Toad on the Road

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 8, 2018

Review

This is a bouncy, busy story that will make a good read aloud for young children. Toad is sitting in the road playing with his friend fly. Along comes a bear on a bike, at first shown only in silhouette. "Toad on the road Toad on the roan, Oh no! Oh no!" the bear is warned. Toad just sits there until bear approaches and crashes his bike, "Skid, Screech, Bam!" The same text is used as Toad is approached by Croc in a Car and Vole in a Van. Vole, dressed as a hippie and driving a flower power van is particularly amusing. Finally, Mama Toad approaches in her tow truck and gets Toad to move. The illustrations are big, colorful, and eye catching. The repetitive text will allow young listeners to participate in telling the story. The antics will make them giggle. All together, a cute and fun story for preschool storytimes.

Overall Book Score: good