The Underground Toy Society helps toys find new homes. Sometimes finding new homes is not easy. When Murry Mole takes a wrong turn and digs a tunnel to a toy store, they thought the toy bin would help toys find homes easier and faster. However, only new toys were allowed in the toy bin. How will forgotten toys find a home in time for Christmas?
Charming Characters Teach Kids Faith, Hope, & Charity!
Overview: After mistakenly burrowing into a toy store and finding a bin of newly donated toys, Murry Mole and the Underground Toy Society are determined to find homes for all the forgotten toys in time for Christmas.
Jessica D. Adams presents a great feel-good story for kids in this second illustrated book of her themed children’s book series, The Underground Toy Society. In this chapter, Murry the Mole takes a lucky wrong turn and leads the members of the Underground Toy Society into a toy store—A wondrous place where shiny new toys, like dollies, teddy bears, and stuffed animals, line the shelves in droves. In a corner of the toy store, the group of friends notice a big box of new toys—all boxed and tagged—that are waiting to be donated to children. The Underground Toy Society loves the idea of donating toys to kids, but they worry that their collection of old, unwanted toys may not be acceptable for giving without the proper packaging. Through determination and hard work, they set about finding a way that their used toys can be a part of such a worthy cause.
Through simple illustrations and wording, Adams connects kids to the ideas of faith, hope, and charity as she puts her charming characters on a mission to unite used toys with children in need. This enchanting adventure is easy to read and the adventure is fun follow as the author’s characters give kids a short and simple lesson about how and why they might want to make a valuable contribution to other deserving kids either by donating their own gently used toys to charity or holding their own used toy drive.
The illustrations in this tale are quite simple and the text is easy for older kids to read on their own. The lessons in this short story present a great opportunity for parents to discuss the concepts of charity and need with their children. I highly recommend “The Underground Toy Society and the Annual Toy Drive” for children, ages 3 and up.
Annual Toy Drive: The Underground Toy Society by Jessica D. Adams
This colorful children’s book starts with acknowledgements and then the story.
It’s near holiday season and the toy store manager has placed the new toy bin where others can buy a new toy for those who are in need.
The underground Toy Society had been trying to find children that were in need on their own to no avail. Children either had too many toys or there were no children in the house they had found.
They came up one night to the toy store and Murry Mole and his toy friends are able to talk to Billy Bear who’s in the toy store with his new toys.
They get to talking and come up with a plan that will help the children. Love the pictures along the way as they help tell the story.
I remember my kids growing up and donating their good used toys to those in need. Know they brought their kids up to do the same.
Favorite scene is old toys getting a bath with bubbles so they can get clean and put into a new box and added to bin. There were many obstacles but with them all working together they solved them all.
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