My Little Red Toolbox [Bargain Price] [Board book]

Stephen T. Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Caldecott Honor illustrator Stephen T. Johnson's My Little Red Toolbox has all the tools a child needs to hammer, drill, and have hours and hours of fun! Each spread features a sturdy working tool that's easy to remove and great to play with. Kids will even learn about colors, shapes, and counting, too!

My Little Red Toolbox features seven cardboard tools that really work!
A pencil and an erasable slate, for drawing up plans
A ruler to measure things
A saw that makes noise when it cuts wood
A drill with movable parts
A screwdriver and screws that turn
A wrench and bolts that turn
A hammer for pounding nails

 

Product Safety/Choking Hazard: Contains Small Parts

--This text refers to an alternate Board book edition.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Kids love to hammer, saw, turn bolts, and build things. But of course real tools are a little too hazardous for those tiny fingers. So Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson (Alphabet City) came up with a fun and educational solution: a combination toolbox and book! With its seven sturdy cardboard tools, bolts and screws that really turn, and erasable slate, this handy kit will provide hours of entertainment--and may keep those youngsters out of the grownup toolbox. Each two-page spread features a removable working tool and a different shape to work on. Turn the hand drill in the premade holes in a triangle. Pound pretend nails into a star shape. Cut a piece of "wood" into two rectangles--with a satisfying rasping sound! While they're becoming amateur carpenters, children will learn some basic skills in counting, shapes, and colors; on each colorful background, readers see one piece of paper, two pieces of wood, three holes, and so on up to six nails. This handsome red book includes a pencil, ruler, saw, drill, screwdriver, wrench, hammer, and slate for drawing up plans. Smaller children may need some help prying the tools out of their snug compartments, at least until the tools get a little worn in. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an alternate Board book edition.

Review

Kids love to hammer, saw, turn bolts, and build things. But of course real tools are a little too hazardous for those tiny fingers. So Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson (Alphabet City) came up with a fun and educational solution: a combination toolbox and book! With its seven sturdy cardboard tools, bolts and screws that really turn, and erasable slate, this handy kit will provide hours of entertainment--and may keep those youngsters out of the grownup toolbox. Each two-page spread features a removable working tool and a different shape to work on. Turn the hand drill in the premade holes in a triangle. Pound pretend nails into a star shape. Cut a piece of "wood" into two rectangles--with a satisfying rasping sound! While they're becoming amateur carpenters, children will learn some basic skills in counting, shapes, and colors; on each colorful background, readers see one piece of paper, two pieces of wood, three holes, and so on up to six nails. This handsome red book includes a pencil, ruler, saw, drill, screwdriver, wrench, hammer, and slate for drawing up plans. Smaller children may need some help prying the tools out of their snug compartments, at least until the tools get a little worn in. (Ages 3 to 6) (Amazon.com Review - Emilie Coulter ) --This text refers to an alternate Board book edition.

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Product Details

• Board book: 14 pages
• Publisher: Silver Whistle (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 015202154X
• ASIN: B0011T0ETQ
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.1 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Engineering

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff for the starting mechanic, November 2, 2000

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"tosh09" - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Little Red Toolbox (Board book)

Bought this title for my son (20 months old). He has allways been into tools and other hardware. Books has never been on his toplist - that is until we bought this book. He just loves it - and I think this will open him up to other books as well. I highly reccomend this title. And by the way. Even though english is not the language of our family, this book works just fine anyway.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars perfect grandpa (or grandma) book, October 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: My Little Red Toolbox (Board book)

As a school librarian, I would not recommend this book for library shelves, but it is a perfect hands on book to share with little ones, one on one. The 'adult' will love taking the tools off the page and making them work, probably more than the little one will! This book will be good for hours of entertainment for young and old alike. So creative! I have not seen anything else like it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Warning - Not for all age groups, December 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: My Little Red Toolbox (Board book)

I just received this book, which I had ordered for my 15 month old nephew. I was disappointed to find a warning label on the front which says that the book is NOT for children under 3 and that there are many small pieces which could be a choking hazard. Any book which contains a warning label on the cover should have the same warning listed prominently in the description.