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zabcia's review
4.0
89%
charming, sweet, cozy, and nostalgic. kind of like Toy Story, but with more normal day-to-day stuff
charming, sweet, cozy, and nostalgic. kind of like Toy Story, but with more normal day-to-day stuff
maryminkovich's review
3.0
Not really a chapter book, a few short stories. But they were all fun to read
fredav's review against another edition
1.0
I started reading this with my son as our read aloud book and it felt like a chore every evening to get through some of it. It did not hold his attention or mine. With other smaller novels we have read together he will ask questions and want to know what characters are doing. He did not engage with this book that way at all. I'l glad we have the series a try but we won't be continuing.
katykelly's review
5.0
Classic-feeling 'toys' point-of-view' story.
This comes to us after Pixar's own classics of animation, and the central premise is not dissimilar - it focuses on the lives, relationships and adventures of the toys in a young child's bedroom. It will appeal to similar audiences, and adults as well as children will enjoy reading this together.
Three toys live together in their owner's room - a buffalo, a knitted stingray and a plastic.... toy of some sort. They each love their little girl, and her life informs their own.
There's an identity crisis for Plastic as she wonders just what she is, a day at the beach brings jealousies as Plastic gets to go while Stingray is left behind, and Lumphy gets cross when he isn't allowed on the bed to sleep with their owner while Stingray is. Hmph.
This will delight young children who love thinking about the lives of their toys when they're out at school. The short chapters make it a wonderful bedtime read for a few nights' with parents. I really liked the characterisation of other characters - a washing machine, a towel in the bathroom.
It doesn't pretend to be Toy Story - it's aimed as a slightly younger reader with their adult narrators, the stories and relationships are more straightforward.
I read this by myself after seeing it recommended and will be sharing it with my own 7 year old shortly. I expect him to enjoy the stories and loveable toy characters as he cuddles up with his own.
This comes to us after Pixar's own classics of animation, and the central premise is not dissimilar - it focuses on the lives, relationships and adventures of the toys in a young child's bedroom. It will appeal to similar audiences, and adults as well as children will enjoy reading this together.
Three toys live together in their owner's room - a buffalo, a knitted stingray and a plastic.... toy of some sort. They each love their little girl, and her life informs their own.
There's an identity crisis for Plastic as she wonders just what she is, a day at the beach brings jealousies as Plastic gets to go while Stingray is left behind, and Lumphy gets cross when he isn't allowed on the bed to sleep with their owner while Stingray is. Hmph.
This will delight young children who love thinking about the lives of their toys when they're out at school. The short chapters make it a wonderful bedtime read for a few nights' with parents. I really liked the characterisation of other characters - a washing machine, a towel in the bathroom.
It doesn't pretend to be Toy Story - it's aimed as a slightly younger reader with their adult narrators, the stories and relationships are more straightforward.
I read this by myself after seeing it recommended and will be sharing it with my own 7 year old shortly. I expect him to enjoy the stories and loveable toy characters as he cuddles up with his own.
parentijulia5's review against another edition
5.0
I don't remember exactly what happened, but I remember it was great.
hnbb's review
4.0
This was a thoroughly fun read aloud book. We read it quickly and now the kids are pretending to be the toys. This would be a good book for a 2nd or 3rd grader to read alone.
erinchekal's review
3.0
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.
readingjag's review against another edition
4.0
We loved this as a readaloud. Short, funny vignettes. Stingray is hilarious.