Red Truck

by Kersten Hamilton, Valeria Petrone (Illustrator)

Overview

The perfect board book for toddlers who love trucks!

Can Red Truck make it up the hill?
Red Truck can! Red Truck will!
ZOOOOM!

This simply told read-aloud tells the story of Red Truck saving a school bus from a mud puddle. Toddlers fascinated by vehicles will love following the candy-colored illustrations, mimicking Red Truck's sounds ("ZOOOOM!" "VROOOOOM!"), and hearing this favorite book read to them over and over again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780670014675
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	08/30/2012
Series:	Red Truck and Friends
Pages:	26
Sales rank:	49,832
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.64(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Kersten Hamilton is the author of twenty-four books. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Red Truck is her third book for Viking.

Valeria Petrone has worked as an illustrator for publishers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, and her native Italy, where she now lives.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 2- It's a rainy day and the roads are muddy and slushy with melting snow. When a bright yellow school bus loaded with children becomes stranded, the driver phones for help. A vibrantly red tow truck and its mustached driver make their way through the slippery streets to come to the rescue: "Splishy-splashy/wet HOORAY!/Our hero for a rainy day.../is RED TRUCK!" At times the language sounds forced, as when "mud" rhymes with "could," but Red Truck's determination and the story's pacing are undeniably fun. The lighthearted paintings convey movement through the diagonal lines of the truck climbing uphill and the slant of falling raindrops. The vehicles and characters are depicted in bold primary colors that sparkle against the gray winter backdrops. Both the pictures and the large-font text reinforce the urgency of Red Truck's mission. Attention to detail, such as the children's drawings on foggy bus windows, is an added delight. With plenty of rhymes and onomatopoeia, just a sentence or two per page, and bright illustrations, this book is appropriate for beginning readers or for sharing aloud with young truck fans.-Julie R. Ranelli, Queen Anne's County Free Library, Stevensville, MD

School Library Journal

It's cold, wet and snowy outside, and a school bus is stuck on a hill. Can an unassuming red tow truck make it through the mud, flooding and foul weather, and then up the incline to save the day? Children waiting by the bus at the side of the road act as cheerleaders for this little-tow-truck-who-could and wait for its appearance with bated breath. Crisp, rhyming and straightforward text ("Can Red Truck make it up the hill? Red Truck CAN! Red Truck WILL!"), liberally splashed with onomatopoeia ("Zoooom!" "Sploooosh!" "Vrooooom!"), describes the truck's valiant efforts, and vibrant, colorful illustrations will draw young listeners in and make them right at home. Endpapers that show Red Truck zooming on its way add a clever, finishing touch. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews