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Hush, little trucker  Cover Image Book Book

Hush, little trucker / words by Kim Norman ; pictures by Toshiki Nakamura.

Norman, Kim, (author.). Nakamura, Toshiki, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"This truck-themed picture book offers a charming new spin on the classic lullaby "Hush, Litle Baby," following a mother and child as they imagine taking the wheel of various vehicles, from a bulldozer to a front-end loader to a giant crane."--Front jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419746444
  • ISBN: 1419746448
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Abrams Appleseed, 2021.
Subject: Trucks > Juvenile fiction.
Construction equipment > Juvenile fiction.
Snow > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Picture books.

Available copies

  • 20 of 22 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 22 total copies.
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Syndetic Solutions - Kirkus Review for ISBN Number 9781419746444
Hush, Little Trucker
Hush, Little Trucker
by Norman, Kim; Nakamura, Toshiki (Illustrator)
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Hush, Little Trucker

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Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Put together tunes and trucks and you have the perfect singalong for any vehicular storytime. The melody of "Hush, Little Baby" gets a proper workout in this tale of a child, the snow, and a truck-savvy mom. As the book opens, a little kid is distraught beyond measure. "Hush, little trucker, you're in luck. / Mama's gonna find your lost toy truck." The two, who both present as East Asian, venture out into the snow to look for it. Once they are outside, vehicles pop up, one after another, to help them. If that truck is "sunk too deep" that just means you'll need a jeep! And if the jeep ends up in a drift? Well, then they'll just have to use a tall forklift. As each vehicle is stuck or abandoned in the snowbanks, a new one comes to fill in the ranks. By the time a crane is lifting a front-end loader into the air, mama and child decide to dig into the snow themselves. Adapting the text to the lullaby tune provides a natural storyline. Meanwhile, animation-style art conjures up a winter wonderland worthy of this duo's imaginary play, complete with details that subtly show that the lost toy is a replica of Mama's own, very real tow truck. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Prep those vocal cords and sing your scales, because this is a book that begs to be sung repeatedly and with gusto. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.


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