The Secret Life of Tools

The Magic Begins When No One is Watching

by Barry Waldo

A children's picture book about magical tools that secretly come to life after a young kid's drawing lands beside their toolbox. Working together, the tools race against the ticking clock to build the drawing before anyone discovers them. The story also introduces early concepts of telling time and reading a clock through its countdown-to-the-bell storyline. Intended for children ages 3-8. The Secret Life of Tools is a picture book for preschool and early elementary readers. Includes themes of teamwork, imagination, overcoming obstacles, early clock-reading and time awareness.