Traction Man Meets Turbodog (Book & CD)

Author(s): Mini Grey

Picture Books

Traction Man is back! And so is Scrubbing Brush, his brave and rather bedraggled pet who stays by his side through thick and thin. But one night Scrubbing Brush myseriously vanishes and in his place is the utterly hygenic Turbodog, an indestructible Purple Plastic with Flashing Eyes, Electronic Bark and three AA batteries. Together, Traction Man and Turbodog creep through the underpants and cross the wastes of the Sandpit. But it's not the same without Scrubbing Brush. Where can he be? Traction Man searches everywhere until at last he hears a faint bark coming from the Dark and Terrible UnderWorld of the Bin. Wearing his Airtight Astro-suit with Glass Head-Globe and armed with a bottle of SuperStrong GERMO (with Ammonia), Traction Man sets out on his greatest rescue mission yet. Can he save Scrubbing Brush from the evil Bin Things? And is there room in his life for two pets


Product Information

Now available as a brilliant Book & CD, Traction Man Meets Turbodog celebrates loyalty and friendship in this fabulously witty sequel to Traction Man is Here.

Starred Review, School Library Journal, August 2008: "[Grey's] inventive scenes celebrate the joy in equipping a doll for adventure and re-envisioning the everyday." Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, August 4, 2008: "[Grey's] real gift is in transforming an ordinary household into both thrilling stage and supporting cast." Starred Review, The Horn Book Magazine, September/October 2008: "Grey extends the first book's irreverent wit and affection for her characters in this playful demonstration of why high-tech doesn't necessarily equal high-performance." Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2008: "Hilarious details lurk throughout, and readers won't want to miss even one." Starred Review, Booklist, September 1, 2008: "Created with wit and finesse, this picture book is fun for reading aloud and rewarding on many levels." Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2008: "Readers will revel in [Traction Man's] triumph over both adult misunderstanding and nefarious opposition."

Mini Grey was given her name after being born in a Mini in a car park in Newport, Wales. She studied for an MA in Sequential Illustration at Brighton under the tutelage of John Vernon Lord. Mini also worked as a primary school teacher in Oxford, where she now lives. Mini Grey is one of the Big Picture's ten Best New Illustrators.

General Fields

  • : 9781862307162
  • : Random House Children's Books
  • : Red Fox Picture Books
  • : 0.241
  • : 30 June 2011
  • : 275mm X 243mm X 4mm
  • : 01 September 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Mini Grey
  • : Paperback
  • : 823.92
  • : 32
  • : chiefly col. Illustrations