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BKLYN Children's Books about Toys Lost and Found

In conjunction with The Museum of the City of New York's exhibit, "A City for Cordoroy: Don Freeman's New York," BPL librarians have curated a list of children books about toys both lost and found. Looking for more book suggestions? Check out BKLYN BookMatch for a curated book list based on your interests: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bookmatch

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24 items

Toys in space
Grey, Mini.
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A group of toys, left out at night for the first time, begins to be afraid but the WonderDoll distracts them by weaving a story of lost toys, space travel, and a strange alien.

Bun Bun Button
Polacco, Patricia.
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Paige Darling loves the stuffed rabbit her grandmother has made for her, but when she ties a helium-filled balloon to Bun Bun Button the toy gets loose and goes floating away, and it may take some Darling luck to bring her home.

Phoebe and Digger
Springstubb, Tricia.
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Phoebe enjoys playing with her new digger while her mother is busy with the new baby, until a bigger girl grabs the toy at the park.

Bobo the sailor man!
Rosenthal, Eileen.
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Willy finds all sorts of interesting things while he and Bobo are exploring, including a bucket that would be a perfect boat for Bobo, but before he knows it, Bobo and the "boat" have disappeared.

Teddy's favorite toy
Trimmer, Christian, author.
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Teddy's favorite toy has the best manners, and the sickest fighting skills, and the ability to pull off a number of fierce looks. But when his toy goes missing, it turns out there's another woman around who's pretty fierce--it's Teddy's mom, and she will stop at nothing to reunite Teddy with his favorite toy.

Mimi and Bear in the snow
Trasler, Janee.
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Bear is Mimi's constant companion until one busy day, when Bear is not there.

What the dinosaurs did at school
Tuma, Refe, author, illustrator.
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Photographs and simple text reveal the mischief that toy dinosaurs get into during school.

Looking for Bongo
Velasquez, Eric, author, illustrator.
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When a boy's abuela accuses him of being careless with his beloved Bongo, he devises a trap and catches the toy thief red-handed.

Don't forget Dexter!
Ward, Lindsay, author, illustrator.
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When his best friend, Jack, leaves him behind at the doctor's office, Dexter T. Rexter panics. First he tries to find Jack. Then he sings their special song. Then he sings their special song even louder.

Knuffle Bunny : a cautionary tale
Willems, Mo.
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After Trixie and daddy leave the laundromat, something very important turns up missing.