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When I was a little girl, I loved to play with my sister and all of our toys. We usually both received the same type of toy so we would not fight over them. I was talking to my mom one day. I told her I was worried about my toys when my sister and I grew up. I was very attached to my toys and wanted to bring them with me when I moved out of the house someday. I knew my sister would want to take her toys with her too. What would happen to our toys if they did not have their twin toy friend? My mom told me not to worry. The toys would find each other. This is how the idea of The Underground Toy Society was born.
My mom passed away due to breast cancer in 1995 when she was 43 years old.
I graduated from Southern Columbia Area High School. I went to Bloomsburg University for two years, and Thomas Jefferson University for two years. I am an Occupational Therapist. I have always enjoyed helping others.
I live in PA with my husband and two children.
I still have a soft spot in my heart for my toys. I saved all my toys from when I was a child. I could not let that piece of my life go. I never expected my own children would be so blessed to receive so many toys. The only problem was, it broke my heart to see so many toys not being played with due to an overabundance in the house. I told my kids they better take care of their toys and love them all, or they might just leave and get help from the Underground Toy Society.
Reviewed by Chris-Jean Clarke for Readers' Favorite
Have you ever stopped to wonder what will happen to your toys when you grow up? Will they miss playing with you and feel sad and lonely? Jessica D. Adams’s endearing children’s tale, The Underground Toy Society Saves Peggy, explores this possibility.
The story starts with Janice (the author’s mum) receiving a baby doll as a Christmas present from Santa, and naming her Peggy after a close friend. As a child, Janice absolutely adored Peggy and the only time they were separated was when Janice had to attend school. However, as the years passed by and Janice grew up, she started to spend less time with Peggy. When Janice and her family moved house, Peggy was put into a box along with a few other toys for safe keeping. It never once occurred to Janice that Peggy would miss her company, or feel cold and afraid inside the box, and it isn’t until years later that Peggy is taken out and given to Jessica and Jennifer (Janice’s daughters) to play with. Sadly, it isn’t long before Peggy feels as though history has repeated itself, and she is once again packed away. Thankfully, this time she has the aid of The Underground Secret Toy Society. They endeavour to help her meet Janice's grandchildren, Janiece and Janelle.
The Underground Toy Society Saves Peggy is a charming story with lots of illustrations, and I believe it will be read and loved by many children around the globe. In turn, I also believe Jessica D. Adams's story will appeal to parents and carers as she has creatively interwoven a moral throughout the story: If you cherish your toys, they will always love you in return and find a way to remain within your family unit. Thanks to the love and devotion between Janice and her doll, Peggy, both her doll and a well-crafted story have been passed down for generations to come. The aspect I love most about The Underground Toy Society Saves Peggy is that Jessica D. Adams's family, who are still alive today, aren't just mentioned in the book, but also played a part in its creation.
