2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Silver Medal Winner—Best Children's Illustrated E-book Very well done. A true standout, encouraging the reader to hope for another adventure from this author/illustrator pair. -- Judge, 24th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards Very highly recommended for elementary school and community library collections. -- Midwest Book Review, June 2016 We loved this unlikely duo, showing that friends come in all shapes and sizes. -- Stephanie Hildreth, Educator, Rochester Museum and Science Center/Girl Scouts The story is straightforward and unique- this is not just another fairy-tale riff. Readers will become engaged with the adorable, titular pair and will enjoy meeting familiar storybook characters along the way! -- Rose Garrett, Educator, Cliff Valley School, and reviewer for several print review houses Recommended for classroom libraries and all elementary school libraries. -- Margaret Newbold, Librarian, Ft. Zumwalt West High School I loved it. I was anxious to turn the page to see happened next. A real adventure with some very cute "guest stars"! -- Nikki Brewer, Director, Burt Public Library This is a great little book. There is a good moral to the story and the characters are great. -- Donna Maguire, Donna's Book Blog This is a delightful tale. I read this to my 5-year-old who then point-blank refused to sleep until I could promise her I could read the next installment. -- Patricia Doyle, Deja Read Book Blog Kids will enjoy this book and its comical series of events. A good book for school, class and public libraries. -- Carla Johnson-Hicks, Educator, GECDSB Gertrude the goat and her best friend Toby the tortoise are adventurers. No sitting around on the boring farm for them! They love to explore, and every Friday they sneak off the farm for some extra fun. One Friday, Gertrude and Toby decide to visit the local candy store in town. They discover yummy goodies and treats, but soon find that the treats are not free!? Uh oh! The market owner grabs Toby. He demands money for the candy that Gertrude and Toby have taken by mistake. Gertrude must find a way to save her friend and get back home before Farmer Sam returns. Book 1 in the Gertrude and Toby fairy-tale adventure book series
 From the Publisher: Gertrude and Toby's Friday Adventure is an exciting adventure story for children who are transitioning from beginning readers to chapter books. This is the perfect book for the child who has been tasked with the usual 30-minutes-per-night reading homework. From the standpoint of reading progression, this title fills a specific niche that represents a gap in the children's book market--longer illustrated children's books that are more complex and challenging than typical picture books. Gertrude and Toby's Friday Adventure incorporates many traditional fairy-tale characters that will be immediately recognizable to most young readers. These characters include Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White's evil stepmother, Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk), the Gingerbread Man, and a frog princess. The presence of these fairy-tale characters adds familiarity for young readers and keeps alive the old tales (e.g., those by the Brothers Grimm) that we have all come to know and love. The second and third books in the series follow the same approach of adapting fairy-tale tropes using fairy-tale characters in a contemporary setting. These modern stories have more complex plots and wording than those of standard picture books, but without the daunting word count of typical beginning chapter books. We hope you love Gertrude and Toby and their series of adventure books as much as we do. Happy reading!

Gertrude and Toby's Friday Adventure

Children's Books

Tharp, Shari

Animals

Atlas Publishing LLC

Gertrude and Toby Save the Gingerbread Man (Gertrude and Toby Fairy-Tale Adventure Series)

Farmer Sam and his son Ryan are taking their prize pig to the county fair. Gertrude and Toby decide they have plenty of time to sneak off the farm for an extra adventure. But Gertrude and Toby soon discover that a giant has captured their friend, the Gingerbread Man! Gertrude and Toby come up with a plan to save him. But the giant, who is sleeping nearby, wakes up during their rescue!

Literature & Fiction

Gertrude the Goat and Toby the Tortoise are going fishing at Trout Lake for their Friday adventure. On their way, they make a new friend, but unfortunately he is carried off by a hungry wolf! They follow the wolf and rescue their new friend, but the wolf does not give up. He goes after them, determined to get his “lunch” back!

Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf (Gertrude and Toby Fairy-Tale Adventure Series)

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Gertrude and Toby's Friday Adventure

Gertrude and Toby Save the Gingerbread Man (Gertrude and Toby Fairy-Tale Adventure Series)

Gertrude and Toby Meet the Wolf (Gertrude and Toby Fairy-Tale Adventure Series)