Spy Toys
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- 7,49 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
Toy Story meets James Bond in this incredibly action-packed new series. Spy Toys are going to take the world by storm!
The world's leading toy manufacturer makes playthings for the rich and famous, and every toy they create contains a tiny computerised brain and a unique personality. These toys are seriously awesome! But every so often there's a faulty toy ...
Dan is a Snugaliffic Cuddlestar bear – he should be perfect for hugging. But because of a faulty chip, Dan is so strong he could crush a car! Thrown on to the rejects pile, he meets Arabella, a Loadsasmiles Sunshine Doll, who has a very short temper and is absolutely NOT good with children. Soon Dan, Arabella and Flax (a custom-made police robot rabbit gone AWOL) are recruited by the mysterious Auntie Roz, and together they make up THE SPY TOYS.
Their first mission: to protect the prime minister's son from being kidnapped ...!
Featuring hilarious, action-packed illustrations by Tim Wesson throughout, this series is perfect for fans of Pam Butchart and David Solomons' My Brother is a Superhero.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Comically inept characters, screwball plotting, and snarky dialogue fuel this adventure from newcomer Powers. At the Snaztacular Ultrafun toy factory, Dan (a teddy bear with a faulty snuggle chip that causes him to hug with kid-crushing strength) and Arabella (a rag doll whose crossed wires have left her "with the attitude of a bad-tempered rattlesnake") escape from the reject pile. Along with Flax, a police robot disguised as a rabbit, they are recruited as "Spy Toys" by the Department of Secret Affairs, an organization that prevents "horrible things from happening." Their assignment: protect a senator's son from being kidnapped by Rusty Flumptrunk, a cereal mascot turned criminal. Wesson's high-energy cartoons make the most of the toys-gone-wild premise (in one funny sequence, Dan, Arabella, and Flax test their skills against a trio of out-of-control toddlers), and the unlikely allies' near-constant bickering keeps the pace quick and the laughs coming. It's an entertaining riff on the idea that supposed faults can actually be assets, as well as the rewards of finding friends in surprising places. Ages 8 12.
