Reviews (6)

Son loves it
My truck loving 2 year old loved this book. He did manage to break it fairly soon, being a board book, but he still loves it.

My son loves this book!
My son is only 2 years old but he loves trucks. This is the perfect book for your son or daugther if they love trucks, too.
Great Truck Lovers Book!
My just 2 year old loves this book! It is easy for him to carry while he is on the go - and it goes everywhere!!He loves trucks and this is great for him! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Babies & Toddlers    3. Earthmoving machinery    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Transportation - Cars & Trucks    7. Transportation - General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Transportation / Cars & Trucks   

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Not for a five year old
I bought this book for my five year old boy.Based on the description, it sounded age appropriate.However, it was a little advanced for him so we returned it.Maybe better for eight and up.

Incredibly simple to learn, no tears
Some art books can make kids cry in frustration with, "I don't get it, I can't do it". I have never had that problem with books from this artist, kids just love these!Ed Emberly has made some wonderful books for kids and grown-ups of any age that have no drawing skills, but want to learn a simple way. His books are the easiest books to get you started if you have no previous drawing skills. He doesn't talk down to you, he doesn't talk at all but uses his step by step method for you to follow. As a result, you can use these books for kids that have language issues. He starts with a step by step illustrated lesson to draw one simple item. First a simple straight line here, then insert a circle then, then another line, step by step along the way and before you know it you have a completed drawing that you can be really proud of. I teach Cub Scouts and this artist makes the perfect book for teaching a class when you are a volunteer yourself that is not an art pro.
Great For Your Older Artist
This is a book that uses stick figures and basic shapes to help children learn to draw more complicated pictures. This is an interactive book to teach drawing. Every little artist will enjoy the simple step-by-step drawings and colorful illustrations that Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains contains. Smaller children will learn new words while their older siblings can use the book to learn how to draw more complicated pictures than just stick figures. However, it is somewhat difficult for the four-year-old child. An age recommendation on the book itself would make buying the book a little easier for parents and gift-giving relatives.
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Subjects:  1. Art - Drawing    2. Children's 4-8 - Art & Art Instruction    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Emberley, Ed    7. Juvenile Fine Arts    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Transportation - Cars & Trucks    10. Transportation - Railroads & Trains    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / Drawing   

Editorial Review

This old-fashioned tale about one little snowplow's determination inthe face of a small-town blizzard has all the charm and moral grit of Read more

Reviews (18)

Our favorite Virginia Lee Burton Book!
We love this book, it's our absolute favorite Virginia Lee Burton book.My children always seem inspired and excited by the story of the snow plow that nothing could stop!
Classic children's tale
This is of course by the same author as "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel," and just as delightful.Appeals to girls and boys alike, and as your child grows, (s)he will find more and more in the book -- maps of the town, buildings' names, names of machine parts, and more.Strongly recommended, even for those unfamiliar with "Mike Mulligan."

Not Burton's Best - a review of "Katy and the Big Snow"
I have to agree with the other 3-Star Reviewer.This is not one of Burton's best books.My children (boy and girl; almost 4 and 6) didn't care much for it.There is none of the usual clamoring for another read.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Classics    4. Fiction    5. Lifestyles - City & Town Life    6. Snow    7. Tractors    8. Transportation - General    9. Juvenile Fiction / Transportation   

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Great book, along with the rest of the titles from Priddy
My 2yr old son loves looking through this book.In addition the book is very durable which prevents him from damaging it.

great first book
This book is great for little ones of all ages with a passion for trains.The pictures are big and exactly what I was looking for.I highly recommend it.

Great, informative book
My little guy got this for Christmas and he just loves it.Yes, the cigarette ad is there, but you can cover that up.This book shows so many different trains, many of which I've never heard of.My guy can look at this book for hours and just really learn a bunch.I particularly like the snow trains and JR 500 that goes 186 mph (I didn't know that existed!).Great book and a neat tool to learn something new.There's no storyline at all.Just a big board book with a bunch of pictures and descriptions of all sorts of trains. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Transportation - Railroads & Trains   

Reviews (25)

Simplicity is its strong suit!
When I first got this for my son (2 years), I thought "What a snooze-fest!" We were still high on the Mo Willems wave, still in love with Knuffle Bunny and the slightly off-kilter viewpoint of the Pigeon, so the utter barrenness and simplicity of Machines at Work honestly put me off. But, as it is all about the baby (and don't he know it!), Connor simply loves it! Although he is fickle (we have now moved on to the pop-up Bug series by David A. Carter) it firmly held the New Boy Times #1 bedseller slot for a good 3 weeks (an eternity to the toddler set). It also was known to douse many a tantrum (great diversion - "I know you just ka-bonked your head on the dining room table for the fortieth time today, but LOOK AT THESE COOL TRUCKS!") and entertain on long car rides.
A Byron Barton Classic
Our copy has now passed on to our third child -- Anna and Jane loved this book, and Danny loves it, too.
Good for Learning to Read
My two year old recently figured out all the sentences in this book, and reads them aloud. He feels so proud after finishing the story, and reads it almost every night. Of course he's just memorizing but its one of a few books that he "reads". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Building    2. Children's 4-8 - Boardbooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Construction equipment    6. Fiction    7. Machinery    8. Transportation - General    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Careers   

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great ABC book
I purchased this book for my preschool class.I haven't read it to the class yet but my soon-to-be step grandson loves it.It is one he wants read many times.It is a great way to get little boys interested in the alphabet.

A delightful book!
B Is for Bulldozer is not your average ABC book. Loaded with fun and avoiding the standard format, children recognize the alphabet that is intertwined in the lines, rather than starting them--without even knowing that they are in the process of learning. All while learning the names of big trucks and construction terms.
good book
This is a really fun book with great colorful illustrations.I like how the alphabet of construction "things" leads up to construction of an amusement park. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Boys / Men    3. Building    4. Children's Baby - Picturebooks    5. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    6. Children: Preschool    7. Concepts - Alphabet    8. Construction equipment    9. Fiction    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Preschool Concepts    12. Roller coasters    13. Transportation - General    14. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Alphabet   

Reviews (3)

Great new story
After reading the original 5 or 6 Curious George stories to my 2 year old son about a hundred times, it is refreshing to see some new adventures. We just picked up this book today after going to the dump and my son just loves it. The spirit of the original stories is still there while the artwork is slightly more crisp and detailed. I look forward to reading the other new stories!

Little Boys Love It!
A dump truck, a lever that gets pulled not once but twice, and robbers!What a combo and George is a hero again.I hope someday that they bring this version out of print.My boys loved it and my preschool boys page through it everyday! It is also a great springboard to the other great Curious George books.

A family favorite
My 3 year old loves Curious George books and all kinds of heavy equipment so combining the two means it's one of his favorite books, and just like George he is always curious especially about George and why he is doingwhat he is doing.In our house both my 3 year old and 17 month old wouldsooner read about Curious George than watch tv. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Ducks    5. Dump trucks    6. Fiction    7. Humorous Stories    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Monkeys    10. Transportation - Cars/Trucks    11. Transportation - General    12. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys    13. Picture books    14. Ages 4 - 8    15. Grades PreK - 3    16. Picture Book   

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LOVE this book and the entire series
My 16 month old daughter, Sophie, was introduced to the Little People Lift-the-flap series with the Farm book when she was 9 months old. She loved that book so much that for easter I purchased school bus and the cars & trains one, just today I bought the newest ones (busy town and the zoo). She gets so exicted after saying "book" when I pick her up and put her in my lap and begin reading the pages (that i now have memorized). She also enjoys lifting the flaps herself. Through these books she has learned a lot of differnt animals including what sounds they make. I would give these books ten stars if I could and plan to begin giving them as gifts to other children.

I was ready to write a negative review. But darnit! My daughter loves this one.
I will be honest. I started out hating this book. We have another lift-the-flap book that my daughter (22mos) loves - "Where's Elmo's Blanket?" (I highly recommend that one). That book is fun - each flap is a discovery to uncover, each revealing a special surprise underneath. This one doesn't always do that and I found that annoying (like many of the flaps were cop-outs). For example, there is a hot-air balloon on one page and a smiling rider on it. You lift the flap - and what do you see? A circle (reflecting the round shape of the balloon) and the smiling rider underneath - again! Nothing really changed - except, oh! There's a shape. But that's on the "find the shapes" page.There is another page where you lift the flaps to "find" two starfish, two seagulls, etc. Again, I thought that she was getting cheated by a lazy illustrator or publisher.
2 year oldloves it
My 2 year old absolutely loves this book, but I must say it is one of the most exhausting books we have.There are too many flaps and the content is too much for a 2 year old to take in.We have been breaking it up when we read to her. One night we talk about the colors, the next shapes.Finding the driver that goes with the vehicle is too difficult for her right now, but not too far away from that stage.Good book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Concepts - General    4. Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Preschool Concepts    7. Social Issues - Community & Neighborhood    8. Transportation    9. Transportation - General    10. Vehicles    11. Juvenile Fiction / Transportation   

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DK Big Book of Airplanes
As a 70 year old, I was so fascinated with this Big Book of Airplanes while at the dentist's office that I have since sent one to my grandson for Christmas and recently purchased a second one for a neighbor boy and a third one for myself.

A Beautiful Book!
This book is such a great treat to read with my 4-year old plane-crazy son.The photos are so clean and uncluttered.There's a ton of information, so this book would be great for older kids as well.From this book alone, my son has learned so much.We recently visited the Air museum in Chantilly, VA, and he ran around naming the different planes.As soon as we walked in, he said "A Blackbird!".Super book!

Great photos; interesting text
My 2-1/2 year old son loves to "read" this book, and I enjoy reading it to him.Read more

Subjects:  1. Airplanes    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Transportation - Aviation    7. Transportation - General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Transportation / Aviation   

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My son goes bananas over firetrucks (and now this book)!
If your son/daughter is in to firetrucks,this is the book.My two-year old son is bananas over this book.He looks at it all the time and loves rubbing his hands over the textures on each page. The pictures are great and realistic.This is a must-have for the (2-year old) firetruck ethusiast! He/she will have blast with this book.

For much smaller kids...
I bought this book for my three year old who LOVES fire trucks. Although he does love it, it is a bit small and seems geared toward age 1-2. It is a very short book, just a few pages, and very small for the price. The size is clearly listed on the page, but I wasn't prepared for how small it actually was. Still a cute and entertaining book my son enjoys looking at the pictures and feeling the front grill of the fire truck. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Preschool    4. Concepts - Sense & Sensation    5. Fire engines    6. General    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Specimens    10. Textured books    11. Transportation - Cars & Trucks    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Transportation / Cars & Trucks   

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great abridged version for the littlest readers
my twin toddlers love this book - the train-shaped board book is interesting for them to explore with their little hands, and the story just long enough to hold thier attention

A PerfectVersion for Little Ones
This little board book is indeed a very abridged version of the classic that you may remember from childhood. However, the length is perfect for the shorter attention spans of children aged 6 months through 24 months (the usual target audience for board book publishers).
Where's the rest of the story?
This will teach me not to read the reviews carefully before purchase.This is a very abridged version of the classic story: the bright shiny engine and the big strong engine are nowhere to be found.If you're afterthe book you remember from your childhood, find another version.Theillustrations are bright & fun, but there's just too much missing fromthe story. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Boardbooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Classics    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Locomotives    8. Preschool Picture Story Books    9. Railroads    10. Toys    11. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    12. Trains    13. Transportation - Trains    14. Juvenile Fiction / Transportation   

Reviews (8)

Toddler loves this book!
We checked this book out at the library and it quickly became my 19 month old son's favorite. Since we have hit our renewal limit, I am now purchasing it for him along with some of the other ones by the same author. The book is wonderfully illustrated and holds my son's attention with its simple yet entertaining words.

My son loves this book!
He will dig through his basket of, say, 20 books just to find this one.He is too young to read and has trouble even waiting for me to page through it with him, but if I leave him alone this is the book he picks.I suppose it is the primary colors and the simple shapes.I suspect I will have to pick up some more of Barton's books to see if they work too...

Buy them all
This book was the impetus for buying the rest of the books by this author.We absolutely love these. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Boardbooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers    4. Juvenile literature    5. Transportation - Cars/Trucks    6. Trucks    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Transportation / Cars & Trucks   

Reviews (22)

My son LOVES this book!
My son, almost 3 now, has been helping us read this book to him for most of the past year now.He loves to count the vehicles and pick out the details-like the dog blowing bubbles.It has been his favorite book since the day we got it.I recommend this book to anyone with a little boy who likes his trucks.

Truck lovers everywhere rejoice!
Why I hesitated on buying this book for my 20 month old is beyond me.The vibrant colors used on each and every page are worth the purchase alone.I didn't realize that the book would also teach counting from 1 to 5 since it takes several different vehicles to get the truck unstuck.It is sure to nuture the love of reading in your child and you won't mind reading it over and over either.

Awesome Read!!
I got this book because we have Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!It has become one of my son's favorite.It is a fun book to read and my 3 year old son already had parts memorized by the first reading.You can help but enjoy reading this book aloud.It is a fun book for all ages. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Dogs    4. Dump trucks    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Stories in rhyme    9. Transportation - General    10. Trucks    11. Juvenile Fiction / Transportation   

Editorial Review

Sam may be a man of few words, but he is certainly eloquent on thesubject of his car. With a bright, bold palette of mostly primary colors,author-illustrator Byron Barton (Read more

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Great book for car lovers!
My 17 month old son loves this book.He looks at it all the time and asks us to read it to him every night.The pictures are eye catching and the story is nice too.Parents magazine had this as one of their "must have's" and I can see why.

color fullfun for toddler
Teaches basic about cars, obeying the laws.I like this better than "Planes".If you have a son, it's a must have or for any baby who likes cars.

Beep Beep
My daughter is 16 months old and ADORES this book.I hate to submit to gender stereotypes, but I personally find books about cars, trucks, heavy machinery and trains to be boring, and for some reason I didn't think she'd enjoy it that much either.Not only does she enjoy it, but she has, in her own little way, engendered my appreciation for it also!The bold graphics are the hook but the simple story is really charming.She particularly loves the last page ("beep beep") and pointing out all of the different things she sees there.Her love for this book coincides with her insatiable curiosity about our car--inside and out--and other cars she sees on the road and in parking lots. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Business, Careers, Occupations    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Concepts - Colors    6. Concepts - Size & Shape    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Preschool Concepts    10. Transportation - General    11. Juvenile Fiction / Transportation   

Subjects:  1. Airplanes    2. Bedtime & Dreams    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Fiction    6. Flight    7. Imagination & Play    8. Preschool Picture Story Books    9. Science & Technology - Astronomy/Space    10. Transportation - General    11. Juvenile Fiction / Transportation   

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Usborne books are great
This is a book my 16 month old daughter asks for time and again by saying choo choo...She can now say words like rusty, glossy, and rough from reading this book and touching the textures.A great "learning to talk" aid.

Best baby book
This is my son's favorite book. I started reading it to him when he was about 3 months old and he still loves it at 9 months. (When his toddler friends visit, they read right along too.) The simple but bright graphics really hold his attention and he now loves to feel the different textures on each page. This was such a hit that we now own That's Not My...: Train, Tractor, Dinosaur, Puppy and Teddy Bear!

exceptionally well made board book
My nine-month old loves this book--he spends a lot of time just flipping through the pages and checking out the different textures. Very simple text is balanced by very sturdy, brightly colored pages. Slightly larger than most board books, too. It's a great deal for the price. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Concepts - Senses & Sensation    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Transportation - General    6. Transportation - Trains    7. Board books    8. Novelty, toy & die-cut books   

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My 2 year olds favourite book
Without doubt, my boys most favourite book, he just loves it - he follows what yous say, especially the 'work all day' Can't reccommend it highly enough

Great pictures---cute book
My 2 year old son loved this book when we brought it home from the library so much that I decided to buy it.He is captivated by the bright colorful full-spread pictures.The text is awkward in a couple of places, but that doesn't lessen his enjoyment, just mine as I read it.A worthwhile book for your little boy's personal library because it covers such a big variety of vehicles (even garbage trucks gobble-gobble-gobbling).

Good, but...
My two year-old loves the book and loves the pictures, but I felt like it didn't always make sense and could have been written better.Sometimes the authors force the text to fit the form they have set up.The Tracker goes "squelch sqelch"??But, the pictures are good and my son LOVES it.I just wish I was happier reading it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Motor vehicles    6. Readers - Beginner    7. Technology - Machinery    8. Transportation - General    9. Vehicles   

Reviews (8)

FOR A TODDLER
It teaches the basic about planes.Easy to read outloud book.

Mommy and Daddy love this one too!
This book is fantastic in its simplicity, but under the short phrases and light graphics, there is a lot of detail.Not only is there a wonderfully diverse cast of characters, but the book starts and ends with the plane in the air.Normally, books have the plane taking off at the beginning and landing at the end, but this thoughtful touch by Byron allows the reader to imagine the plane "living" in the air, as they seem to do, with only brief stops on the ground.
Great introduction for little travelers
When we took our 1-year-old across the country via air, we wanted to prepare him for the experience of riding in an airplane.I sought out a book to show him pictures and came across this simple yet substantial book.Read more

Subjects:  1. Airplanes    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers    4. Juvenile literature    5. Transportation - Airplanes    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / Transportation / Aviation   

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Oh, the garbage man can!
When you're a children's librarian that has to perform multiple storytimes every week, you acquire a kind of ear for picture books that read aloud well.For example, reading aloud "Horton Hatches the Egg" works well for a single child, but for a large group it's just too darn long.And unless you have a real rhythm going with "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom", don't try to perform it just off the top of your head.Then there are books like Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha's delicious, "Trashy Town".Combining a jaunty rhythmic story about a trash man on the job with the overly accomplished Dan Yaccarino's illustrations, "Trashy Town" falls into the category of "godsend" when it comes to books for big groups o' kiddies.
Great Fun!
I am a nanny for a special needs 4 yr old. It is very difficult for him to stay on task while being read to, but...this one keeps his attention every time. He loves it when I ask him if the trash truck is full yet, and he is starting to chant along with me..........a big accomplishment for someone who has been in speech therapy his whole life! We love this book and plan to share a copy with his speech therapist!

What A Great Book!We All Love It!
One of the things that early childhood educators say is important for young children is to be exposed to poems and other rhythmic literature.And it is, they tell us, helpful for kids to learn to recite.It is for these and other reasons that I really, really like this book. Not only is the artwork fun and `cleanly' charming, but the topic is interesting to children and the words are just repetitive enough to make it a great read... and a great recite!
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Preschool    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. People & Places - General    6. Transportation    7. Transportation - General    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / General