Pub Date: March 25, 2025
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2024948638
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.36" H x 10.18" L x 8.27" W ( 0.77 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Cars Trucks and Buses | Animals | Farm Animals | Social Themes | Friendship | Lifestyles | Farm Life and Ranch Life | Frogs and Toads | Values and Virtues | Sports and Recreation | General | Stories in Verse see also Poetry | Action and Adventure
Series: Little Blue Truck
Description: "Little Blue Truck and good friend Toad are out for a drive when a flash of red whizzes by--then whizzes back to stop and say hi. Sleek and low, Racer Red is made for speed and loves to go fast! When she challenges Blue to a race, Blue knows that win or lose, it's fun to try! Beep! Beep! Zooooom!"--Provided by publisher.
Brief description: Jill McElmurry was the illustrator of many picture books, including her own Mad About Plaid, When Otis Courted Mama by Kathi Appelt and the best-selling Little Blue Truck series, written by Alice Schertle. She happily divided her time between the wide landscape of New Mexico and a green island in Minnesota. Jill passed away in August 2017.
Review Quotes:
Short rhyming verses on each page and several strategic page turns add drama to the narrative, but soft, mottled effects in the otherwise colorful illustrations keep the competition from becoming too intense...A friendship tale with solid messaging and plenty of fun sounds to share. - Kirkus Reviews