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Toads on Toast

Toads on Toast

Jack, Colin
Bailey, Linda

Hardcover

AnimalsGeneral Juvenile Fiction

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN10: 1554536626
ISBN13: 9781554536627
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: Sep 1 2012
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.47 Width: 8.79 Depth: 10.27
Language: English
As this delightful picture book opens, Fox is bored of his usual meal of plain old toad, so he turns to a cookbook of toad recipes for inspiration. Having caught a sackful of small, young toads as recommended, Fox is deciding on a recipe when he is startled by the appearance of the mother of these small toadlets, who is horrified to discover that Fox is planning to eat her babies. Stop! she commands him, to no avail. Mamma Toad frantically tries everything in her power to save her offspring, even offering herself for Fox to eat. But nothing works. Until she suggests preparing her own delicious secret recipe for Fox instead --- Toad-in-the-Hole. (The secret? No toads!) Linda Bailey's story will thoroughly entertain pre-readers, as it hits the right notes of droll humor spiced with just enough suspense. The lively artwork by Colin Jack keeps the energy level high, and the scenes of the toadlets wreaking havoc on fox's kitchen while he is distracted --- rolling in honey, pelting canned peas at each other, parachuting off the cabinet using bread slices --- provide a funny visual subplot to the story that will keep youngsters involved. This book would provide a wonderful starting point for conversations about how sometimes the person who seems the strongest isn't the winner in the end, which could tie into a character education lesson on perseverance. It might also launch a discussion about trying new foods, after which the included recipe could be prepared as a classroom activity.

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