Toy Academy: Some Assembly Required (Toy Academy #1)
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- 6,49 €
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- 6,49 €
Description de l’éditeur
A hilarious and heartwarming illustrated novel from the writer of MINIONS; a classic in the making.Playing is serious business.Welcome to Toy Academy: where toys learn to play. This is where action figures train to battle, stuffed animals study the art of the hug, and collectibles practice standing very, very still. Though Grumbolt isn't really any of those things, he's determined to fit in. But when the Evil Toy Academy threatens to bring down his school, it's up to Grumbolt to go where no good toy has gone before and prove he's truly a great toy after all.This laugh-out-loud chapter book by Brian Lynch, the writer of Minions and a writer of The Secret Life of Pets, is a classic in the making.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Children's book newcomer Lynch, whose screenwriting credits include Minions and The Secret Life of Pets, debuts with the joke-dense story of Grumbolt, a malformed stuffed animal who heads to the eponymous academy to learn how to play. Joining him are OmniBus Squared, an arthritic Transformers-esque school bus robot, and Micro Gigantic, an enthusiastic action figure sealed in a plastic wrapper to maximize her value as a collectible. Taylor's 1980s-retro images (not all seen by PW) are ideal for a story that lovingly pokes fun at that era's toys ("Any child who got a Castle Fort Lair for their birthday didn't ask for any other gifts for the next three holidays"), and Grumbolt and crew's clashes with the forces of the Evil Toy Academy will have readers looking forward to future books. Ages 7 10. Author's)
