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Toys Go Out
Here is the first book in the highly acclaimed Toys Trilogy, which is followed by the companion books Toy Dance Party and Toys Come Home. These six linked stories from Emily Jenkins, and illustrated by Caldecott Medal Winner Paul O. Zelinsky, showcase the unforgettable adventures—and misadventures—of three extraordinary friends. A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner, an AL...more
Hardcover, 128 pages
Published
September 12th 2006
by Schwartz & Wade
(first published 2006)
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Toys Go Out, by author Emily Jenkins, is a short novel supposedly written for children but I think is really for other women to read for book clubs and gush about "how adorable" it is while gorging on a plateful of Jell-O blocks.
This story covers the adventures of Lumphy the stuffed buffalo, Stingray the stuffed... stingray (how adorable) and Plastic who doesn't know what the hell she is, sort of like a befuddled transgendered teenager, and the 7 year old girl they belong to.
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This story covers the adventures of Lumphy the stuffed buffalo, Stingray the stuffed... stingray (how adorable) and Plastic who doesn't know what the hell she is, sort of like a befuddled transgendered teenager, and the 7 year old girl they belong to.
At best this book is...more
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Toys Go Out is a children’s fantasy chapter book written by Emily Jenkins and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. The book was published in 2006.
This book follows a story structure that is similar to the movie “Toy Story”. It is about toys that come to life and have all sorts of fun. The main characters are a plastic ball, a toy buffalo, a stuffed stingray, and a one-eared sheep. Some of my favorite moments in the book were when the buffalo gets covered in peanut butter, and fears being sent to th...more
This book follows a story structure that is similar to the movie “Toy Story”. It is about toys that come to life and have all sorts of fun. The main characters are a plastic ball, a toy buffalo, a stuffed stingray, and a one-eared sheep. Some of my favorite moments in the book were when the buffalo gets covered in peanut butter, and fears being sent to th...more
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Toys Go Out
By Emily Jenkins
Jenkins, E. (2006). Toys go out: Being the adventures of a knowledgeable stingray, a toughy little buffalo,and someone called plastic. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books.
1. Fantasy Junior Book
2. This is a cute tale of three fantastic friends and their ridiculous adventures. The story takes place in the bedroom of a littler girl. Lumphy, a stuffed buffalo, Stingray, and stuffed stingray, and Plastic, well not sure what she is all go on crazy adventures figuring out...more
By Emily Jenkins
Jenkins, E. (2006). Toys go out: Being the adventures of a knowledgeable stingray, a toughy little buffalo,and someone called plastic. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books.
1. Fantasy Junior Book
2. This is a cute tale of three fantastic friends and their ridiculous adventures. The story takes place in the bedroom of a littler girl. Lumphy, a stuffed buffalo, Stingray, and stuffed stingray, and Plastic, well not sure what she is all go on crazy adventures figuring out...more
This quirky behind-the-scenes look into the life of toys is adorable. A night-owl buffalo, a dry-clean only sting-ray know-it-all, and a plastic something in search of self-awareness provide the main drama. Sometimes they jockey for the little girl's attention and sometimes they hide from her in her shoes. Most of what they "know" about the world was derived from reading her schoolbooks at night. Often, much is lost in translation from the page to real-life understanding. For instance, the buffa...more
Toys Go Out is one of the best children's books I've read in a long time! Emily Jenkins has created three adorable, fallible characters in Lumphy, the buffalo; Stingray, the stingray; and Plastic, the rubber ball whose misadventures mirror the joy, discovery, and anxieties of childhood. Each chapter is more of a short story than part of a single narrative with hilarious elements and deep underlying themes. For example in the chapter, "The Serious Problem of Plastic-ness," plastic takes a journey...more
I didn't mean to read this book, but I made the mistake of opening it up (I was curious about both Plastic, and the knowledgeable stingray, and there were pictures, and I was lost). And, okay, I'm forty-five years old, and I still have some best friends who are toys. I have a bear named Ainsley, an Eeyore, and an okapi who never got a name, beyond Okapi. So I can totally relate to this Toy Story-like story, several chapters in the lives of a Little Girl's three best friends.
Stingray, Lumphy and...more
Stingray, Lumphy and...more
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ava and i just read this yesterday and today. it is a chapter book {not sure what age it's for} but we looooved it. it's the story of three main toys and a few supporting character toys who belong to a little girl. each chapter is very contained and has an ending. ava was all ears and at rapt attention the entire time, even laughing out loud throughout. the writing is fantastic, it was very entertaining for both of us and fun for me to read to ava. i won't be surprised if we reread it before it...more
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If I could give a book 6 stars, Toys Go Out DEFINITELY deserves it!! In this short chapter book (appropriate for all ages, but would make a FANTASTIC read aloud of primary students), readers become a part of the "toy world," following the experiences, challenges, and emotions of three toys owned by the Little Girl: Lumphy, a stuffed buffalo, Stingray, a stuffed stingray, and Plastic (who later discovers he is a ball!). In these six "linked stories," we are first intr...more
If I could give a book 6 stars, Toys Go Out DEFINITELY deserves it!! In this short chapter book (appropriate for all ages, but would make a FANTASTIC read aloud of primary students), readers become a part of the "toy world," following the experiences, challenges, and emotions of three toys owned by the Little Girl: Lumphy, a stuffed buffalo, Stingray, a stuffed stingray, and Plastic (who later discovers he is a ball!). In these six "linked stories," we are first intr...more
This a fun book for the four to eight set. I like it as an introduction to chapter books. The book is set up as a series of stories which are complete in and of themselves. It is mostly text with some illustrations, so it allows for the child's own imagination. The younger readers (listeners?) may have a hard time sitting still at first.
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This book is almost adorable. As you can see by the title, the book is somewhat in the tradition of "Winnie the Pooh." The little stuffed animal and toy characters have cute personalities. I enjoyed reading their stories and I probably would enjoy reading this book aloud to a 4-8 year old child.
I really wanted to love this book. The illustrations are five-star quality all the way--beautiful pencil drawings. There were times I felt the book was disjointed. There were some things that were a littl...more
I really wanted to love this book. The illustrations are five-star quality all the way--beautiful pencil drawings. There were times I felt the book was disjointed. There were some things that were a littl...more
Twee, old-fashioned, innocent, and charming. Animate toys undergo character development with help of Winnie-the-Pooh-like song composition and a wise towel named TukTuk. Crises that force moral choices come in the form of punctures, peanut butter, abandonment, and throw-up smells. I'll snack on the other two volumes (Toy Dance Party and Toys Come Home) presently.
this book is about toys who think like they are real animals. the toys have many adventures like going to the bath tub, going to the washing machien and going to the beach. i think its a pretty good book because it is about toys coming to life and it has a lot of good parts in it but it could still have more adventures. The toys had an adventure about trying to find the little girl a gift for her birthday and they all get in a huge argument about witch gift to pick for the girl. but the best gif...more
My 10 yr son is a reluctant chapter book reader, but this one hooked him. He needed a 100 page adventure story to write a school book report on. He loves the humour and funniness of the characters. He burst out in guffaws while reading this book.
I finished this quirky and non-human view pointed book when he wasn't looking to see what its about. It is about everyday miss-adventures seen from several inanimate objects perspectives, self-concepts and getting along with others. It is chock full of...more
I finished this quirky and non-human view pointed book when he wasn't looking to see what its about. It is about everyday miss-adventures seen from several inanimate objects perspectives, self-concepts and getting along with others. It is chock full of...more
I just finished reading this with my 3rd graders and they are a complex bunch. One class seemed to really like it....laughing out loud at certain parts, while my other class sat through much of it without reaction. Sort of disappointing. So, I will try to gauge it mostly on my more positive class. Kids seem to really enjoy when objects they are familiar with like stuffed animals and balls come to life and have a voice. While it took them a while to fall in love with the characters, when it was a...more
Oh, this book is simply delightful. Read it out loud for ten times the magic. My kids (6 and 4) are both passionately attached to a few small "friends" and immediately connected with Lumphy, Stingray, and Plastic and their affection for The Little Girl, and vice versa. Reading the first chapter out loud, both kids were rolling with laughter at the StingRay's know-it-all, over-the-top panics ("Garbage Sharks!") and it never let up. I don't love the use of "shut up" but if I'm reading aloud I can...more
I expected this to be just a funny story about toys, but it is really pretty philosophical. I don't know if that is a good thing--quite often it felt like it was copying off of the movie "Toy Story." (Toys whine: "What am I? What kind of animal am I?" "Does the girl like the other toy better than me?" Plus dog troubles. And then of course there is the Know-It-All Toy.)
But still it was amusing enough, even though "Toy Story" is actually much better. I can't decide between three and four stars. T...more
But still it was amusing enough, even though "Toy Story" is actually much better. I can't decide between three and four stars. T...more
There are parts of this book that just make you laugh out loud. If you've ever wondered what the world looks like from a toy's perspective, you'll enjoy this book.
For example:
"Food isn't dirty, or you wouldn't eat it. I have some nice clean food on me. I don't see that it's a problem that needs washing." - Lumphy the Buffalo on why he does not need to go in the dreaded washing machine.
"You're not a grown up until you're at least eight. When you're eight, you can drive a limosine." - StingRay...more
For example:
"Food isn't dirty, or you wouldn't eat it. I have some nice clean food on me. I don't see that it's a problem that needs washing." - Lumphy the Buffalo on why he does not need to go in the dreaded washing machine.
"You're not a grown up until you're at least eight. When you're eight, you can drive a limosine." - StingRay...more
Have you ever wondered what your toys do when you're not around? Do they miss you when you're gone? Or do they throw parties while you're at school? Do they like going to show and tell? This is the story of three toys that may not be too different from your own. They love playing with their little girl, but when she's done the story is only beginning.
This book is a masterpiece of understated wisdom. Each chapter contains a different story and while each one is straight-forward and easy to follow...more
This book is a masterpiece of understated wisdom. Each chapter contains a different story and while each one is straight-forward and easy to follow...more
This was incredibly boring (sorry, Andy!) and I just didn't fall in love with this story like I did with the Toy Story movies. It lacks all the charm that those movies exude. Maybe that's an unfair comparison, but I felt like this book was trying to capitalize on the popularity of the Pixar films.
The story follows a few toys and their day to day lives. Their lives are really boring. They worry about who gets to sleep on the bed with the girl (she has no name, apparently) and who gets to go to t...more
The story follows a few toys and their day to day lives. Their lives are really boring. They worry about who gets to sleep on the bed with the girl (she has no name, apparently) and who gets to go to t...more
Six stories plus three friends plus one little girl the friends all love, add up to a charming story just right for readers ready to move up to chapter books. StingRay has been around the longest and the other toys all look up to her. After all, she knows so much more than they do - like what it means to be a grown-up: “You’re not a grown-up until you’re at least eight…[then:] you can drive a limousine, and brush your teeth without being reminded, and you can read all the words in the dictionary...more
Cute story that would work as a read-aloud in a classroom. Not sure what grade level would be best (my daughter said her first grade teacher read this to her and she really liked it). I've read reviews comparing it to Toy Story (LOVED this movie) and I get it, but I tried to look at it on its own merit. I wasn't picturing the Toy Story characters as I read it, but focused on Stingray, Plastic, Lumphy, and Little Girl. It's a different story and if kids like talking toys they will probably like i...more
Toys with personality! And they aren't your everyday stuffed bunnies or teddies. They stick together in the midst of events that are sometimes scary but always turn out OK. My favorite chapter was about the "possible shark," and I liked friendly old Frank, the washing machine, and the way he helped Lumphy the Buffalo through the ordeal of having peanut butter washed out of his fur. Some parts are laugh-out-louds for the grownups, too.
This was our bed time read aloud. The boys all enjoyed it. This story is along the same lines of Toy Story where the toys have a life of their own beyond their child. I think Doll People has more charm and a better over all story but my boys would not want to read about "dolls". This a good read a loud as each chapter is kind of like a story on its own.
Jack's review of this book "I think it was good but long". He also really liked the washing machine character, Frank.
Jack's review of this book "I think it was good but long". He also really liked the washing machine character, Frank.
"Toys Go Out" is more or less the workings of my childhood imagination written down on paper: the secret lives of toys when no one is looking. They move and talk and converse and play games and go about the house at their leisure, being sure to look innocent, and still, and unassuming as soon as their Little Girl walks into the room or wakes up in the morning. And, it's not just toys: washing machines talk and bathroom towels, too-- a cute array of cuddly characters with an equally cute premise....more
Jul 27, 2011
Amy
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I adored this book. Love Jenkins' voice and the characters--Stingray (who pretends to know more about the world than she does, a la Owl in the Pooh stories), Plastic (who goes through some self-discovery to determine that she isn't plastic at all), Lumphy the buffalo, Frank the washing machine, Tuk Tuk the yellow bathroom towel (who holds the wisdom of many bathroom secrets). Just loved reading this and Henry did too!
This book turned out good but mot the best book I have ever read but I still liked it a lot. This book is about toys that is owned to a little girl there is Buffalo a StingRay and Plastic. Buffalo and StingRay both know who they are and how they live in a book but Plastic does not know who she is and trys to find out. Will she ever find out who she is? If you want to know then your going to have to read this book!
The world is seen through the eyes of a knowledgeable stingray, a toughy little buffalo, and someone called Plastic. These are the Little Girl's toys, who have many adventures from the high bed to the beach to the washing machine. The story has a gentle, simple tone and reminiscent of Winnie-the-Pooh. The characters are silly and charming. A great choice for moving into readaloud chapter books. K-3.
I really did enjoy this book. Very well written and a good read aloud for families. I recommend it quite a bit.
This book's problem for me, however (and it is not its fault), is I read it with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane fresh in my mind - which I think just might be the best children's book I've ever read. This book can stand alone, but it doesn't stand too tall next to Edward IMO.
This book's problem for me, however (and it is not its fault), is I read it with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane fresh in my mind - which I think just might be the best children's book I've ever read. This book can stand alone, but it doesn't stand too tall next to Edward IMO.
I loved this book. I read it in less than a day; I could not put it down. The main characters are toys, all with distinct personalities. Emily Jenkins does an amazing job of making them come to life through lively dialogue and superb descriptions.
Each chapter is almost a short story in itself, and together it makes for an exceptional book that teaches valuable lessons about friendship, family, and compromise through wonderfully imaginative writing.
I have so many teaching ideas already. I plan t...more
Each chapter is almost a short story in itself, and together it makes for an exceptional book that teaches valuable lessons about friendship, family, and compromise through wonderfully imaginative writing.
I have so many teaching ideas already. I plan t...more
Toys Go Out is an adorable series for young children. This chapter book is geared toward children in grades K - 3.
If your child is a fan of Toy Story, this book is a must read. Similar to Toy Story, the toys in Toys Go Out come alive. This peek into the secret lives of toys will be sure to capture the hearts and imagination of children.
Be sure to check out the rest of the series.
If your child is a fan of Toy Story, this book is a must read. Similar to Toy Story, the toys in Toys Go Out come alive. This peek into the secret lives of toys will be sure to capture the hearts and imagination of children.
Be sure to check out the rest of the series.
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