Toolbox Twins - Hardcover

Schaefer, Lola M.; Iwai, Melissa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805077332 ISBN 13: 9780805077339

Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2006

Synopsis

Join in the fun with this father-son fix-it team Vincent and his daddy are a fix-it team. One by one they use the trusty tools in their toolboxes—from hammers and nails to saws and shears—and make repairs around the house.
Engaging rhymes and playful illustrations introduce young children to the popular subject of tools and the concept of making broken things new again. Toolbox Twins is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

About this title

About the Author:

Lola M. Schaefer is the author of many acclaimed books for young readers, including Arrowhawk. She lives in Garrett, Indiana.
Melissa Iwai is the illustrator of several children's books, such as B Is for Bulldozer and Good Night Engines. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.

From Booklist:

The toolbox twins, Vincent and his dad, work together around the house. Both have boxes stocked with the tools they will need for a variety of jobs. In a representative scene, Vincent sits on the kitchen counter, working on the wheel of his toy car with a little wrench. His father uses a wrench and pliers on the pipes beneath the sink: "With pliers and wrenches, / they turn and tighten . . . / pipes that drip, / bolts that slip." Each turn of the page brings a new rhyme with either a double-page illustration or two pictures on facing pages showing the father and son at work. Colorful acrylic paintings illustrate the rhyming text in a simple, direct manner, focusing on the companionable pair and how each toolbox twin uses familiar household tools. This isn't a tool-identification guide but rather a book celebrating the solid satisfaction of working with a parent and doing a useful job. The many preschoolers who are fascinated by tools will adore this. Carolyn Phelan
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About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0805077332
• ISBN 13: 9780805077339
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32