Call me sentimental, but when Susanna Leonard Hill’s “The Road That Truck Built” arrived in the mail, I sat down with my now-13-yr-old son and read it immediately. THIS book would have been his go-to for every bedtime, snack time, every-waking-moment-time until it fell apart. And then we would have bought another. Not only is the heavy cover kid-friendly, it moves!
And then the construction-cone end papers:
And the perfect opening rhyme that leads kids to turn the page:
“This is the traffic that’s moving too slow.
Cars and buses have nowhere to go.
What is the answer?
I’m guessing you know…..”
Little Simon calls the book “a cement-mixing spin on the classic nursery rhyme, “The House That Jack Built.” And it is! Great for showing how road-building is a group effort, your little construction crew will be “reading” this one in no time.
There’s even age-appropriate back matter, identifying the stars of the construction show:
It’s a terrific group read aloud or a snazzy snuggle book for a single small construction supervisor. I’m thinking about all those years I snuggled with mine. Sniffle….sniffle…
Title: The Road That Trucks Built
Author: Susanna Leonard Hill
Illustrator: Erica Sirotich
Publisher: Little Simon, 2017
ISBN: 978-1481495462
Target age group: Preschool
Here’s a link to Susanna’s page of coloring activities for all of Susanna’s new books:
Video Song credit: Hard Workin’ Truck by James Coffey, available on the album Lots & Lots of Trucks
Jilanne Hoffmann 
My boys would have loved that one too. And oh yes, how I miss that cuddle time. 😊
You want them to grow up, but a part of you goes with them. A friend is sending her first of to college and her second starts looking for a high school this year. It’s an emotional time.
For sure. My college son is transferring to a new university and will no longer be close enough to come home on the weekend. My youngest is a senior in high school. Not sure how that happened!
Yup…I agree…the book would have been a huge hit with my kids…I’m a fan of the moving wheel myself! Great review, Jilanne!
Thanks, Vivian! My son’s first word was “round,” because that’s what wheels were. Sniffle Sniffle…..
Fantastic book!! I miss those days too! Sniffle, Sniffle!
It’s not just a rite of passage for the kids, is it? Parents must walk that corridor, too. Thanks for stopping by!
I agree. Today I wished my son all the best as he begins his next journey Masters in Environmental Resource Management. I remember when we used to follow garbage trucks to find out what they did with the waste. Now he is researching how to turn that waste into energy. Life unfolds in remarkable ways. I enjoy following your blog! Have a great weekend.
Oh my goodness! I am so honored that you chose TRUCKS for a Perfect Picture Book, Jilanne, and so touched by your lovely review! Also, impressed that you thought to video the moving wheel on the cover! Why on earth didn’t I think of that???!!! Thank you so much for sharing my little book! (And I miss that cuddle time too! Luckily I get a little now and then these days with my granddaughters 🙂 )
It is perfect, Susanne. And that cover is brilliant! I’ll bet your granddaughters are enjoying your books. Snuggle Snuggle. Cheers!
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Congratulations, Susanna! This looks like such a fun book. Somehow, I think the kids that love trucks and wheels and things won’t let story time be quiet time with this one! Love it.
Yes, you’re so right, Mona! There’ll be lots of vroom-wrooming, won’t there? Thanks for stopping by!
What a wonderful cover! This book will inspire many wonderful dreams, I think.
Maybe it will also inspire some infrastructure support that our current roads, bridges, etc.. so desperately need. 😀 Good to hear from you, dahlink!
That looks like a great book! Tthe cover really pops out! Wish my son was still little enough for me to read it to him! 🙂
In my mind, they’re never too old…but then I write picture books, so I may be biased. 😀 Thanks for stopping by, Kate!
Yay! A post by my bloggy friend plugging a book by another bloggy friend! Great bloggy friend synergy there.
This is what blogginess is all about, isn’t it?
Aha! Blogginess leads to frogginess to hoppiness to happiness. You do the hoky pokiness and turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about!
Yes. Yes, indeedy.
Yay! Ms. Hill is a great writer! I hope to get a chance to read this book – your review was excellent! 🙂
Thanks, Erik! She is, isn’t she? I’m sure you could find some truck-lover to read it to. 😀