My Big Rig (Board Buddies) - Hardcover

Author Jonathan London is the author of more than seventy children’s books. Many of his titles, including The Eyes of the Gray Wolf, are about nature. He’s also the author of the popular Froggy series. He lives in northern California with his wife and two sons.

Illustrator Viviana Garofoli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she now lives with her husband and two daughters. She earned a fine arts degree from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Pridiliano Pueyrredón and has illustrated more than 20 books.

PreSchool-K–This simple story takes children on an evenly paced cross-country tour. While playing with his toy, a boy imagines heading off for adventure in a life-size rig. With horn blasting and engine roaring, he sets off through the city, over a bridge, into the country, across a valley, up a mountain, through a tunnel before taking a doughnut break at a truck stop. After munching on his snack, the youngster climbs back into the cab. He continues onward, rolling across a desert, over mountains, across plains, through a forest, and on to the sea. At a harbor, the child unloads his cargo. He quickly returns to reality when his dad calls him for dinner. Minimal text appears on each page. Garofoli's bright spreads, rendered in Adobe illustrator, convey the essence of each geographic locale and extend the short text. The bouncy book jacket depicting the semi rolling across a quilted bedspread will entice youngsters with an interest in trucks. London fans will be looking for this title to accompany A Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa (Holt, 2005).–Lynn K. Vanca, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Richfield, OH
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