| Too Many Toys | 
 enlarge | Author: David Shannon
Publisher: The Blue Sky Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 9190
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0439490294
EAN: 9780439490290
ASIN: 0439490294
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW COPY, NO UGLY REMAINDER MARKS.
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Product Description
Spencer has too many toys! His father trips over them, his mother falls over them, and the house is overflowing with junk. Now its time to give some of the mountain of goodies away, but Spencer finds it hard. In the end, he fills a box, but decides the one toy he can't part with is the box!
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 Hard to get past the scary-looking people! December 29, 2008
I bought this book for my almost 5-year-old who certainly does have too many toys. Neither he nor I enjoyed the book, though. All of the drawings of people in the book are hideously ugly - bulging eyes with pupils askew, fat red cheeks and bulbous noses, gross detail. For a kids' book, couldn't the pictures be at least a little bit cute? My son and I both found them off-putting. Pictures aside, the story loses young readers/listeners halfway through. There's a long, unrealistic negotiation sequence between the main character and his mother that is tedious to read and can't possibly hold the attention of children under 6 or 7. Too much back-and-forth dialogue without description. The boy speaks in a way no child about to lose half his toys would, and the joke, "What are you, a lawyer now?" goes over the heads of most little kids. While parents will appreciate the message, this just isn't an entertaining read.
 Brought me to tears. Amazing book. December 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book on a store shelf while I was doing my Christmas shopping for my kids. I stood there in the aisle, totally overwhelmed and exhausted. I didn't even want to buy them one more single item and take it home. I was actually wishing I could just skip the Christmas shopping all together. We had passed a "Toys For Tots" barrel a few days earlier and my oldest looked into it covetously and said, "What lucky kids." I whipped around and got down on his level fast enough to make his head spin, "Those kids are NOT lucky!" I realized right then that we needed to learn a thing or two at our house. Imagine my emotions when I happened upon this literary treasure. As I turned page after page, my eyes welled up and I knew I had to have a copy. It seriously made me cry. I have stepped on jacks and Legos. I have tripped on race tracks while trying to carry a load of laundry down the hall. So, given that I feel like David Shannon came to my house and peeked in my windows, not to mention, has been reading my mind, here's what happened: This morning (Sunday the 21st) There was a note from Santa and this book. What a surprise! Santa came by several days early to our place! He left this book and three empty boxes (one for each child) and in his note, Santa gave clear instructions that the boxes were to be filled with "fun stuff." He added that that Mama and Daddy would help the kids find a worthy donation location. (oh boy, would we!) I woke up this morning to giggles and grins as the oldest read this hilarious book aloud to the other two. They LOVED it! I had no trouble getting them to fill up those boxes Santa brought by, and Dad hauled it all to the homeless shelter this afternoon. A glorious Christmas book, and a perfect lesson in charity and generosity. I know the book is meant to be an exaggeration, but...aaack!! My house is really like that!! The humor of the story, just helps to make the lesson stick. My favorite part is the sad warbling egg shaped pirate. So true!! Santa is so wise, and so is David Shannon.
Loves Children's Books December 18, 2008
David Shannon is an awesome writer! He has done it again with this new book. The illustrations are great, and the book is great entertainment for children of all ages.
It is appropriate for a bit older child than mine December 6, 2008
I have a 21 month old who loves the "David" series written by this author. This one is great, but has a bit more mature illustrations that my son doesn't quite grasp - some are on the edge of being a bit scary. It would great for older preschoolers though.
Fun book with a good message for kids and adults December 1, 2008
As you might imagine, this book is about a young boy who had too many toys. His family tripped over them, he hoarded even the ones that were broken, and his mom finally decided that some of them had to go!
This book is illustrated in David Shannon's typical bright and whimsical style. I think that kids are attracted to the larger-than-life characterizations of the children, parents, and even inanimate objects.
My four-year-old son Kyle enjoyed it, chuckling in all the right places, and has even asked to hear it again. As for me -- well, it's inspired me to clear out some of those toys, and to even think twice about what I buy -- for my kids and others -- this holiday season.
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