This is volume 1 in Toys Go Out .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

There are 117 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Random House USA Inc .

Paul Zelinsky is one of America's most original and celebrated illustrators. He studied with Maurice Sendak at Yale University and it was Sendak who inspired him to pursue a career in children's books. He is best known for his internationally successful novelty title, The Wheels On the Bus, and he has won the prestigious Caldecott Medal three times. He lives in New York with his wife and two daughters. Emily Jenkins writes books for both adults and children. She has a doctorate in English literature from Columbia and reviews children's books for The New York Times . She teaches a course in writing for children at New York University. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.