Timothy Todd's Good Things Are Gone (Ready-To-Read)

by Anne Rockwell

Book Overview

A country peddler looks for clues which will lead him to his missing pack. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 002777600X
• Release Date: September 1978
• Publisher: Atheneum
• Length: 63 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

RATHER LIKE THIS OLD WORK!

Timothy Todd's Good Things are Gone by Anne Rockwell is another of those little children's book that is somewhat forgotten and has be relegated to the bottom shelf at the library or can still be found if you dig deep enough into the pile of old children's books at your local used book stores. Written in 1978 and published by MacMillan, it is a rather good first reader, even though it has been replaced by a plethora of such books over the past thirty years or so. Many times, the old ones are just as good, if not better, than the new, or so I feel. Timothy Todd is a peddler of the old school, packing his merchandise in a large sack on his back. The bag is full of good things; ribbons, books, candy, cloth, sewing supplies, toys and just about anything else you can imagine. Timothy sets out on a selling trip and is caught in a rain storm and runs deep into the woods. Once there he finds a very old and dirty house where he takes shelter. Our adventuresome hero builds a fire in the dirty fireplace, finds a book in his sack to read, and settles in for the night. Upon awakening in the morning, much to his alarm, his bag of good things is gone! Having read a detective book the night before, Timothy decides to become a detective and track down his missing goods. And this is the story of our bearded (in a bowler hat and checkered pants) peddler and his adventures in detective work. You can just imagine how Timothy Todd felt when he spied a bobcat playing with one of this rubber balls from his pack and a crow with a ribbon in his beak at the top of a tree! I know that would upset my day! This is a simple story and written at a level the beginning reader will find quite easy to manage. As an example, page nine reads: "Oh, shucks," said Timothy Todd. "Now it is raining and all my good things will get wet. I will get wet, too." Timothy Todd ran off the road. He ran into the deep woods. just then he heard thunder. Just then he saw lightning. "Oh, my!" said Timothy Todd. "I am scared!" He ran deeper into the woods. Each page tends to make you want to turn it so that you can see just what Timothy Todd is going to encounter next. The language is simple, easy to follow, and is lengthy enough to tell a decent story. The illustrations, which are many, are done in green, black and gray and are simply drawn and colored. They fit the story perfectly. Now this is not a nail biting adventure by any means, but sometimes a simply little mellow story is just what you need now and then. At times I like calm, and having many child like qualities myself, I understand that children sometimes need these calming tales too. All in all, recommend this one rather highly as it will fill a needed space in your child's library. Besides, Anne Rockwell wrote some very good stuff for children and certainly should not be forgotten! The Gollywhopper Egg (Ready-to-Read) A Bear, a Bobcat and Three Ghosts Big Boss: Ready-To-Read Level 2 (With Help) (Ready-to-Read) The S