Rating: 5 stars
This author-illustrator pair is at it again! First they created Cars Galore, which we own and love and have read approximately 52,486,002 times. Next, there was Bugs Galore, which I liked even more, mostly because Jonathan and I chose a home for ourselves in the woods so we want to encourage bug-loving rather than bug-fearing.
Now, there's Toys Galore!
Hmm. I'm not sure how I actually feel about it, because the whole reason Jonathan and I chose this home in the woods was to reduce the number of toys (and, I guess, increase the number of bugs) in our lives. So I wasn't sure how I would feel about the message behind the book.
But Stein and Staake produce some good stuff, so of course we checked it out. Literally.
Hmm. Okay. So far, so good... And the illustrations by Bob Staake are, as usual, fun and interesting and very quirky. I mean, when you've got kids with green and blue faces, smiles beaming as they do silly things... There is a lot for Kiefer and Ben to look at as I read the words to them.Toys are silly. Toys are fun.
Who loves toys? Everyone!
THIS toy has a lot of flair.
What other kinds of toys are there?
It's good to know! And nice to share.
And the words are good! It's a long list of all the different kinds of toys: girly, musical, water-related, jump-on, ride-on, slide-down toys...you think of it, Stein's named it. And then there's a lead up to the best toy of all, and as I'm turning the pages I, of course, am getting curious:
But which toy is the best toy ever?Ah! I love it! Yes, this is a book for us: one that includes toys but focuses on the most important one.
The one most fun? Most cool and clever?
It can't be found inside a store
Or in a box or in a drawer
Or in your room or on your shelf.
No, this toy's found inside yourself.
It's there--right now a toy SENSATION!
Your very own imagination.
Such a good thing to remember as we roll towards the most toy-filled month of them all: December.
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