Mctoad Mows Tiny Island
Hardcover – Picture Book, September 1, 2015
Abrams Books for Young Readers · Hardcover · September 1, 2015
McToad likes Thursdays.
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- Who it’s for
- A lawn-mowing errand becomes a playful chain of vehicles, with lemonade and contentment at the end.
- Themes
- Industriousness, Contentment
- Pacing
- Steady
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McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so, he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a helicopter, which flies to a boat, which uses a crane to put the lawn mower onto Tiny Island. There McToad mows and drinks some lemonade, and before you know it, it’s time to turn around and go back home.
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But first, the mower has to get lifted by a crane, to get put back on a boat, which is lifted by a helicopter, and . . . well . . . you get the idea. Beloved author Tom Angleberger and illustrator John Hendrix have created a satisfying story of the simplicity of industriousness and the delights of being content.
A Thursday Circuit
A lawn-mowing errand becomes a playful chain of vehicles, with lemonade and contentment at the end.
Come here for
- A wonderfully roundabout route involving a truck, train, helicopter, boat, and crane
- The quiet pleasure of a job well done
Expect
- A repeated journey that makes the getting-there part the fun
- A gentle story about industriousness and being content
Where it sits
| Frogs & Toads | 74% |
|---|---|
| Funny Stories | 66% |
| Transportation Adventures | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Frogs & Toads
- Funny Stories
- Transportation Adventures
- Authors
- Tom Angleberger
- Publisher
- Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Published
- September 1, 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Industriousness · Contentment
- Reading lane
- Frogs & Toads