Pre-Owned Toby Alone (Hardcover 9780763641818) by Timothee De Fombelle, Sarah Ardizzone

from edellaporta

Really original and imaginative. Great adventure story while giving reader a fresh perspective on ecology.

from TammyPhillips

Toby Alone has classic elements shared by other juvenile fiction such as Watership Down and The Little Prince. There are strong allegorical undertones throughout that make this novel a strong candidate for use in the classroom. I look forward to reading the sequel.

from Megabaker

An allegorical tale for children about environmental issues, this book would make an excellent read for a middle school class. It is full of possibilities for discussions about morals, character motivation, and ties to our own world. The only downside to the book is that the ending is very unfini...

from ThorneStaff

Toby Alone is a translation from the French; the first in a two-part series that really needs the second part in order to have a satisfactory ending to the story as a whole. It premises a Lilliputian community of 10 cm high persons who live in a large tree and consider the tree their entire unive...

from SmithSJ01

A highly enjoyable Sunday morning spent reading this book. Although aimed at young adults this is a book that should appeal to an audience of any age. At times it is so easy to forget that Toby is actually teeny tiny and lives in a tree! I so wish I could read French as I would love to read it in...