A funny story about a seemingly impossible child and his desperate parents, who enlist the help of a specialist with unexpected results Toribio is two years old and his parents love him very much, but some days, taking care of him feels like an impossible task. He wont sleep, makes a fuss when eating, splashes his bath water everywhere, and refuses to use his potty. At the end of the day, Toribios parents are exhausted. So when they see an ad for a specialist who can solve any type of problem, his desperate parents make an appointment right away. Mrs. Meridiens methods deliver overnight results, but her solution isnt quite what they had in mind Impossible is a funny story with a surprise ending that will delight young children and exhausted parents alike. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Groundwood Books Ltd , Canada .

Isol is an illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist, writer, singer and composer. She was born in 1972 and lives and works in Argentina. For her contributions to children's and young adult literature she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council in 2013. In her acceptance speech, Isol said many wonderful things. Here is one: "What reader could be more demanding than a child? Children have a lot of things to discover and I'd better be on their high level in order to satisfy their huge capacity for curiosity. I get my inspiration from what's wild, from what's ridiculous, from that independence of culture that children enjoy. " Elisa Amado was born in Guatemala and now lives in Toronto. Amado's other children's books include What Are You Doing? and Why Are You Doing That? Abraham Urias was born in El Salvador and immigrated to America during the civil war. He works as a designer at Warner Bros in Los Angeles.