The structure is nearly identical to the first book, which makes this extra easy to warm up to when kids already love the first installment. In the strong sequel, Toad on the Road: Mama and Me, the little toad is back, this time driving around with Mama Toad in her tow truck and helping animals along the road with their various AAA emergencies. But more than anything, this book is a high-arousal book that grabs a kid's attention with its silliness and physical comedy. Finally mother toad arrives to scold him for not playing safely.įor kids working on safety awareness, the repeated line "You could get hurt! That's no place to play." is a welome script for the arsenal. SKID! SCREECH! BAM! The vehicle is wrecked, but the little toad is always unscathed. The rhyme scheme (which often uses assonance instead of true rhymes) provides an aural clue before we turn the page to discover what vehicle is approaching with its animal driver. In each iteration, we see the silhouette of a vehicle approaching. Using a predictable structure, the story centers on an adorable little toad who plays dangerously in a roadway. My son Luke became so obsessed with it that I bought his school a copy so he could read it there too. Toad on the Road was my favorite new release in picture books last year. Toad on the Road: Mama and Me by Stephen Shaskan Since it's spring, I thought it was a good time to do a list for the animal-loving kids out there that can tie into spring-themed school units on frogs and toads and their lifecycles. My other son Luke can't read yet and doesn't stare at encyclopedias (and he isn't as fussed about animals either), but quite a few of the books on this list are "Luke books" regardless! Every day he spends a serious chunk of time reading The National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia, and lately he's been paying particular attention to the chapter on Amphibians (current favorite = the Goliath frog). My son Harry really, really loves animals. And I love this about them! Their passions bring them joy and provide all kinds of opportunities for connections to the world around them-including reading.
My 5-year-old autistic twins, like many people with autism, have some very specific, very intense strengths and interests.
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