“AbitlikethegreatmovieToyStoryandabitlikethewonderfulKateDiCamillobookTheMiraculousJourneyofEdwardTulane.Thisisagreatfamilybook.“--TheWashingtonPostHereisthefirstbookinthehighlyacclaimedToystrilogy,whichincludesthecompanionbooksToyDancePartyandToysComeHomeandchroniclestheunforgettableadventuresofthreebraveandlovingtoys.InthesesixlinkedstoriesfromEmilyJenkins,andillustratedbyCaldecottMedalwinnerPaulO.Zelinsky,readerswillmeetthreeextraordinaryfriends.Lumphyisastuffedbuffalo.StingRayisastuffedstingray.AndPlastic...well,Plasticisn’tquitesurewhatsheis.TheyallbelongtotheLittleGirlwholivesonthehighbedwiththefluffypillows.Averynicepersontobelongto.Togetherisbestforthesethreebestfriends.Togethertheylookthingsupinthedictionary,explorethebasement,andargueaboutthemeaningoflife.Andtogethertheyfacedogs,school,televisioncommercials,thevastnessofthesea,andtheterrifyingbignessofthewashingmachine.AParents’ChoiceSilverHonorWinner,anALA-ALSCNotableChildren’sBook,andanOppenheimToyPortfolioPlatinumBookAwardWinner,ToysGoOutistrulyamodernclassic.
