Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Biggs kicks off the Tinyville Town series, focusing on hard-working, civic-minded folks, from the police officer to the trash collectors, who share their expertise to make a city work. This first entry introduces the setting and cast through a problem that needs solving: a traffic jam ("The baker can't open his bakery. And the bus driver can't get to the bus stop"). Biggs breaks the trouble down with admirable clarity, providing a backstory ("The old bridge was built when Tinyville Town was much smaller," says the town engineer) and showing how a design must reflect a variety of needs (the city planner wants a bridge that can anticipate future growth, and the major wants a structure that's "beautiful to look at"). For construction fans, there are three detailed spreads devoted to the bridge's creation. The visuals are more stylized than in Biggs's Everything Goes series-while Tinyville Town is diverse, everyone has the same toylike body shape-but the mood is similarly exuberant and attentive to detail. And the can-do spirit is off the charts. Two Tinyville Town board books are available simultaneously. Ages 3-5. Agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Tinyville Town is a happy place where everybody has a job to do and does it well. From the baker to the bus driver, people take pride in their work, and the town runs smoothly. When a traffic jam stops the orderly flow of their day, the townspeople realize that they need a new bridge. The mayor agrees and declares that this new bridge will be bigger, stronger, and more beautiful than the first. Using broad and colorful cartoon art, the story chronicles what it takes to complete such a project. Charming spreads of construction workers and vehicles fill the book with just enough detail to be interesting while not getting overcrowded. The endpapers display a bird's-eye view of the town and pictures of all the workers for readers to have fun finding. This is the first book about Tinyville Town by the creator of the popular "Everything Goes" series, and children who enjoyed the earlier titles will gravitate to this one. VERDICT With a setting reminiscent of Richard Scarry's Busytown, this offering will be a hit with future city planners and engineers and all children who like to know how things work. Recommended for purchase.-Amy Nolan, St. Joseph Public Library, MI © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
As this entertaining civics lessons reveals, everyone in Tinyville has a job to do, and the mayor helps solve problems. When there is a traffic jam, he gathers the necessary people in town to come up with a solution: building a wider and stronger bridge. The digitally colored pen-and-ink cartoon illustrations show architects working on blueprints, construction workers driving vehicles, and admirable diversity. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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