Synopses & Reviews
You can do a lot with the right machinery, and the boy in this happy book has everything from a snowplow and a loader to a cement mixer and a dump truck. Never mind that his heavy equipment are toys. His vivid imagination turns them into the real thing. The boy has much to do throughout the year, such as plowing roads and building sidewalks. But his work is a joy, because he does it to show his mother how much he loves her. This charming picture book by Jean Patrick, illustrated by Karen Dugan, introduces children to a wide range of machinery, while conveying a loving theme that makes it a perfect book for children and parents to read together.
About the Author
Between raising three children and working in her husband's veterinary clinic, it's not hard to see that Jean is a lover of both children and animals. what may not be so apparent is her passion for reading and writing. Hoping to combine all three interests, Jean often writes for children. The ink is still fresh on the contract of Jean's first book deal, and she couldn't be happier. Who am I? "I am the mother of three, the wife of one, and the 'cheap labor' at the Animal Clinic of Mitchell (my husband is the vet!). I appear to be 'normal,' but just under the surface I'm thoughtfully eccentric."Karen Dugan has worked on more than twenty-five books, eight with Boyds Mills Press, including If I Had a Snowplow by Jean L. S. Patrick and Tea Party Today: Poems to Sip and Savor by Eileen Spinelli. She lives in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.