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Towed by Toad
Jashar Awan
Illustrator: Jashar Awan
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2024
Publisher: Tundra Books/Tundra/Penguin Random House of Canada
ISBN: 978-1-77488-348-8
Keywords: Social-Emotional Learning-Reciprocity, humor, parents and children
A young tow truck driver enjoys helping others, but avoids being helped by anyone himself, until he has no choice. Rhyming text, lively illustrations of various vehicular woes.