A Toad for Tuesday [Paperback]

Russell E. Erickson (Author), Lawrence DiFiori (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Warton the toad is proud of himself when he straps on a pair of homemade skis and goes to visit Aunt Toolia. But then an owl carries Warton off to his lair, promising to eat him on Tuesday. Can Warton make friends with the owl in just five days?'

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"Especially for children who enjoy good nature fantasy." - -- --School Library journal (starrcd review)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperTrophy (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688163254
• ISBN-13: 978-0688163259
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wit and kindness save the day!, January 5, 2002

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slomamma (San Luis Obispo, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Toad for Tuesday (Paperback)

This is such a sweet, gentle, loving little book.

It's about two brother toads, Morton and Warton, one very stodgy, and the other more of an adventurer. Warton, the braver brother, decides to go out into the snow (toads are supposed to hibernate in winter) to visit his aunt. Almost instantly he is plucked up by an owl who wants to eat him, but decides to save him for a week, to have as a special treat on his birthday. It turns out the owl is lonely and friendless and little by little he is won over by Warton's conversation and small acts of kindness.

On television and in movies, and even in many books, children are constantly exposed to the idea that violence is the solution to almost every problem. I love the fact that in this work, intelligence, kindness, and compassion solve Warton's dilemma.

If you have a child who is just developing enough of an attention span to sit through a chapter book, it's hard to beat this little gem. It's very short, for one thing -- under seventy pages -- which makes it great for restless five or six year olds. And it has just enough danger in it to have small children on the edge of their seats without being too scary. It's cute and funny, and it's message is a great blessing.

It also has lots of sequels, which is a big plus when you're trying to get kids interested in reading more. Unfortunately most of the other Warton and Morton books are out of print, but any reasonable library should have them.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was a TOADALLY good book, November 2, 1999

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Sherill Allen (Centralia, Illinois at Jordan School) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Toad for Tuesday (Paperback)

Our third grade class really enjoyed this book especially how Warton and George became friends at the end. It taught us a lot about friendship. Parts of it were even funny. We all ate peanut brittle and pretended it was beetle brittle.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read-Aloud, July 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Toad for Tuesday (Paperback)

I have read this to my children twice (ages range from 4 to 7). My 7-year-old read it twice herself. This & the Wizard of Oz are both well-written and are interesting/humorous enough to entertain the adult reader as well and are the two favorite read-alouds in our house (and we read almost every night).