Mark A. Toffle


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Author Mark A. Toffle is a mechanical engineer for Seagate Technology. In the past, he has worked for Smith Industries to manufacture access delivery systems for chemotherapy. He was born and raised in northern Minnesota and attended Concordia College and the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology. He has one college-aged son and lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

The Raindrop Who Lost His Cloud But Found His Purpose!

M.A. Toffle
Beaver’s Pond (2010)
ISBN 9781592983537
Reviewed by Cayden Aures (age 6) and Mom for Reader Views (11/10)

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Synopsis: The main character in the story is Stewart, a small raindrop who spends his days sipping on clouds and contemplating his purpose in life. One day he begins asking others raindrops about their purpose in life, and always gets the same response: “Why, to grow up and fall to the lands below and go to the rivers and eventually on to the great ocean.” That isn’t enough for Stewart. So eventually in his frustration, he takes a leap of faith and leaves the cloud to find his purpose. Along the way he encounters some rogue raindrops who just want to play and some hailstones who like to do bad things. But he has other desires and goes on to discover that everyone, big and small, can accomplish great things.