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Toys go out being the adventures of a knowledgeable Stingray, a toughy little Buffalo, and someone called Plastic

Six stories relate the adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jenkins, Emily, 1967-
Other Authors:	Zelinsky, Paul O. (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2006.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Toys > Juvenile fiction. Best friends > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Adventure and adventurers > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Six stories relate the adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys.
Physical Description:	116 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Audience:	Ages 7-11.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN:	0375836047 (hardcover) 9780375836046 (hardcover) 0375936041 (lib. bdg.) 9780375936043 (lib. bdg.) 9780375836046 9780375936043
Author Notes:	Emily Jenkins has written many highly acclaimed books for children, including the popular award-winning chapter books Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home, as well as a picture book that features the same beloved characters, Toys Meet Snow, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and a Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the Year. She is also the author of A Fine Dessert, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year; Water in the Park, a Booklist Editors' Choice and a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book; and Lemonade in Winter, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Visit her at emilyjenkins.com. Paul O. Zelinsky is the illustrator of Dust Devil, a New York Times Notable Book and an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award winner. He received the Caldecott Medal for his retelling of the classic fairy tale Rapunzel, as well as three Caldecott Honors, for Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, and Swamp Angel. His illustrations for Toy Dance Party were called "superlative" in a starred review by Kirkus Reviews . He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more at paulozelinsky.com.