Toys in Space
Quirky tale-within-a-tale overflows with fun details.
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What's the Story?
Forgotten by their young owner, seven toys spend their first night outside. The starry sky is a revelation that leaves them speechless ... but then the fretting and fussing begins. The WonderDoll spins a story to pass the time: In her tale, the seven toys are abducted by an alien searching for his own lost toy. The toys persuade the alien to return all the toys he's collected in his search, then throw a party to cheer up the sad creature. Then the toys return to Earth themselves, leaving the alien to finally find his beloved Cuddles, in the last place he looked. By the time her story is finished, dawn has brought the promise that the toys will soon be found by their owner.
Is It Any Good?
Talk to Your Kids About ...
- Families can talk about improvising stories. Look for the clues in the pictures that help fuel the WonderDoll's tale.
- Encourage your kid to make up a story to share. Take turns making up stories for each other using your surroundings -- and each other -- for inspiration.
Talk about what you'd do if you found a lost toy.
Book Details
- Author: Mini Grey
- Illustrator: Mini Grey
- Genre: Picture Book
- Topics: Adventures, Friendship, Space and Aliens
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Random House Children's Books
- Publication date: May 14, 2013
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 5 - 8
- Number of pages: 32
- Available on: Nook, Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated: July 12, 2017
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