Synopses & Reviews
The bestselling children's book is now available in a lap-sized board book edition!and#160;Little Blue Truck is aand#160;joyful cacophony of animal and truck sounds in verse that will have youngsters beeping and quackingand#8212;and begging for one more go-round!and#160;Mud and muck are no match for this little truck in thisand#160;rollicking homage to the power of friendship and the rewards of helping others. Jill McElmurryand#8217;s gouache illustrations of wild-eyed farm animals and country roads are warm and wonderful, suiting the cheerfully rhyming text of Alice Schertle to a T.and#160;The oversized,and#160;sturdy board book pages are sure to withstand many riotous read-aloud sessions. Beep beep beep! and#160; and#160;
Review
"Schertle's (All You Need for a Beach) rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises; colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect. McElmurry's (Mad About Plaid) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naand#239;vetand#233; and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic."and#160; --Publishers Weekly, starred review (4/28/08)and#160;
Synopsis
An award-winning classic celebrates twenty-five years with this oversize board book edition
We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one.
Will you come too? For twenty-five years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Now fans of this classic story from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury can celebrate and share with this special oversize lap board book edition that has an updated, colorized cover.
Synopsis
Beloved for more than 30 years, this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury celebrates the joys of an afternoon outdoors with family. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one.
Will you come too? Join a father and his four young children as they cross a field of tall, wavy grass, wade through a deep, cold river, struggle through swampy mud, find their way through a big, dark forest, fight through a whirling snowstorm, and enter finally enter a narrow, gloomy cave. What will they find there? You'll have to read on to find out
For more than thirty years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Now fans of this timeless story from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury can celebrate and share with this oversized lap board book edition that has an updated, colorized cover.
Synopsis
An award-winning classic celebrates twenty-five years with this oversize board book edition!andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Weand#8217;re going on a bear hunt. Weand#8217;re going to catch a big one.andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Will you come too? For twenty-five years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Now fans of this classic story from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury can celebrate and share with this special oversize lap board book edition that has an updated, colorized cover.
Synopsis
Theand#160;bestselling Little Blue Truck is now available as an oversized board book!and#160;Get ready for an even bigger dose of fun and friendship and cooperation.
About the Author
Michael Rosen, an English poet, scriptwriter, broadcaster, and performer, has been writing for children since 1970. He lives in London with his wife and five children.Helen Oxenbury is the renowned illustrator of many classic picture books, including andlt;iandgt;Weand#8217;re Going on a Bear Huntandlt;/iandgt; by Michael Rosen and andlt;iandgt;The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pigandlt;/iandgt; by Eugene Trivizas. Ms. Oxenbury lives with her husband, illustrator John Burningham, in North London.