 At night, Tabi, a kind-hearted little mouse, tidies the little toyshop where he lives. He worries about his best friend, Max the Dog, who never gets taken by a customer to a new home. Barnaby the Elephant, Gemma the Giraffe, Clarence the Bear, and the other toys all find good homes with a child to play with and a family to love. Since Max is always kept behind, Tabi decides to help Max find a good home. He tries every trick he knows. Finally, he notices something different. Max is gone. He sneaks on to the toyshop’s delivery truck and discovers that Max has a new home – across the street from the toyshop. And they remain best friends. The patterned, muted-color, paper-craft illustrations have many French words in signs and labels that add to this charming story about friendship. mjw |
| Title: A Good Home for Max Author: Junzo Terada Illustrator: Junzo Terada Publisher: Chronicle Books, San Francisco, California Copyright: 2014 Original Language: Japanese Original Title: Tabi no zakkaya (Tabi’s General Store) Original Publisher: Gakushu Kenkyusha Original Copyright: 2005 ISBN: 978-1-4521-2702-6 Hardcover pages: 40 Age range: 3-5 Genre: Picture book Author’s ethnicity: Japanese Author’s residence: Osaka, Japan Illustrator’s ethnicity: Japanese Illustrator’s residence: Osaka, Japan Subjects: Dogs, Friendship, Mice, Soft toys, Retail stores, Toys |
A Good Home for Max
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