display at the Arnold Branch through June 8, 2018.

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