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Spy Toys

202 pp. | Bloomsbury | January, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-68119-665-7 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68119-710-4
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Tim Wesson. Three misfit toys (a too-strong teddy bear, a bad-tempered ragdoll, and an AWOL police-rabbit) get a second chance when they are recruited as spies by the Department of Secret Affairs. The book is mostly action sequences, some overlong, but a snarky sensibility ("soft toys are nothing more than cushions with eyes sewn on them") keeps things crisp. Plentiful grayscale cartoons add to the fun.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton

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