TOYS GO OUT
By Emily Jenkins
Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Schwartz & Wade Books, 2006
Category: Elementary/Middle Grade Fiction
The life of a toy is an awful lot like the life of a kid: spectacular one moment, traumatic the next, fraught with hard lessons—some of them scary—but quite bearable when teachers and protectors stay close. In TOYS GO OUT, Emily Jenkins explores the joys and sorrows of childhood … through the tiny, painted eyes of a “knowledgeable stingray, a toughly little buffalo, and someone called Plastic.”
This, dear readers, is a family story for the ages. Read it out loud and remember the animals you loved as a kid (Sheepy-Sheep was my own favorite), and remember what it was like to know in your heart that they felt your pain.