And Davis resident Ted Puntillo wrote “The Toads of Davis,” a children’s book about the undercrossing. He noted that the toad tunnel became “really world-known.” ...

“Toad on the Road: Mama and Me” by Stephen Shaskan (Harper Collins Children, $17): A sequel to Minnesotan Shaskan’s “Toad on the Road,” published last year, this funny, slender paperback ...

Along with discussing how ToAD began, they revel in the fact the race has turned into the largest competitive road cycling series in the U.S., with 1,000 riders ranging from juniors to ...