Traction Man Is Here! (Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Awards)) | Mini Grey

Traction Man Is Here! (Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Awards)) | Mini Grey | Hilarity triumphs!

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	Traction Man Is Here! (Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Awards)) Mini Grey Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Delightful, delicious, wonderful and fantastic

I opened this book in the 'store, flipped to a page and saw an action figure standing on the table (a no-no in my house) before a plate.

The text read, "Traction man is guarding some toast." Then I noted that the toast had eyes and mouth set in somewhat querulous look. I laughed aloud and raced to buy this.

My 3.5 year old carried this about for days, after.

Traction man is original, clever, snarky (read the label on the hoopos that become his medal at the end of the book) and gentle. It's exquisite. Buy several copies, you'll be handing it out at birthday parties for years.

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Hilarity triumphs!

Traction Man by Mini Grey is one of the most inventive picture books I've come across, one that celebrates the fantastic inner life of children, where the most mundane objects can become superheroes or villains. Traction Man and his vaguely canine sidekick, Scrubbing Brush rid the world from evil, in a series of comic adventures. But can they overcome the dreaded dorky green romper and matching bonnet? Of course! (Traction Man always saves the day...)

Square-jawed satire

This spoof of superhero comics and their ubiquitous action figures is so darn funny it's impossible to get through a first reading without pausing to hold your ribs. But it has a Shrek problem: its best lines zoom straight over kids' heads and target Mom and Dad.

This is welcome news if you're weary of countless nights re-reading Pooh or Seuss ad nauseum. But it's tough to explain to a toddler why the sight of a foot-tall plastic toy diving in a sink for the Lost Wreck of the Sieve provokes such snorts and guffaws.

Traction Man's a Christmas gift to an unnamed boy, whose imagination turns him loose on unsuspecting household objects. But both meet their match with Granny, who knits the doll a puke-green coverall that fairly screams "dork." Picture the matching bonnet and it's easy to summon similar mortifying moments from your own childhood.

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Hilarious!

The first night that I read this book to my son, he had to cover the pictures so that I could stop laughing long enough to finish reading it. This book is a scream! If you have ever owned an action figure or a doll like Barbie, you need this book.

Best Ever!

This is a fantastic, fun, imaginative children's book that me and my husband love to read to our child. Mini Grey captures a child's imagination with such precision that it brings back hilarious memories of our own fantastic pretend worlds. Great work Mini!

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