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This topic has 4 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 6 months ago by Kelly Bond.

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November 8, 2014 at 3:30 am
scrapper4life
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Yes, that’s right. My son loves trucks and he loves books. He is graciously sitting through the many “book list” books I bring home, but he’s looking rather bored most times. I plan to continue reading the “list” books over time, but I’d love to find books that spark his interest and right now, it’s trucks! By the way he’s 3.5yrs.
November 8, 2014 at 4:46 am
missceegee
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Goodnight, goodnight construction site by Sherri rinker
Little Blue Truck (we have 2 different ones) by alice schertle
Little fire engine and the little train and Little Automobile by Lois Lenski
I Stink. By Kate McMullen (Not my fave, but my son liked it at 2-4.)
My truck is stuck by Kevin Lewis
Truck by Donald crews
I love trucks by Philemon sturges
Chuga chugga choo choo by Kevin Lewis
Richard scarry’a Cars and trucks and things that go (I hate these but my boys loved them.)
The happy man and his dump truck by little golden books
The caboose who got loose by Bill peet
Freight train by Donald crews
I’m mighty
Locomotive by Brian floca
Katy and the big snow by
Steam train, dream train by Sherri rinker
These are all transportation and not just trucks, but it’s a start.
November 8, 2014 at 1:02 pm
pianogirl363
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I love Christie’s list!
When my son was 3, his favorite picture book was “Sam Goes Trucking” by Henry Horenstein. It’s the story of a boy who gets to spend the day in an 18-wheeler with his trucker father. He learns all about the workings of the truck and the different types of things his father has to do on the job. I wondered for years whether or not the book was “twaddle”, but decided that it wasn’t because it immersed my son into a real life experience rather than just a Gail Gibbons-type of explanation of trucks.
Here is a video of someone reading the book if you want to take a peek inside it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnkSfax3Mw4
We also love The Construction Alphabet Book, by Jerry Pallotta. Although it is listed as an ABC book, is packed with interesting information about different types of construction vehicles. My son loves this one, too.
~Anna
November 8, 2014 at 6:14 pm
scrapper4life
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Great list! I can wait to get these! Thank you!
November 9, 2014 at 2:00 am
Kelly Bond
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My boys have also enjoyed:
Big Joe’s Trailer Truck by Joe Mathieu (this was a carryover from my husband’s childhood and is simply a nice story about a nice trucker!)
Frank and Ernest on the Road by Alexandra Day (author of the wordless Carl books) – this is a fun story of an elephant and a bear who take over their friend’s trucking responsibilities for a day; it includes CB slang and what it means. Fun!
Best,
Kelly