#blogbookaday: Teddy's Favorite Toy

Summary:  “A mom goes to great lengths to rescue her son’s favorite doll in this delightful tribute to treasured toys—and mothers.

Teddy has a lot of cool toys. But his very favorite doll has the best manners, the sickest fighting skills, and a fierce sense of style.

Then one morning, something truly awful happens. And there’s only one woman fierce enough to save the day. Can Teddy’s mom reunite Teddy with his favorite toy?” (Taken from Goodreads)

Review: GASP. Teddy’s favorite toy is a doll and although that can be a problem for some parents, I enjoyed how well this story integrated his doll in with all of his other toys. I also loved that what Teddy loves most about Bren-da is also similar to how awesome his mom is when rescuing his favorite toy.

Personal Reaction: I liked the overall story, especially because it didn’t focus on Teddy’s favorite toy being a doll, more so his favorite toy doing all this great stuff and then him losing her. And although the mom being able to retrieve Bren-da from the garbage truck is far-fetched, I loved to what lengths she went to find her son’s favorite toy. I worry that sayings like, “Yass Queen!” will date this book very quickly, but overall, I enjoyed the story and think it’s a great one to have on the shelf.

Title: Teddy’s Favorite Toy
Author: Christian Trimmer
Illustrator: Madeline Valentine
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: February 27, 2018

This is a new idea I’m trying on my blog this year that was inspired by @donalynbooks and @heisereads – to provide a brief review of a picture book every day of 2018. You’ll get a brief summary of the story, a review of the content, illustrations and theme, my personal reaction to the book and all the pertinent publication information! Enjoy!