Burnt Toast on Davenport Street [Paperback]

Tim Egan (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

When a magic fly grants Arthur Crandall three wishes, he’s not very impressed, especially since he doesn’t believe in magic flies. So he’s not particularly careful about what he wishes for: a new toaster, a solution to the bullies down on the street corner, and for his third wish . . . let’s just say that life on Davenport Street will never be quite the same for the Crandalls.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3. Arthur Crandall's life turns topsy-turvy when a bumbling fly offers to grant three wishes and the urbane canine gives flip responses. Deadpan delivery, with droll watercolors that suit the tale to a tee.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Ages 5^-7. Egan is one of the most interesting author-illustrators around, always trying something new and quirky. This time, the story is about a dog couple, Arthur and Stella Crandall. Arthur keeps burning the toast, so when an annoying fly tells Arthur he will grant him three wishes if he puts down the fly swatter, Arthur wishes for a new toaster, for the nasty crocodiles on the corner to turn into squirrels, and for a trip to a tropical island where the natives sing and dance all day. Well, the fly doesn't get it quite right. The toaster turns into a squirrel, and the crocs turn into toasters, but the natives sing and dance ad nauseam on the tropical island. Happily, magic brings the couple back home again, where they are able to enjoy their new toaster (formerly a crocodile). There's nothing predictable here, either in the meticulously rendered watercolor art with its deco edge or in the hilarious story. Some of this has an adult feel, but it hits its target audience, too. Ilene Cooper --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (March 26, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618111212
• ISBN-13: 978-0618111213
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,192,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tim Egan is the author and illustrator of several offbeat and humorous tales for children. Born in New Jersey, Tim moved to California to attend the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He still lives in southern California with his wife, Ann, and their two sons.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tasty Toast!, May 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Burnt Toast on Davenport Street (Hardcover)

"Burnt Toast on Davenport Street" has become a mantra in our house! This wacky book which we originally took out of the public library (and didn't want to return) has become an all time family favorite for it's droll sense of humor, vivid illustrations, and rather bizarre plot. My seven year old insists on a reading every night before bed. We do have a toaster that frequently misbehaves especially for "Dad" so that might be part of the charm but...You have to read this if you are between the ages of 5 and 11! Not since "Yucka, Drucka, Droni" has a book so captured our imagination.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A WONDFUL, QUIRKY BOOK. LOVE THIS ONE!, October 28, 2006

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D. Blankenship (The Ozarks) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burnt Toast on Davenport Street (Paperback)

This is probably one of the most original works I have had the pleasure of reading in some time now. It is just down right quirky! For some reason I was instantly able to identify with Arthur Crandell and his world. I have read this particular work to several of my third grade classes and it keeps them absolutely enthralled during the whole reading. The author is certainly blessed with a strange and wonderful imagination and it comes out in this droll text and even more droll illustrations, which, by the way, are absolutely a delight. The colors and situations are very, very detailed and yet simple. If you care to find out just how detailed they are, have a pack of third graders go over each picture with you pointing this and that out! The story moral is quite simple...be careful for what you wish for, you might just get it, is classic. This is certainly one you need to find and add to your library. I highly recommend this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Burnt Toast on Davenport Street is delicious!, March 25, 2001

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Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burnt Toast on Davenport Street (Hardcover)

Now I love burnt toast & its smell brings back all sorts of memories! Tim Egan has created a funny & telling little story of a couple of dogs in their happy &, well, almost dull lives. The only fly in the ointment is the gang of crocodiles who jeer & taunt them as they take their stroll around their neighborhood.

With delightful pictures & a tongue-in-cheek humor, Tim Egan, once again, gives us a charming, instructional parable on the old saying: be careful what you wish for!....END