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Little Blue Truck board book Board book – Picture Book, July 7, 2015

by Alice Schertle (Author), Jill McElmurry (Illustrator)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 8,240 ratings
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Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick up--that is, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing to do whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road.
With a text full of truck sounds and animal noises to read aloud, here is a rollicking homage to the power of friendship and the rewards of helping others. Includes a downloadable party kit for even more fun!
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    1 - 3 years, from customers
  2. Part of series
    Little Blue Truck
  3. Print length
    30 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.75 x 6.75 inches
  6. Publisher
    Clarion Books
  7. Publication date
    July 7, 2015
  8. ISBN-10
    9780544568037
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0544568037
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Beep! Beep! Beep! Read all the books featuring Little Blue Truck! Open the flaps to meet all of the sweet baby animals just born on the farm. Peep! Peep! Lift the flaps in this large, sturdy board book to find out who’s dressed up in each costume! Will Blue wear a costume too? Celebrate Christmas with Little Blue Truck in a light-up novelty book that's the perfect gift for the holiday season. With brightly colored foil accents throughout and a large gatefold at the end, this book is the perfect Valentine's Day gift. Filled with truck sounds and animals noises, here is a rollicking homage to the power of friendship and the rewards of helping others.
Little Blue Truck Leads the Way Good Night, Little Blue Truck Time for School, Little Blue Truck What Do You Say, Little Blue Truck? Little Blue Truck's Beep-Along Book
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Brimming with bright colors, sounds, and city energy, this adventure makes working together and taking turns more fun than ever. Say good night with Little Blue Truck and friends as they prepare for bed. Ride along to school with the Little Blue Truck and meet Blue’s new friend: a bright yellow school bus. Get ready to moo, baa, and beep with Little Blue Truck in this interactive sound book. Colorful illustrations, bouncy rhyme, and a cuddly truck with built-in squeaker make this a perfect interactive choice for play time and story time.

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"Schertle's (All You Need for a Beach) rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises; colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect. McElmurry's (Mad About Plaid) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naïveté and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic."  --Publishers Weekly, starred review (4/28/08) 

About the Author

Alice Schertle is a poet and author of many well-loved books for children, including the beloved, #1 New York Times best-selling Little Blue Truck series,Very Hairy Bear, Button Up!, and All You Need for a Snowman. She lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts.



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.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0544568036
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books; Brdbk edition (July 7, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Board book ‏ : ‎ 30 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780544568037
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0544568037
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3 years, from customers
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.75 x 6.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 8,240 ratings

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    Alice Schertle has written many well-loved books for children, including Little Blue Truck, Little Blue Truck Leads the Way, and All You Need for a Snowman. She lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts.

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    The first books I remember loving are "Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson and "Animal Fair" by Alice and Martin Provensen. I also loved "Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson and "What Do You Say, Dear?" by Sesyle Joslin and Maurice Sendak. Later on I loved "Homer Price and the Donut Machine", "Alice in Wonderland", "Grimm's Fairy Tales", and one about bread dough that keeps rising and rising, I wish I could remember the name of it.

    I've lived in big towns and small towns, in mountains and valleys, beside the ocean and across the ocean, and now I live in Taos, New Mexico in a house with big windows that look out on mountains and sagebrush. My husband, our dog, Harry, and I take a lot of long walks in the desert.We spend the Summer in a tiny cabin on a tiny island in a big lake in northern Minnesota. We've named the island Good Dog Island in honor of all the good dogs we've known.

    Find out more at jillmcelmurry.com

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I can not say enough good things about this book and artist. The narrative is told in a rhythm of rhymes bringing the reader through a rural area learning about kindness. The Little Blue Truck teaches children about the importance of being kind and how one act of kindness can cause a rippling effect among those around you. We love to talk about the animals and their sounds as we look at the beautiful illustrations which light up every page of this book. There are pages that I just am amazed by the paintings and how lively they are. My child enjoys hearing me read this story often and I do too. Great message. The book is made with a thick cardboard making it difficult to bend or be ruined by young children learning about books for the first time. It's a great size too. We like to throw it in the back pack or in our over night bag when going out of town.
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Kira
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the story and the book quality
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023
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We’ve had this board book through four kids now, it is awesomely durable, and the story is always a favorite!
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EConnor
5.0 out of 5 stars Lesson of Kindness
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017
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I can not say enough good things about this book and artist. The narrative is told in a rhythm of rhymes bringing the reader through a rural area learning about kindness. The Little Blue Truck teaches children about the importance of being kind and how one act of kindness can cause a rippling effect among those around you. We love to talk about the animals and their sounds as we look at the beautiful illustrations which light up every page of this book. There are pages that I just am amazed by the paintings and how lively they are. My child enjoys hearing me read this story often and I do too. Great message. The book is made with a thick cardboard making it difficult to bend or be ruined by young children learning about books for the first time. It's a great size too. We like to throw it in the back pack or in our over night bag when going out of town.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lesson of Kindness
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017
I can not say enough good things about this book and artist. The narrative is told in a rhythm of rhymes bringing the reader through a rural area learning about kindness. The Little Blue Truck teaches children about the importance of being kind and how one act of kindness can cause a rippling effect among those around you. We love to talk about the animals and their sounds as we look at the beautiful illustrations which light up every page of this book. There are pages that I just am amazed by the paintings and how lively they are. My child enjoys hearing me read this story often and I do too. Great message. The book is made with a thick cardboard making it difficult to bend or be ruined by young children learning about books for the first time. It's a great size too. We like to throw it in the back pack or in our over night bag when going out of town.
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Jeffrey J.
5.0 out of 5 stars Family Favorite
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2016
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Excellent book. The rhythm is fun and easy to read aloud, the illustrations are attractive to look at and have lots of detail to go into with preschoolers (can you point out the sheep? how many toads are there? etc.), it has a plot line (a must for books you read over and over and over and over again) and the material is sturdy. Our son isn't quite old enough to gnaw on the pages yet, but we're spilled things on it and it's been shoved in and out of diaper bags and is holding up very well so far. I enjoy the larger size as it's easier to hold aloft to read to infants that are laying down while still being able to see the words. This is already a family favorite and I anticipate many years of readings ahead. The truck must swear like a sailor though; they had to beep out the entirety of his dialogue!
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Lindsay
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute Story
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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The kids love this book and the rest of the collection, makes a great baby gift.
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Braden E. Bost
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost Singable.
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2017
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If you do a lot of reading to your kids, you'll quickly learn that there are a lot of "poem" books, and they can be nice since they're more fun to read out loud than prose, but plenty are atrocious because the authors somehow didn't know that poetry requires meter to work as well as rhyme (to say nothing about the tons of poem books out there with horrible approximate rhymes).

That in mind, "Little Blue Truck" is an absolute pleasure to read because its rhymes work and most of all because its meter is flawless; it almost begs to be sung it flows so well.

The content is simple and uncontroversial, though I would mildly object to the implication that someone with "big important things to do" is wrong for not taking the time to chit-chat with everyone.
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Jessie K
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2020
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And my son likes it a lot too lol. The pictures are artfully done, the rhyming, rhythm & flow all work together to make it an easy read, the moral of the story is great and I like that the book itself has character (ex: "...big important wheels got stuck.")

I only bought it because a lot of people in a toddler group I'm in had recommended it (I wasn't familiar with it before I ordered it), but I'm really glad that I took their suggestion because this is one of the few books by son has that I don't mind reading multiple times a day.
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Gregory Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Board Book I've read!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2016
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I can't even explain how awesome this book is. Not only does it teach a good lesson to your child, it is tremendously fun to read. The challenge is to read it without singing it. With no music (obviously) and no song to model after, I can guarantee that you will be singing to the exact rhythm that is supposed to be used!

In not the only one in love with this book though. My 14 month old son is a huge fan! I have been reading this book to him regularly since he was about 4 or 5 months old. I expect to continue reading it for at least another 2-3 years! The only things that might get in the way of that are the many sequels for this book.

This is am absolute must have for a child's book collection! You will get at least 4 or 5 years out of this one book!
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E. McGrady
5.0 out of 5 stars What's the Attraction??? WOW!
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2019
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Every little boy needs this book! I went to Germany to visit and meet my 3 month old. My daughter in law said that he loved the book I gave for his baby shower. So I read it to him, again and again and again. I've never seen a 3 month old react like he did! He couldn't wait to hear the story!! Is it the clever assortment of vowels used? Is it the bright colors on the pages? He seemed to be looking at the Little Blue Truck in his eyes on each page. The results were incredible!! I'm here to buy the Halloween version for him. How can this book be so perfect???
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Margo 011
5.0 out of 5 stars The one you'll love!
Reviewed in Mexico on August 6, 2017
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I just love this book, as well as my 3 years old kid. The illustrations are awsome, and the story is a great lesson on the importance of friendship, kindness and teamwork, just what every child needs. I fully recommend it!
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MRSJCG
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
Reviewed in Spain on August 12, 2020
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My son loves this book - actually every LBT book but this in particular is what what made him fall in love with this series.
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Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars Un libro che non può mancare nella vostra libreria
Reviewed in Italy on August 9, 2020
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Libro davvero molto bello che con semplicità e allegria tratta temi interessanti come la gentilezza e l'amicizia.
Lo consiglio vivamente! Noi lo leggiamo alla nostra bimba di due anni e mezzo e lo ascolta volentieri anche la piccola di nove mesi.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mucho mejor en inglés que en español
Reviewed in Mexico on June 22, 2017
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Es perfecto el tamaño, los colores, la historia y las ilustraciones. Qué bueno que compré la versión en inglés porque son mejores las rimas que la versión en español.
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Ly
5.0 out of 5 stars Uma gracinha!
Reviewed in Brazil on July 22, 2016
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Um livro super bem formulado!
Gostamos bastante!
No começo meu pequeno não tinha paciencia de ouvir a historinha até o fim (ele com menos de um ano) mas conforme o tempo vai passando ele se interessa mais e mais! Gostamos pois tem figuras de varios bichos e meu filho acompanha apontando cada um deles enquanto fazemos os sons de cada um deles (pois a história escreve cada qual)! Gostamos muito!
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