Toys Galore
By (Author) Peter Stein
Illustrated by Bob Staake
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Candlewick Press,U.S.
1st September 2013
United States
Children
Fiction
Hardback
32
Width 257mm, Height 279mm, Spine 9mm
468g
Look out below! Let your creativity soar as toys of all shapes and sizes squeak, zip, and whirl across the page.
If youre game, open up the worlds wackiest toy chest, where anything and everything can turn into nonstop, action-packed fun. Once again, Peter Steins playful verse and Bob Staakes uproarious illustrations come together in an explosion of color and whimsy, while imagination takes center stage as the best toy of all. Toys Galore is one playground you wont want to miss!
Clever verse coupled with bold primary-colored images is sure to attract and hone the attention of fun-seeking children everywhere.
Kirkus Reviews
[T]he imaginative illustrations will hold readers attention. Staakes detailed artwork is rendered digitally, and each page has numerous playthings or activities to look at or talk about with an adult. Children will enjoy discovering and naming items.
School Library Journal
Peter Steinhas been a highly successfully writer, editor, designer, and art director for more than twenty years. He is the author of seven gift books, includingAge Is Nothing: Attitude Is EverythingandFine Friends: A Little Book About You and Me. He lives in Petaluma, California.
Bob Staakehas written and/or illustrated more than fifty books, includingThe Red Lemon, aNew York Times Book ReviewBest Illustrated Childrens Book of the Year. His work has graced the cover ofThe New Yorkermore than a dozen times, and his November 17, 2008, Barack Obama victory cover was named the Best Magazine Cover of the Year byTimemagazine. He lives on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts.