The Terrible Mr. Tooey

About the Book

"When four friends hear that the crazy old inventor in their neighborhood has left town, they decide to sneak into his house to see for themselves if all the stories about him are true. Rumors about fingers, eyeballs, brains, and dead mice preserved in glass jars are impossible for them to ignore. Unfortunately for them and without their knowing it, he comes back…while they are in his house. And that’s when the story gets exciting.

About the Author

Ms. Graves grew up in the Midwest in the fifties like the children in this book. She hopes the book gives her readers a sense of when childhood meant playing with friends until dark, reading comic books, riding bikes, and watching Saturday morning cartoons on TV. And an eccentric neighbor could bring a summer full of adventure to kids with plenty of carefree time. Ms. Graves is not an accomplished artist, but thoroughly enjoys drawing the pictures as much as writing the stories. She wants to encourage children to draw for the fun of it, even if it’s not perfect.