One night they decide to run away from the main character, who is not quite sure what is going on, as he think that all the toys have gotten lost.

Set in the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, East London, this magical book takes you through all of David Lucas' favourite toys in the collection. The children will listen to and begin to join in with the story ‘Lost in the toy museum’ by David Lucas. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). The children will then begin to make some simple inferences about characters from the story based on evidence from the book.

His stories are a mix of fairytale and autobiography, and his aim in all his work is to communicate his belief that the world is a magical place. With the help of a series of notes, he finds them, and they reveal that they were playing Hide and Seek.

As a child he enjoyed drawing and writing, and he went on to study at St Martin’s School of Art and then the Royal College of Art.The illustrations and names of the toys could be useful in a phonics lesson as alliteration is used by Lucas regularly and the fun aspect of the story would bring enjoyment to the learning experience. It also is a good book to look at character development in literacy and what toy would a child pick to come to life and what would their personality be.

The children will consider the significance of the title of the book and they will make ‘wonderings’ about what might get lost. Lost in the Toy Museum was written by David Lucas and instigated from the author's memories of visiting the 'Museum of Childhood' as a youngster in Bethnal Green, in East London. An exhausted, migrating Bluebird shelters where the Robot’s heart used to be; he builds her a nest of wires. The roguery and playfulness of children is brought to the fore and the story is engaging as ignites one's inner-creativity and imagination.It would also be suitable for EAL students as the illustrations throughout are fantastic and would help bridge any gaps or misconceptions in the written text. Lucas’s stylised illustrations and unusual use of perspectives cleverly convey the magic of this engaging story.

days worth of planning, flipcharts and resources focusing on sentence structure and sequencing, based on the book Lost In The Toy Museum. A nice PSHE circle time activity may be to bring in their favourite toy and share memories with the class. In this magical adventure story the reader is given a glimpse of the 'what-if' world as the adventures of Bunting and his fellow friends at the toy museum through the typical childhood game of 'Hide-and-Seek' is played out in the book. Follow the adventures of Bunting, an old toy cat, and his friends at the museum who come to life when the lights go out.As he follows the trail of clues through the museum, the normally reserved Bunting learns how to have fun in this affectionate picture book from one of Britain's brightest new talents. They story contains a number of questions, which could then be directed at the children to assess their comprehension of the plot, and what predictions they might make to the story’s progression.