Toby's Alphabet Walk

Toby!

by Cyndy Szekeres

Toby! is a lively introduction to the energetic little mouse and his big world. In Toby's Alphabet Walk, Toby learns his letters with a basketful of outdoor objects with names beginning from A to Z. Toby learns about colors and puts together his very own dazzling, unique outfit in Toby's Rainbow Clothes. And, from giggles to growls, the mouse family has a ball celebrating Toby's many moods in Toby's Silly Faces.Preschoolers will easily relate to Toby, a cuddly young mouse who is loving, friendly, curious -- and just like them -- in this highly anticipated first series from noted author/illustrator Cyndy Szekeres. With developmentally appropriate themes familiar to all toddlers, each book chronicles Toby's adventures as he learns new things and experiences the wonders and growing pains of being a preschooler. Each preschool milestone is highlighted on a Toby sticker on the cover and in a special note to parents on the back cover.

The bright colorful illustrations coupled with the antics of this very special mouse make storytime and learning fun!

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2000

About the author

Cyndy Szekeres (pronounced "zeck-er-es") is the daughter of a toolmaker, Stephen Szekeres, and his wife Anna Ceplousky Szekeres. In 1954, Szekeres earned a certificate from the Pratt Institute in New York. Szekeres has illustrated over 40 children's books, and is best known for her animal characters. She has also written or compiled and self-illustrated 67 titles. Szekeres won the AIGA Award for her work on Moon Mouse (1969). Szekeres currently lives on a farm in Vermont.

Reviews

[Libby Hill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Toby the mouse finds things around his house to go with each letter of the alphabet.

Illustrations were cute but it wasn’t one we wanted to read over and over.

Recommended for 0-3

[Priscilla Schelling · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one story from a series that focuses on the alphabet letters in nature. The letters teach young kids to associate letters with objects that start with this letter while still providing an adventure to make the story fun and interesting. I am a big fan of the author now!

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute