Traction Man Meets Turbodog - Hardcover

Mini Grey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0224070487 ISBN 13: 9780224070485

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 2009

Synopsis

Traction Man is back! And so is Scrubbing Brush, his brave and rather bedraggled pet who stays by his side through thick and thin. But one night Scrubbing Brush mysteriously vanishes and in his place is the utterly hygienic Turbodog, in indestructible Purple Plastic with Flashing Eyes, Electronic Bark and three AA batteries. Together, Traction Man and Turbodog creep through the underpants and cross the wastes of the Sandpit. But it's not the same without Scrubbing Brush. Where can he be? Traction Man searches everywhere until at last he hears a faint bark coming from the Dark and Terrible UnderWorld of the Bin. Wearing his Airtight Astro-suit with Glass Head-Globe and armed with a bottle of SuperStrong GERMO (with Ammonia), Traction Man sets out on his greatest rescue mission yet. Can he save Scrubbing Brush from the evil Bin Things? And is there room in his life for two pets?

About this title

About the Author

Mini Grey was given her name after being born in a Mini in a car park in Newport, Wales. She studied for an MA in Sequential Illustration at Brighton under the tutelage of John Vernon Lord. Mini also worked as a primary school teacher in Oxford, where she now lives. Her books include Egg Drop, The Pea and the Princess (shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), Biscuit Bear (winner of the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award), Traction Man is Here (winner of the Boston Horn Book Award and shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon (winner of the Nestle Children's Book Prize Bronze Award and winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), and Traction Man meets Turbodog. Mini Grey is one of the Big Picture's ten Best New Illustrators.

Review

Starred Review, School Library Journal, August 2008: "[Grey's] inventive scenes celebrate the joy in equipping a doll for adventure and re-envisioning the everyday." Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, August 4, 2008: "[Grey's] real gift is in transforming an ordinary household into both thrilling stage and supporting cast." Starred Review, The Horn Book Magazine, September/October 2008: "Grey extends the first book's irreverent wit and affection for her characters in this playful demonstration of why high-tech doesn't necessarily equal high-performance." Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2008: "Hilarious details lurk throughout, and readers won't want to miss even one." Starred Review, Booklist, September 1, 2008: "Created with wit and finesse, this picture book is fun for reading aloud and rewarding on many levels." Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2008: "Readers will revel in [Traction Man's] triumph over both adult misunderstanding and nefarious opposition."

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0224070487
• ISBN 13: 9780224070485
• Binding: Hardcover