Dig It, Digby!

by Jodie Parachini, John Joven (Illustrator)

Overview

Digby and his friends learn that there's more to life than getting the job done.

Digby and his coworkers work from dawn to dusk. The work is hard, it's hot, and they face deadlines to get each job done. But, one day, Digby decides it’s time to have some fun. He starts to dance, and soon all the other trucks join in. A raucous and joyous story of a very different kind of construction site.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807515884
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	09/22/2022
Series:	Digby and the Construction Crew
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	AD650L (what's this?)
File size:	63 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jodie Parachini is an American/British author and editor who currently lives in Hertfordshire, England. Jodie has written fifteen children’s books, including Listening to the Stars, HeroRat!, and Flicker Finds Her Glow. In addition to earning multiple starred reviews for her work, Jodie has been named a finalist in the PBParty competition, the Macmillan Write Now Prize, and the OhZoe Rising Talent Award.

John Joven grew up in Bogotá, Colombia and studied graphic design at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He still lives there with his wife, Ana, and two children, Avril and Ian. He is fortunate enough to work in his home studio, where he is able to share his passion of drawing and painting with his children while working on projects.

Editorial Reviews

"Sure to delight children who enjoy watching big rigs at construction sites."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2022-06-08
Bored at work, Digby the Digger decides to liven things up.

Digby, a little yellow earth mover, and his construction vehicle pals work hard. But the daily task of digging grows monotonous, so Digby resolves to try to make the work more interesting by dancing his way through the dig. “What if I mixed up / this digging and dumping with bouncing and prancing / and rocking and jumping?” he asks. He shuffles and bounces and shimmies with such glee that his friends notice and join in. Before long, the entire construction site is full of dance and music and movement as the vehicles complete their building tasks with pleasure. A light-skinned foreman appears, seemingly to put an end to the merriment (“Our site…has rules to obey”), but there’s a fun twist: “How do you dare / try to dance without… / BEATS!” Transportation-themed picture books are common, and this one isn’t groundbreaking, but it will please little ones. The illustrations are bright and eye-catching, the vehicles depicted in a rainbow of colors. Details like black caution bars on the back cover add to the fun. The story is written in rhyming verse, conveying the joy of dance as experienced by the characters. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Sure to delight children who enjoy watching big rigs at construction sites. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews