Toby Laughs Last

by Jean Lemieux, illustrated by Sophie Casson, translated by Sarah Cummins

tagged: beginner, emotions & feelings

Description

When Toby climbs too high in a tree to rescue a kite, he tumbles to the ground and has to go to hospital. The doctors stick tubes down his throat and bandage him up - with the result that Toby finds he can't laugh any more.

About the Authors

Jean Lemieux

JEAN LEMIEUX is a doctor, as well as an author of many popular and award-winning children's books. After working for many years on the Magdalen Islands, he now resides in Quebec.

Sophie Casson a illustré plus de vingt-cinq livres, dont The Artist and Me de Shane Peacock, finaliste du Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, et Helen’s Birds de Sara Cassidy, sélectionné dans la collection Silent Book d’IBBY Canada. Des œuvres de Sophie reproduites dans plusieurs publications – dont le Globe and Mail, le New York Times, le Financial Times, le Los Angeles Times et Nature – ont été également primées. Sophie habite à Montréal.

Age:: 6 to 9
Grade:: 2 to 5
Reading age:: 6 to 9

Awards

Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens - Canadian Children's Book Centre

Editorial Review

"Jean Lemieux ... and Sophie Casson ... have created a book that can comfort and entertain ... Toby Laughs Last is an important story about how serious accidents can be. Recommended.

— CM: Canadian Review of Materials

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