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Toy Boat
A little boy has a toy boat. He made it out of a can, a cork, a yellow pencil, and some white cloth. The boy and his boat are inseparable, until one day when the wind pushes the toy boat out into the wide lake. Alone now, the little boat must face fierce waves, a grumpy ferry, a sassy schooner, and a growling speed boat. How the little boat misses the boy! But if he is goi...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
September 20th 2007
by Philomel
(first published June 30th 2007)
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This book was amazing! The biggest thing that captured me was the unbelievable pictures and colors. The drawings of the boats and the crashing of the waves was done beautifully. Colors and pictures are one of the biggest things that draws children into paying attention to the story. I could see little boys especially loving this book because of the many different boats.
This story also had a very cute message. Even though the little toy boat got away from the boy, it was constantly searching for...more
This story also had a very cute message. Even though the little toy boat got away from the boy, it was constantly searching for...more
Aug 26, 2011
Kathryn
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Kathryn by:
Miriam
Shelves:
childrens-picture-books
The story of a devoted little boy and his toy boat which, no matter how well-loved, longs for more adventure than staying attached to the boy's string when they go to the lake. One day, though, a storm comes in and the boat and boy are separated. The toy boat finally has his big adventure but will it be everything he'd hoped for?
A cute enough picture book offering proposes that love and home are better than on-your-own adventures, I wasn't quite as impressed as I hoped to be given how much I enj...more
A cute enough picture book offering proposes that love and home are better than on-your-own adventures, I wasn't quite as impressed as I hoped to be given how much I enj...more
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A little boy loves the toy boat that he built, but the boat dreams of sailing out onto the lake like the big boats. When he finally gets his wish, the toy boat discovers that this freedom is not as wonderful as the love of the little boy.
This story reminded me a lot of the Golden Book Scuffy the Tug Boat, which is not a bad thing since I am very fond of Scuffy. The story was a little different though, so it certainly had its own merits. And Loren Long's illustrations are so beautiful - they real...more
This story reminded me a lot of the Golden Book Scuffy the Tug Boat, which is not a bad thing since I am very fond of Scuffy. The story was a little different though, so it certainly had its own merits. And Loren Long's illustrations are so beautiful - they real...more
I don't often give 5 stars to books of any kind. This book has such a sweet story about a little boy and his toy boat he makes out of random "parts". It ends up sailing away at the beginning of the book, then sails back at the end. I loved the story a mommy, especially of a mother of little boys, but the illustrations are also gorgeous. This one is a keeper!
I much preferred Kathy Henderson's The Little Boat, which covered a similar story. Here a young boy loses his homemade toy boat (I really would like to think that kids will still play with such things) on a big lake one afternoon.
A little toy boat that belongs to a boy wonders what it would be like to sail free. After drifting away to a big and scary adventure it knows where it wants to be. Really enjoyed the illustrations.
It looks like a summer story, but it's more than that...sort of reminds me of a picture book version of the story of Edward Tulane. If you love that story, this one should resonate as well.
A little boy's boat made out of a soda can and pencil wants to sail free like the other big boats. One day the boy's boat, held by a string, is lost and learns to sail with the other boats. The boat sail back to the boy.
I'm a sap for sweet stories about little boys. On so many levels this book is brilliant--in it's perfect simplicity, wrapped around it's perfect profundity.
We love this book. The illustrations are powerful, the repetitive words help our kids learn, and the story itself is adorable.
fictional account of a lost boat being found again by its owner. I like the fact that the boy actually made the boat by himself.
A toy boat gets separated from its owner and has an adventure on the high seas.
cute pictures. teaches kids about different kinds of boats and being content.
I love Loren Long's illustrations. I could pour over over the pictures noticing the details and taking it all in. Mackenzie(3 1/2) loved that the boats had eyes and that the eyes seemed to capture each boat's personality. She noticed the angry eyes on the ferry boat and that the fishing boat had a smile. Randall DeSeve does a great job with nautical vocabulary in this one. I also enjoyed talking with M about the "humble" fishing boat. Lots to talk about. A definite reread.
beautiful loren long paintings. could use in units on transportationor toys.
illustrations are gorgeous! my 3 year old son liked the story too.
The plot's a little hokey, but the illustrations make up for it.
This is my all time favorite book to read with Cooper!
Awesome.
Henry loves this one. He studies the makings of the boat (spool of thread, stick, can) on the endpapers before reading it each time.
My only issue is, why does the mom have to be the reason the boy drops the string and the boat is lost in the first place? Nice going, Mom. I change the text when I read it so the mom isn't such the bad guy. Geez.
My only issue is, why does the mom have to be the reason the boy drops the string and the boat is lost in the first place? Nice going, Mom. I change the text when I read it so the mom isn't such the bad guy. Geez.
Cute book. My 3 year old enjoyed it quite a bit. The boy never lets the boat's string go. The boat would like to be let go. Finally, a storm blows the boat out of the boy's hand. Eventually, they reunite and the boy doesn't hold the boat back so much, but the boat always comes back. Nice moral and the illustrations are good too.
This book was a really sweet story about a boy who loses his boat and gets it back again. It only got a three from me because although the writing was wonderful the illustrations didn't seem to do the story justice. I'm not exactly sure what was wrong with them, they just didn't work for me....still a cute book.
Nov 18, 2007
Kristine
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Parents of preschool boys
Shelves:
childrens-selections
This book is amazing. At our latest visit-our local librarian recommended it to me for my son. The illustrations are stunning and the story of a toy boat's "journey home" hit with my son who has a closeness to certain toys of his own. We have read it at least 3 times a day for four days. GET IT FOR XMAS!!!
Boat loving children are going to love this story of a little toy boat, who longs to have an adventure, ends up sailing on the high seas, and finally returns safely home to its boy!
Cute and I loved the art. It has a narrative tone similar to The Velveteen Rabbit which can be sweet or annoying depending on how you look at it.
Good moral to the story. The illustrations are really good, especially the scenes of the stormy ocean. Not really exceptional, though.
Exploring is fun at times, but there is no better place than being home with those you love.
Finalist for 2008 Great Lakes Book Award in Children's Picture Books
An old-school vibe with gorgeous illustrations.
Very sweet story and the pictures are great too.
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