Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
A Radio Dramatization

Cleanliness: Children's Bad Words Mild Obscenities & Substitutions - 1 Incident: stupid Name Calling - 1 Incident: lazybones Religious & Supernatural - None Conversation Topics - 5 Incidents: A boy is ungrateful and decides to runaway from home and join the circus. He deeply regrets his decision, learns......more

The Wonderful World of Disney version of this story gave me a great deal of enjoyment when I was child, so I'm a little surprised that I never got around to reading the actual book before. The storytelling style is quite old-fashioned, and the theme is rather Victorian: even living in a foster home......more

Toby Tyler is an orphan who lives on a farm with "Uncle Dan'l" (who isn't really his uncle) and the "other fellers." Toby eats a lot for a boy his size and isn't the most diligent worker. The circus comes to the small town and Toby is seduced by the concessionaire into working for him. Toby soon real......more

A timeless classic! I read Toby Tyler as a child. I laughed and cried with him. Now I am reading it as a grandmother to her young ones and again, we laughed and cried.......more

I’d give it more like a 2.75 rating. This is one instance where the movie was a lot better than the book. Was a bit tough to read even for a short story......more