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Calling all tools to the workbench! Aaron Meshon's follow-up to Take Me Out to the Yakyu , which The New York Times Book Review calls "a definite home run," hits the nail on the head.
In a messy yard, a busy day begins for a team of tools. With a click, click and a bang! bang! , everyone from Wrench, Hammer, and Screwdriver right down to Nuts and Bolts is pitching in to make a shed. Okay, crew! Who's ready to build?
From "hammer" and "wrench" to "awl" and "vise," readers will construct a vocabulary of terrific tool terms as they learn the importance of teamwork.
Reviews (2)
Horn Book Review
"Okay, crew!!! Who's ready to build?" A diligent T-square rallies its fellow tools to get to work building a shed so they will all have a place to rest their heads. It turns out that organizing tools is like herding cats: the tools are lying in a mess all over the yard, and they're not supermotivated to move. Once they finally come to order, though, each one does what it does best, and the shed is constructed lickety-split -- just in time for a hard-earned good night's sleep. Meshon's lively text is packed full of tool-centric wordplay ("Let's stick together!" says Tape; "I saw Saw just a minute ago," Work Bench reports), sound effects ("Vrip! Vrip! Vrip! Zip! Zip! Zip!"), and occasional rhyme (plus a minor inconsistency or two: how do they lift the too-heavy-to-move workbench to pour the concrete?). The illustrations, too, have a lot going on. Some are double-page spreads; some are single pages with borders; some bleed off the edges. One helpful spread shows the tools, still strewn about the lawn, but with captionlike arrows to identify what's what; not exactly a sea of calm in this freewheeling story, but useful nonetheless. A detailed note on the copyright page describes Meshon's process for creating his digitally colored mixed-media illustrations showing smiley tools with a can-do attitude. elissa gershowitz (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Are there any tots who don't like to play with toy tools? Most likely not, and this appealing and inventive story features animated tool characters, each with its own individual traits. T Square rounds up a crew of tools to clean up a messy yard and build a tool shed. T Square and Pencil draft plans; Wheelbarrow gathers materials; Saw saws Wood; Drill drills Screws; Level inspects; Glue glues on Roof Tiles, etc. Together, they work hard, and when the project is finished, they go to sleep in an organized toolshed feeling satisfied. The colored digital illustrations are imaginative (each tool has eyes, and some have legs), with sound effects offering opportunities for participation: "Brush brushes Paint. SWISH! SWASH! SLOP!" Mild puns add to the fun, as when T Square holds the flashlight to illuminate the darkened outbuilding and says, "Let me shed some light on things!" Diagrammatic arrows with large letters nail down the interchange among the tools and cleverly enforce the concept of working together. Meshon's animated style in this story could easily be turned into a short film cartoon. Buy it along with a wooden tool set as a gift for an enterprising young carpenter. (Picture book. 4-8)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
