Synopses & Reviews
A perfect book for little digger-lovers! Trucks and tractors, fire engines and helicopters--they all like to work hard. But after a long, happy day of beep-beeping and vroom-vrooming, even the busiest engines need to rest. This bright, bouncy, noise-filled book brings together all the vehicles that children adore.
Review
". . . big, swooshing street sweeper; the taxi with screeching brakes; the busy police car; the frowning bus. The angry traffic standoffs and the small trucks triumph will be welcome fuel for many preschoolers imaginative play." --Booklist "It's in the fusion of the old-fashioned with the modern-eclectic--one man in the crowd listens to an iPod--that the book's artistry shines." --Publishers Weekly
Review
The big city sure is a speedy, noisy place for a country truck like Blue.and#160;He chugs along at a steady pace, but aand#160;taxi, bus, police car, grocery van, street sweeper, and even the Mayorand#8217;s limousine all holler at the little blue truck to GET OUT OF THE WAY, until traffic is impossibly wrangled and tangled! It takes plucky little Blue to restore orderand#8212;asserting that "one at a time is the way to go." Filled with colorful vehicles, city sounds, and energy, this new adventure for Little Blue Truck makes taking turns and working together more fun than ever.and#160;
Now available as a companion board book to the successfulLittle Blue Truck.". . . big, swooshing street sweeper; the taxi with screeching brakes; the busy police car; the frowning bus. The angry traffic standoffs and the small truckand#8217;s triumph will be welcome fuel for many preschoolersand#8217; imaginative play." --Booklistand#160;"It's in the fusion of the old-fashioned with the modern-eclectic--one man in the crowd listens to an iPod--that the book's artistry shines." --Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Busy machines for busy kids
Diggers are good at dig, dig, digging,
scooping up the earth and lifting and tipping.
They make huge holes with their dig, dig, digging.
They can work all day.
Trucks and tractors, fire engines and helicopters-they all like to work hard. But after a long, happy day of beep-beeping and vroom-vrooming, even the busiest engines need to rest. This bright, bouncy, noise-filled book brings together all the vehicles that children adore.
About the Author
Margaret Mayo has written a number of books for children. She lives in Brighton, England, with her husband and three children.
Alex Ayliffe has illustrated many books for children. She has traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, and Australia, and currently lives in Hertfordshire, England.