Toni and the Tomato Soup [Library Binding]

Mark Haddon (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up

Toni is delighted when a genie grants her wish for tomato soup but soon finds that a little soup can go a long way.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-- Toni hates vegetables, meat, fish, desserts--"the only thing she really liked was TOMATO SOUP." Dozing, Toni meets the "sneaker genie," who fulfills her wish for tomato soup . . .by making it pour from the sink, fill the swimming pool, rain from the sky, and even squirt tomato soup tears from her eyes. Waking up, Toni supposes she's had a horrible nightmare, and leaps out of bed into her sneakers--which are filled with tomato soup. Although much briefer and lacking the humor of Judi and Ron Barrett's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Atheneum, 1978), Haddon plays on young children's obsession with food. Bold, sometimes garish watercolor illustrations feature flat, cartoonlike people and animals with skewed facial features and skinny, boneless-looking limbs. Alert readers will find many visual gags in the busy pictures, but the overall effect is not very palatable. --Susan H. Patron, Los Angeles Public Library
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 25 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books (J) (February 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152006109
• ISBN-13: 978-0152006105
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,467,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be Careful What You Wish For!, January 30, 2002

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Lisa K. Mckinney "smallfrybooks" (Mesquite, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toni and the Tomato Soup (Library Binding)

Hilarious tale of what happens to Toni -- who disapproves of all manner of food except tomato soup. A genie appears (or is it a dream?) and gives Toni more tomato soup than she can imagine. The goldfish swim in it, the sky rains it, and, of course, it's all there is for lunch! Be careful what you wish for!