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Mctoad Mows Tiny Island

Name: Mctoad Mows Tiny Island
ISBN: 9781419716508

Hardcover – Picture Book, September 1, 2015

Tom Angleberger

Abrams Books for Young Readers · Hardcover · September 1, 2015

Reading lane: Frogs & Toads

McToad likes Thursdays.

Cars & Trucks Reptiles & Amphibians Frogs & Toads

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At a Glance

Why This Clicks

A Thursday Circuit

A lawn-mowing errand becomes a playful chain of vehicles, with lemonade and contentment at the end.

Come here for

A wonderfully roundabout route involving a truck, train, helicopter, boat, and crane
The quiet pleasure of a job well done

Expect

A repeated journey that makes the getting-there part the fun
A gentle story about industriousness and being content

Book Details

Authors: Tom Angleberger
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published: September 1, 2015
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Frogs & Toads · Cars & Trucks
Reading lane: Frogs & Toads

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Publisher Categories

Frogs & Toads
Funny Stories
Transportation / General

About This Book

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McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so, he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a helicopter, which flies to a boat, which uses a crane to put the lawn mower onto Tiny Island. There McToad mows and drinks some lemonade, and before you know it, it’s time to turn around and go back home. But first, the mower has to get lifted by a crane, to get put back on a boat, which is lifted by a helicopter, and . . . well . . . you get the idea. Beloved author Tom Angleberger and illustrator John Hendrix have created a satisfying story of the simplicity of industriousness and the delights of being content.