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Angleberger, Tom

McToad Mows Tiny Island

40 pp. | Abrams | September, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4197-1650-8 $16.95

(3) K-3 Illustrated by John Hendrix. McToad mows Big Island every day except Thursdays when--by truck, train, forklift, airplane, baggage buggy, helicopter, boat, and crane--he hauls his riding mower to Tiny Island. That Tiny Island is about the size of the mower itself exaggerates the journey further, but transportation devotees will find the trip worthwhile. Elaborate pen-and-ink acrylic-wash illustrations in bright yellows and greens are graphically fulfilling.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden