Teddy’s Favorite Toy by Christian Trimmer

Teddy’s Favorite Toy by Christian Trimmer
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Genre: Childrens, Contemporary
Length: Short Story (40 pages)
Age Recommendation: 3+
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

A mom goes to great lengths to rescue her son’s favorite doll in this delightful tribute to treasured toys—and mothers.

Teddy has a lot of cool toys. But his very favorite doll has the best manners, the sickest fighting skills, and a fierce sense of style.
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Then one morning, something truly awful happens. And there’s only one woman fierce enough to save the day. Can Teddy’s mom reunite Teddy with his favorite toy?

All toys are special, but some toys are truly irreplaceable.

The friendship between Teddy and Bren-Da, Warrior Queen of Pacifica, made me smile. He obviously loved his doll quite a bit, and I enjoyed seeing all of the thrilling adventures he imagined them going on. While there were only a few scenes that showed how he’d played with her before these two buddies were separated, I enjoyed learning about their backstory before the main events of the plot started to happen. It provided important context for Teddy’s reaction to her disappearance and made me hope for a happy ending for both of them.

I would have preferred to see more time spent on where Bren-Da went and how Teddy’s mom rescued her. This was such an important part of the plot that I was surprised by how quickly the narrator glossed over these events. While I’d expect the average tale for this age group to be written in a pretty lighthearted and reassuring manner, I do think there was a lot more room here to expand on how the rescue attempt might have played out since so much of it was left to the reader’s imagination.

There’s something to be said for a parent who will go to any length to make their child feel better. Teddy’s mom hadn’t meant any harm by what she did early on in the storyline. The fact that she worked so hard to find Bren-Da once she realized how much that doll meant to her son was one of the highlights of the plot for me. She was a very caring parent.

Teddy’s Favorite Toy was a gentle and heartwarming tale that should be read by anyone who still remembers which toy they liked the most when they were little.