I love to see a picture book successfully reformated as a board book. Sometimes I wonder if the original concept has finally found its very best form.
20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street from 2013 is now available as a board book. With sparse text; large imagery and grand scope; an introduction to vehicles and counting; and a child protagonist solving the problem, this a great addition for little hands.
"an officer blows his whistle.
another waves her hands.
Truck 12 carries squealing pigs;
13 is piled with sand."
Illustrator Kurt Cyrus keeps the problem solving, bicycling boy in each spread in his clean portrayals of the traffic jam. Mark Lee's text rhymes straight to the solution. Joan and I welcome
20 Big Trucks to the library for readertotz. You'll want a copy in your own home...and then maybe a scoop of ice cream.
20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street
by Mark Lee
illustrated by Kurt Cyrus
Candlewick Press, 2015
