Toy Boat by Randall de Seve

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A little boy has a toy boat.  He made it from a can, a cork, a yellow pencil, and some white cloth. 

The boy and his boat are inseparable--until a big storm pushes the toy boat out into the wide and wild lake.  Will the little boat survive alone and make it back to its boy?

​New York Times Bestseller

Winner of the 2007 Publishers Weekly Cuffie Award for Favorite Picture Book of the Year​

Winner of the 2008 Great Lakes Book Award​​​

“A boy’s handmade toy boat plays the metaphorical role of a child longing for independence in de Sève’s auspicious first picture book. A resonant tale with wide appeal.”
— *Starred Review, Publisher's Weekly
“With plenty of buoyant charm and imaginative artwork, this contemporary Little Toot has an abundance of child appeal.”
— *Starred Review, Booklist
“A must for little sailors.”
— Kirkus Reviews