Toy Story 4: Forky in Craft Buddy Day

by Drew Daywalt

Overview

A picture book based on a new breakout character from the world of the upcoming Pixar Studios film Toy Story 4.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368050883
Publisher:	Disney Press
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Sold by:	DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE -EBKS
Format:	eBook
File size:	37 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Drew Daywalt is a dad and an author, best known for writing the best-selling children's books THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT and its sequel, THE DAY THE CRAYONS CAME HOME, both illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Drew is also the author of THE LEGEND OF ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, illustrated by Adam Rex, STAR WARS: BB-8 ON THE RUN, illustrated by Matt Myers, and SLEEPY, THE GOODNIGHT BUDDY, illustrated by Scott Campbell. He lives in Los Angeles.

Editorial Reviews

05/10/2019

K-Gr 2-This enjoyable combination of Toy Story and Daywalt's "Crayons" books (The Day the Crayon's Quit, The Day the Crayons Came Home) starts with a beloved spork, Forky, going to school with his owner. The teacher kindly celebrates Forky's visit by holding a craft buddy activity, with the children making new friends out of a paper plate, a clothes peg, a juice box, and more. However when the children leave the room, the craft buddies come alive—and they're not happy. Forky saves the day by reminding them that they're loved by the children who made them, and of course, when the kids return to the room everything's almost as it was before. While this book isn't quite destined to be the classic, the colorful art here resembles children's drawings and should be a hit with the target audience and the language is irreverent and boisterous enough to hold readers' attention (there is a typo, though, "excrutiating"). VERDICT A solid choice for Daywalt's and Toy Story fans.-Henrietta Verma, Credo Reference, New York, NY

School Library Journal

2019-03-03

Bonnie so loves her homemade toy, Forky, teacher Miss Wendy holds a Craft Your Own Buddy Day so everyone can create a special toy from found or recycled materials.

After the children finish their projects, they leave for recess—and the newly created toys come to life. Lovable Forky is excited to have new friends to play with, but he rapidly realizes the new toys have serious existential concerns. Juice Box Robot wants someone to drink from him. Miss Paper Plate and Paper Bag Puppet are looking for food to hold. Bubble Wrap Woman begins obsessively popping herself. Everyone is feeling out of their comfort zone, arguing and yelling, so Forky takes charge before the children return and wisely explains that to be a toy, made with a child's love and imagination, is now "the best thing to be." The cartoon drawings emulate a child's artistic hand, while a dual narrative that combines traditional prose text with speech bubbles moves the story along. In this companion to Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 4 (readers familiar with the franchise will recognize some of the faces in the background), Daywalt reiterates the series' message that toys and their owners love one other. However, the underlying theme of creativity with the simplest of materials will resonate as well. Bonnie presents white, and she has racially diverse classmates.

The talking crafted toys hold considerable child appeal. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews