- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Toon Books (April 1 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1935179071
- ISBN-13: 978-1935179078
- Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 0.9 x 23.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #20 in Books > Children's Books > Issues > Bullies
- #93 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels > Fiction
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Product Description
Product Description
“The combination of picture book and comic book make this an excellent transition book for…early readers” – Graphic Novel Reporter
In their third adventure, Benny and Penny hide every toy and tell Cousin Bo he can’t play with them. Will the three mice find a way to play without something getting torn, ripped, or snatched away?
Bestselling author Geoffrey Hayes returns to thrill us with a hilarious tale of tiny cousins who discover a game that can’t ever be ruined. Early readers will want to return over and over to this newest adventure of the charming mice, and learn from them how to embrace a solution rather than evade a problem.
In their third adventure, Benny and Penny hide every toy and tell Cousin Bo he can’t play with them. Will the three mice find a way to play without something getting torn, ripped, or snatched away?
Bestselling author Geoffrey Hayes returns to thrill us with a hilarious tale of tiny cousins who discover a game that can’t ever be ruined. Early readers will want to return over and over to this newest adventure of the charming mice, and learn from them how to embrace a solution rather than evade a problem.
About the Author
Geoffrey Hayes has written and illustrated over forty children’s books, including the extremely popular series of early readers Otto and Uncle Tooth, the classic Bear By Himself, and When the Wind Blew by Caldecott Medal-winning author Margaret Wise Brown.
His two previous TOON books, the bestselling Benny and Penny in “Just Pretend” and Benny and Penny in “The Big No-No!”, were the subjects of starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist and have received numerous honors.
His two previous TOON books, the bestselling Benny and Penny in “Just Pretend” and Benny and Penny in “The Big No-No!”, were the subjects of starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist and have received numerous honors.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Cousin Bo Always Breaks Toys,
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This review is from: Benny and Penny in the Toy Breaker (Hardcover)
Reason for Reading: My son read aloud to me as his reader.Summary: Benny and Penny have just got everything all prepared to play pirate treasure map when their mom announces that cousin Bo has arrived to play. Cousin Bo wrecks everything so Benny and Penny quickly hide all the toys they can see, including their newly made treasure map. At first B & P don't want to play with Bo, then Bo finds a few toys, breaking them, then he finds the map and takes off with it and a chase pursues with everyone becoming rather rude to one another, both sides end up with troubles, apologies are made and then they find a game to play where nothing can get broken. Comments: This book is just at the level for my struggling reader where he almost has no problems at all. He can pretty much fly through the reading with only a few stumbles. Even though he is a bit older that the intended age he finds the antics of Benny and Penny comic and doesn't feel like the book is too young for him at all. He has read the other Benny and Penny books and I think this one may just be his favourite as he certainly had a lot of fun with the story. Myself, I can't say enough good things for any Toon Book. I've never been disappointed yet. This, like all the rest, is engaging, funny, and entices my struggling reader to want to read more than I ask of him in a sitting. A good read and a fun story.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Cousin Bo Always Breaks Toys,
By Nicola Manning - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Benny and Penny in the Toy Breaker (Hardcover)
Reason for Reading: My son read aloud to me as his reader.Summary: Benny and Penny have just got everything all prepared to play pirate treasure map when their mom announces that cousin Bo has arrived to play. Cousin Bo wrecks everything so Benny and Penny quickly hide all the toys they can see, including their newly made treasure map. At first B & P don't want to play with Bo, then Bo finds a few toys, breaking them, then he finds the map and takes off with it and a chase pursues with everyone becoming rather rude to one another, both sides end up with troubles, apologies are made and then they find a game to play where nothing can get broken. Comments: This book is just at the level for my struggling reader where he almost has no problems at all. He can pretty much fly through the reading with only a few stumbles. Even though he is a bit older that the intended age he finds the antics of Benny and Penny comic and doesn't feel like the book is too young for him at all. He has read the other Benny and Penny books and I think this one may just be his favourite as he certainly had a lot of fun with the story. Myself, I can't say enough good things for any Toon Book. I've never been disappointed yet. This, like all the rest, is engaging, funny, and entices my struggling reader to want to read more than I ask of him in a sitting. A good read and a fun story.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Early Literacy Graphic Novels from Toon Books: Benny and Benny in the Toy Breaker,
By Jaime A. Sanborn "Literacy is Freedom" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Benny and Penny in the Toy Breaker (Hardcover)
Benny and Penny in The Toy Breaker by Geoffrey Hayes, Suggested audience: grades K-2.With it's simple, yet engaging language and its soft and endearing illustrations, Benny and Penny in the Toy Breaker is a must have in any early reader library collection. The story of these sibling mice and their difficult cousin teaches readers about conflict resolution, communication, forgiveness, and friendship without being preachy or didactic. The illustrations pull you right into the story with images that are detailed but not cluttered. The characters are well developed with their believable facial expressions and realistically childlike behavior. The premise of the story is that Cousin Bo, known for his notorious disregard of other people's property, has come over to play. Benny and Penny had planned to hunt for pirate treasure and do not want to include their trouble-making cousin. However, Bo isn't as two-dimensional as Benny and Penny might think. Everyone has feelings. This is an excellent book to have an early reader read aloud to their parent and then discuss together.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Readers Will Be Eager to See More of Benny and Penny,
By GraphicNovelReporter.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Benny and Penny in the Toy Breaker (Hardcover)
Benny and his little sister Penny have a big problem--their cousin Bo is coming to visit. Every toy he plays with breaks! They come up with a plan to hide all of their toys, but how are they going to play with no toys? As in Benny and Penny in Just Pretend and Benny and Penny in the Big No-No, Hayes tells a simple story about a situation that will be instantly familiar to young children. He doesn't preach and he doesn't talk down to readers. His characters are realistic children, even if they are drawn as mice. They solve problems the way that kids would solve them, sometimes crying for their mom and sometimes working things out on their own. His simple text is easy for early readers to follow on their own, and complicated words like loot are defined within the text. Contractions are occasionally used, but they are often next to a text bubble that has the full words, so it makes it easier for beginning readers to see how the contractions are created.Hayes's art has a picture-book quality to it but still uses the comic medium to full effect. The color palette is soft but not so soft as to be babyish, and it seems to be done in pencils, giving the book its picture-book quality. But unique use of perspective and a variety of panel styles show that Hayes knows comics. The fonts are clear and easy to read, with certain words highlighted as in comic books. The combination of picture book and comic book make this an excellent transition book both for early readers and for parents who aren't graphic novel readers. Whether readers are looking for an early-reader title with a realistic, interesting plot or they want a graphic novel that they can read just like their older brothers or sisters (or like mommy and daddy!), Hayes' Benny and Penny series is some of the best of the already excellent Toon Book line. After The Toy Breaker, readers will be eager to see more of Benny and Penny. -- Snow Wildsmith |
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