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Summary
The construction crew needs your help with their latest project! Tilt, tap, spin, and clap to demolish an old building, pour cement, and more in this sturdy, interactive picture book.
Help the construction crew build a new park! They'll need you to take charge of the wrecking ball, dig with an excavator, empty a dump truck, and plant some new greenery. Can you tilt the book to swing the wrecking ball? Use your strong arm to help dig? Point the animals to where the trees need planting? At the end of the day, celebrate your hard work with all the members of the critter crew!
Author Notes
Zoe Waring is the illustrator of Truck, Truck Goose by Tammi Sauer (HarperCollins) and Twinkle, Twinkle Unicorn (Little Simon, 2019). She loves the warmth and humor in picture books and is a little obsessed with drawing cute animals. When Zoe isn't beavering away in her sunny studio, she can be found gathering inspiration in the beautiful British countryside with her husband, Neil, and daughter, Freja. Visit her website at www.zoewaring.co.uk .
Reviews (1)
Kirkus Review
This construction book knocks down the fourth wall faster than a wrecking ball.What's better than an interactive picture book filled with critters? The answer is so obvious it may seem inevitable: an interactive picture book filled with construction critters! At the start, a beaver foreman urges young readers to knock on the hard hat across the gutter twice before helping with the work. From there, children are urged to clap, point, swing, blow, and generally engage with the book physically. The animals are building something, and they need all the help they can get. There's even a bit of narrative tension, as when the cement mixer's drum stops spinning and needs a bit of a shake to get going or when the excavator requires help piercing the hard dirt. As each piece of equipment is a different color, those words are highlighted within the declarative statements and instructions to readers. There's even a nod to environmental enthusiasts with the planting of new trees along the paved road. In the end, a new park has been created, and the last instruction is to "Pat yourself on the back for a job well done." Sturdy, reinforced pages are filled with brightly colored animals and machines that can stand up to a little physical pounding.Young construction enthusiasts will be in heaven. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
