Good night, Little Blue Truck

Alice Schertle

Book - 2019

A storm is brewing and Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are hurrying home for bed. But who can sleep with all that racket? It's not long before other friends show up seeking safety from the storm. Thunder and lightening sure can be scary, but it's easy to be brave together. When the clouds roll on and the sky is clear, it's all aboard for a bedtime ride! Beep! Beep! Shhh.

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Subjects
Genres
Picture books
Published
Boston : New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [2019]
Language
English
Main Author
Alice Schertle (author)
Other Authors
John Joseph, 1985- (illustrator)
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
ISBN
9781328852137
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Is it a stormy-night scare or a bedtime book? Both!Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are heading home when a storm lets loose. Before long, their familiar, now very nervous barnyard friends (Goat, Hen, Goose, Cow, Duck, and Pig) squeeze into the garage. Blue explains that "clouds bump and tumble in the sky, / but here inside we're warm and dry, / and all the thirsty plants below / will get a drink to help them grow!" The friends begin to relax. "Duck said, loud as he could quack it, / THUNDER'S JUST A NOISY RACKET!' " In the quiet after the storm, the barnyard friends are sleepy, but the garage is not their home. " Beep!' said Blue. Just hop inside. / All aboard for the bedtime ride!' " Young readers will settle down for their own bedtimes as Blue and Toad drop each friend at home and bid them a good night before returning to the garage and their own beds. "Blue gave one small sleepy Beep.' / Then Little Blue Truck fell fast asleep." Joseph's rich nighttime-blue illustrations (done "in the style of [series co-creator] Jill McElmurry") highlight the power of the storm and capture the still serenity that follows. Little Blue Truck has been chugging along since 2009, but there seems to be plenty of gas left in the tank.A sweet reminder that it's easy to weather a storm with the company and kindness of friends. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.