Hush, Little Trucker

by Kim Norman, Toshiki Nakamura (Illustrator)

Overview

Soothe truck-loving toddlers off to sleep with Hush, Little Trucker, a vehicle-themed bedtime board book.
 
Hush, little trucker, you’re in luck.
Mama’s gonna find your lost toy truck.
 
A new spin on the classic song “Hush, Little Baby,” this truck-themed lullaby follows a mother and child as they discover different vehicles, including a tow truck, jeep, forklift, dump truck, backhoe, concrete mixer, bulldozer, flatbed truck, front-end loader, and crane.
 
Kim Norman’s gentle rhyming text, paired with Toshiki Nakamura’s imaginative color illustrations, makes this board book a great option for bedtime read alouds.
 
“Prep those vocal cords and sing your scales, because this is a book that begs to be sung repeatedly and with gusto.” —Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683359654
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	02/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	28 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Kim Norman, the author of more than 20 children’s books including One-osaurus, Two-osaurus, Puddle Pug, and The Ghosts Went Floating, is still a little jealous of her sister Tanya, who once won a new truck in a national contest. Calling herself a Bedtime Reading Booster, Norman has visited hundreds of schools around the United States. She loves art, music, and life with her husband and two pug-mix dogs in a little house in Virginia shaded by big pecan trees.

Editorial Reviews

"Prep those vocal cords and sing your scales, because this is a book that begs to be sung repeatedly and with gusto." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2021-07-27
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)

Kirkus Reviews