Tony Johnston

Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants (2011)

This was loads of fun to read! This is written in the style of tall tales, with that sort of feel and exaggeration. The illustrator came up with the brilliant idea of drawing the pictures on top of old jeans....I assume levi jeans but won't swear to that part! If I were doing it with a group of k...

My Abuelita (2009)

In this book, a little boy details how he and his grandmother, his Abuelita, get ready for her to go to her job. Because she does some strange things to get ready, the reader is left wondering throughout the book, what does she do? Finally, on the last page it is revealed, she is a storyteller. I...

The Spoon in the Bathroom Wall (2006)