Small Walt and Mo the Tow (Small Walt)

by Elizabeth Verdick (Author) Marc Rosenthal (Illustrator)

Small Walt and Mo the Tow (Small Walt)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Small Walt

"Rosenthal's drawings feel like a contemporary take on [Virginia Lee] Burton's spirit." --The New York Times Book Review

"Children ages 3-7 will rejoice as in Marc Rosenthal's retro illustrations the little plow surges into action, rays of purposeful energy shooting off his red chassis." --The Wall Street Journal

"Delightful, retro artwork and clever text offer another tribute to teamwork and friendship...Three dynamic duos: Gus and Walt; Sue and Mo; Verdick and Rosenthal." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Small Walt befriends a tow truck when he comes across a car in need of help in this irresistible companion to Small Walt, which Kirkus Reviews called "charming and endearing" in a starred review.

We're Gus and Walt

We plow and we salt

We clear the snow so the

Cars can go!

A bitter blizzard. A snowbound town. When a car skids off the road, Small Walt and Gus might not have what it takes to save the day on their own. But who does? Mo the Tow to the rescue!

When we need a tow,

We call on Mo...

We can depend

On our new friend!

Text filled with onomatopoeia and Walt's affirming chants make this story about friendship and accepting help from others a real winner.

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Starred Review

Delightful, retro artwork and clever text offer another tribute to teamwork and friendship...Three dynamic duos: Gus and Walt; Sue and Mo; Verdick and Rosenthal. 

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Elizabeth Verdick
Elizabeth Verdick has written more than thirty books for toddlers to teens. She collaborated with Marc Rosenthal on Small Walt, which Kirkus Reviews called "reminiscent of Virginia Burton's classics" in a starred review; and its sequel, Small Walt and Mo the Tow. She is also the author of Bike & Trike, illustrated by Brian Biggs. She is a graduate of the Hamline University MFA program and lives in Woodbury, Minnesota. Learn more at ElizabethVerdick.com.

Marc Rosenthal is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of many books for children, including the Small Walt collection by Elizabeth Verdick, All You Need Is Love by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, I Must Have Bobo! by Eileen Rosenthal, We Love Fishing! by Ariel Bernstein, and Archie and the Pirates, which he wrote. He lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Learn more at Marc-Rosenthal.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781481466608
Lexile Measure
470
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date
October 20, 2018
Series
Small Walt
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV041030 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks
JUV029020 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Weather
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Picture books
Snowplows
Wreckers (Vehicles)

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