Synopses & Reviews
Get ready for a sound-filled, fun-filled adventure with the Trucktown crew! Trucks make all kinds of sounds and kids will have a blast reading about them and trying them out themselves!
About the Author
David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award winning picture books including andlt;iandgt;Duck on a Bikeandlt;/iandgt;, the Caldecott Honor Book andlt;iandgt;No David!, How I Learned to be a Pirateandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Good Boy Fergusandlt;/iandgt;. He is also one of the collaborative illustrators in Jon Scieszkaand#8217;s Trucktown series.andnbsp; David lives with his wife and his daughter in Los Angeles.Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obamaand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Of Thee I Singandlt;/iandgt;; the newest version of andlt;iandgt;The Little Engine that Couldandlt;/iandgt;; Madonnaand#8217;s second picture book, andlt;iandgt;Mr. Peabodyand#8217;s Applesandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;Iandgt;Nightsongandlt;/Iandgt; by Ari Berk; andandlt;iandgt; andlt;/iandgt;the Barnstormers series. He also illustrated Frank McCourtand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Angela and the Baby Jesusandlt;/iandgt; and is part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszkaand#8217;s Trucktown series. Lorenand#8217;s work has appeared in andlt;iandgt;Timeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Sports Illustratedandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Forbesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Wall Street Journal,andlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Atlanticandlt;/iandgt;. He lives with his wife and two sons in Westchester, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.David Gordon is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed andlt;iandgt;The Ugly Trucklingandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Three Little Riggsandlt;/iandgt;. His first book for Simon andamp; Schuster was the adorable andlt;iandgt;Smittenandlt;/iandgt;. He has done concept work for Pixarand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Toy Storyandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Toy Story 2andlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;A Bugand#8217;s Lifeandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Monsters, Inc.andlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;Carsandlt;/iandgt;; as well as Nickelodeonand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;SpongeBob SquarePantsandlt;/iandgt;. He also did character design work on Blue Skyand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Robotsandlt;/iandgt;. He lives in New York City. Visit him at IllustratorRanch.com.