Best of
Trucks

2020

The Old Truck


Jarrett Pumphrey - 2020
    Soon she is running her own busy farm, and in the midst of all the repairing and restoring, it may be time to bring her faithful childhood companion back to life.With an eye-catching retro design and cleverly nuanced illustrations, The Old Truck celebrates the rewards of determination and the value of imagination.

Little Monster Trucks GO!


Doug Cenko - 2020
    Little monster trucks are met with challenge after challenge and must find a way to stay on the road and finish the race! Will they all make it, and who will win?

Jonny Lambert's Construction Site


Jonny Lambert - 2020
    With busy vehicles pushing, pulling, tipping, rumbling, chugging, scooping, and beeping, little ones will love learning about what happens on the building site, and joining in to make the noisy digger sounds.This hard-wearing board book has large flaps for babies and toddlers to lift and sturdy pages for little ones who are beginning to turn the pages. They'll reveal the busy diggers doing different jobs and working hard to build a shiny new house! The short text is fun to read aloud and share with toddlers, while labels develop vocabulary and help little ones to learn the names of all their favorite diggers and trucks.

The Little Red Crane


Cornelius Van Wright - 2020
    As Dex, the Mini Red Crane, and his very tall Operator, Pete, make their way to a very big job, they meet many other types of cranes.

The Garbage Trucks are Coming Today!


Susan Taylor - 2020
    Join Winston and his family as they wait for the garbage to be collected. A fun read for any child who loves garbage trucks.

Construction Site Mission: Demolition!


Sherri Duskey Rinker - 2020
    The newest adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series!In Construction Site Mission: Demolition!, the construction team we all know and love has an exciting job to do—smashing, crushing, sorting, hauling.Ultimately, this picture book is about working together, breaking things down, and cleaning it all up at the end of the day.• Filled with playful rhyming text and vibrant illustrations to inspire cleanup• Features the same beloved trucks and construction site from the original book Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site• Teaches teamwork, perseverance, and how to overcome obstacles—and have fun!Demolition is tough work, but these powerful vehicles are up to the task—and once the job is done, there will be a freshly cleared and tidy construction site ready for building something new.This satisfying story is from the bestselling team behind Construction Site on Christmas Night and Three Cheers for Kid McGear.

Barks and Beeps (novelty board book)


Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2020
    They love to bark and beep all day! Pugs in a pickup, corgis selling ice cream cones, dalmatians spraying fire hoses . . . there are so many cute dogs and hardworking trucks in this interactive board book for little hands! Pull the tabs and spin the wheel to play all day with funny puppies and busy trucks.

Trash Truck


Max Keane - 2020
    Based on the Netflix original series and inspired by a true story, this picture book is perfect for little fans of big trucks!When Hank, a six-year-old boy with a big imagination, meets his best pal, a giant honking, snorting Trash Truck, things will never be the same.

Where'd My Jo Go?


Jill Esbaum - 2020
    The two make a fine traveling team until Big Al gets distracted after a potty break at a rest stop and wanders off. In her rush to get back on the road, Jo doesn't realize her best buddy isn't in the truck cab. As soon as Big Al figures out what has happened, he is determined that nothing will distract him from his plan to wait for Jo to come back. Well, almost nothing. When you're a dog, it's easy to get overwhelmed by all the unfamiliar and tempting sights and smells, and even new humans. Told in both Jo's and Big Al's voices, this heartwarming story of separation and joyful reunion is based on a true event.