{"id":33367,"date":"2018-07-05T22:45:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T02:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33367"},"modified":"2018-07-05T22:45:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T02:45:42","slug":"review-of-toad-on-the-road-by-stephen-shaskan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33367","title":{"rendered":"Review of Toad on the Road, by Stephen Shaskan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Toad on the Road<\/p>\n

A Cautionary Tale<\/em><\/p>\n

by Stephen Shaskan<\/p>\n

Harper, 2017. 32 pages.
\nReview written in 2017.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a book that cries out to be read aloud in a storytime. There\u2019s a toad in the road! Four different critters in alliterative vehicles come down the road toward the toad, and we\u2019re encouraged:<\/p>\n

Everyone shout:
\nLook out! Look out!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then we\u2019ve got a spread-filling \u201cSKID! SCREECH! BAM!\u201d<\/p>\n

No, the toad isn\u2019t hurt, but the other creature has run off the road and crashed. And they now scold the oblivious toad:<\/p>\n

Hey, little toad, get out of the way!
\nYou could get hurt. That\u2019s no place to play.
\nVamoose! Skedaddle! Without delay!
\nWhat do you think your mama would say?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The final animal is the toad\u2019s mama! And she\u2019s driving a tow truck to take away the other crashed vehicles. They smile when they see each other, and she gets him off the road with a hug.<\/p>\n

There are little blips where the rhyme isn\u2019t perfect \u2013 but my main impression of the book is that I have to try it at my next Toddler Storytime. I can\u2019t wait to have everybody shout, \u201cLook out! Look out!\u201d And the bonus is that it\u2019s a fun way to talk about how the road is not a safe place to play.<\/p>\n

stephenshaskan.com<\/a>
\nharpercollinschildrens.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time. The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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