Scuffy the Tugboat (1946)

I used to own this one as a kid, but don't really have much of a memory of it. ( )

Classic Golden Book. ( )

Scuffy is a tugboat that wants to be more than a toy. This man comes to the toy store and takes him home to his son. Scuffy gets away from his new owners and goes on an adventure. At the end they are proud to see Scuffy come back home. ( )

This is a cute little story about Scuffy, a toy tugboat, who believes hes meant for bigger and better things. When a bathtub does not satisfy his need for adventure, Scuffy is taken to a river where he take off in search of his adventure. Scuffy eventually realizes that he is lonely and the sea is no place for him and returns back to his bathtub where he happily sails from end to end. ( )

Scuffy the Tugboat sets off to explore the world feeling like he's meant for "bigger things." His journey down the river evokes varying emotions, and eventually he realizes home in the bathtub is where he belongs! Fun! I would use this book in a first grade classroom maybe when we are learning about dealing with the feeling of what we want compared to what we have. ( )