) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naïveté and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic. ) 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. But when the selfless Little Blue Truck gets mired while trying to help, all the animals rally 'round and teach Dump Truck about neighborliness (the particularly buff Toad implicitly offers a subsidiary lesson on the value of working out). Along the way, readers see that it pays to be kind to our animal friends. All the animals happily greet Little Blue Truck as it amiably trundles over hill and dale: “Toad said, 'Croak!'/ and winked an eye/ when Little Blue Truck/ went rolling by.” No wonder, then, that the obnoxious Dump Truck gets a cold shoulder when it goes too fast (“I haven't got time to pass the day/ with every duck along the way!”) and gets stuck in the rural muck. Little Blue Truck is a joyful cacophony of animal and truck sounds that will have youngsters beeping and quackingand begging for one more go-round This oversize edition is perfect for sharing in a classroom or library.
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