Staff Pick
McToad likes Thursdays. Thursdays are the days he gets to mow Tiny Island! Travel with McToad and his trusty lawnmower on trucks, trains, forklifts, airplanes, helicopters, boats, and cranes to get to Tiny Island! From Tom Angleberger, author of the bestselling Origami Yoda series, and wonderfully illustrated by John Hendrix, McToad Mows Tiny Island is a fun and satisfying read. Recommended By Kim T., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
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.
From master storyteller Tom Angleberger and celebrated illustrator John Hendrix comes this playful narrative that treasures the journey over the destination, with lots of planes, trains, and automobiles to boot.
About the Author
Tom Angleberger is the author of the bestselling Origami Yoda series, as well as
Horton Halfpott and
Fake Mustache, both Edgar Award nominees, and the Qwikpick Papers series. He lives in Christiansburg, Virginia. Visit him online at origamiyoda.com.
John Hendrix is the author and illustrator of John Brown: His Fight for Freedom and Shooting at the Stars, and the illustrator of Nurse, Soldier, Spy by Marissa Moss. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.