Category Archives: Construction

Wake Up, Trucks! by Jodie Parachini, illustrated by Teresa Bellon

Posted on March 20, 2023 by susanh579

Wake Up, Trucks! by Jodie Parachini, illustrated by Teresa Bellon. Tiger Tales, 2023. 9781664300231  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  Construction trucks wake up … Continue reading →

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Hooray for Trucks! by Susan Hughes, illustrated by Suharu Ogawa

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

Hooray for Trucks! by Susan Hughes, illustrated by Suharu Ogawa. Owlkids Books, 2022. 9781771474672 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? An energetic mechanic in blue … Continue reading →

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Dump Truck Duel by Jodie Parachini, illustrated by John Joven

Posted on December 12, 2022 by susanh579

Dump Truck Duel by Jodie Parachini, illustrated by John Joven. Albert Whitman, 2023. 9780807515938 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: ARC (publication date 3/1/23) Genre: Humor What did you like about the book? Bruno … Continue reading →

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Concrete: From the Ground Up by Larissa Theule,  illustrated by Steve Light

Posted on December 11, 2022 by susanh579

Concrete: From the Ground Up by Larissa Theule,  illustrated by Steve Light. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536212501 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  If you’re … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Digger? by Ingela P Arrhenius

Posted on October 17, 2022 by susanh579

Where’s the Digger? by Ingela P Arrhenius. Nosy Crow, Candlewick, 2022. 9781536227826 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 2 Format: Board book/interactive What did you like about the book: This story’s central activity of find-and-reveal, call-and-response, … Continue reading →

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Building A Home by Polly Faber, illustrated by Klas Fahlin

Posted on December 19, 2021 by susanh579

Building A Home by Polly Faber, illustrated by Klas Fahlin. Nosy Crow, 2021. 9781536220087 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about the book:   A wonderfully illustrated book about an … Continue reading →

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Zoom Construction Site Adventure by Susan Hayes, illustrated by Susanna Rumiz

Posted on October 13, 2021 by susanh579

Zoom Construction Site Adventure by Susan Hayes, illustrated by Susanna Rumiz. What on Earth Books, 2021. 9781912920426 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Board book Genre: Picture books What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Bears at the Beach by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by David Walker

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

 Bears at the Beach by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by David Walker. Candlewick Press, (9781536208382), 2021 Format:  Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Genre:  Picture Book What did you like about the book?   Big Brown … Continue reading →

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On The Go Awesome by Lisl H. Detlefsen, illustrated by Robert Neubecker

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Stephanie Tournas

On The Go Awesome by Lisl H. Detlefsen,  illustrated by Robert Neubecker. Alfred A. Knopf, 9781984852342, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book?  This sprightly and … Continue reading →

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“Smelly” Kelly and his Super Senses: How James Kelly’s Nose Saved the New York City Subway – written by Beth Anderson, illustrated by Jenn Harney

Posted on December 21, 2020 by kyurenka

 “Smelly” Kelly and his Super Senses: How James Kelly’s Nose Saved the New York City Subway – written by Beth Anderson, illustrated by Jenn Harney, Calkins Creek, 9781684373994, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred … Continue reading →

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