A very silly (not-too-scary) story about losing a beloved toy.
That summer night, the toys were left outside. . . . For the very first time, the Wonderdoll, the helpful wind-up robot, the thoughtful green dinosaur, and the rest of their plucky gang lie in the grass, gazing up at the stars. But one star seems brighter than the rest. As it grows bigger and bigger, the toys realize it may not be a star at all! Soon they're venturing into the unknown, traveling by spaceship, where they meet a lonely alien in need of help, and some friends.
From ever-inventive, award-winning author-illustrator Mini Grey comes a hilarious and heartfelt new adventure: a motley group of toys left outside in the garden become true friends and brave heroes--in space!
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33 of 43 people found the following review helpful.
Not for my kids ...
By G.A.
The title is cute, the illustrations are fun and I suppose the message isn't half bad, but unfortunately the cowboy toy calls some of the other toys "stupid" or "ninny" right from the start and while I know kids hear this stuff from time to time I don't agree with such "put-downs" in a book. I'll be returning this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Love it
By Not a planner
Despite the previous reviewers objections, I really liked this book. My son loves it too. It's actually one of my favorite recent children's books. The characters are inventive and the illustrations are fantastic. It's the kind of book your child will ask to read over and over and over again (and you won't mind doing it.)
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful.It's a stupid book, dang it.
By E. Williams
Didn't like the format, with each character speaking on each page...thinking out loud. And I didn't like the idea of reading, "stupid", or "dang it" multiple times in a children's book. Also, some of the characters use incorrect grammar. For example, "don't ya know what the stars is?" and "She ain't made it up yet". I thought the point of reading children books was to teach them new vocabulary and how to speak correctly, and to follow a story line. This book disappointed on all levels.
