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Little Blue Truck's Springtime by [Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry]

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Alice Schertle

Little Blue Truck's Springtime Kindle Edition

by Alice Schertle (Author), Jill McElmurry (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Part of: Little Blue Truck (9 books)

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Celebrate springtime with Little Blue Truck! Young fans will love finding all kinds of baby animals by tapping on the images in this delightful interactive book.

Reading age

4 years and up
Print length

16 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool and up
Lexile measure

AD370L
Publisher

Clarion Books
Publication date

January 2, 2018
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ISBN-13

978-0544938090
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PreS-K—Little Blue Truck and his friend Toad take a drive on a pretty spring day and they encounter an array of animals on their way. The illustrations are done in a folk-art style. Pastel pink and purple colors and the presence of flowers throughout add to the book's cheerful seasonal look. The artwork successfully captures the progression through the addition of animal passengers as the trip develops and a series of flaps that can be lifted to reveal an assortment of hidden baby animals. The narrative has a simple and effective rhyme scheme and pairs with the illustrations seamlessly. VERDICT A great choice for encouraging young children to learn to identify animals and reinforce counting skills. This book is a fun read to celebrate the spring season.—Deanna Smith, formerly at Mamaroneck Public Library, NY --This text refers to the board_book edition.

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.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0789BMG5R
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books; Illustrated edition (January 2, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 2, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 27452 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 16 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #61,186 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5 in Children's Easter Books (Kindle Store)
- #6 in Children's Baby Animals Books
- #15 in Children's Books on Farm Life

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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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Don’t buy if you are looking for a new little blue truck story

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018

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Extremely disappointed. I must have read the city and the farm blue truck stories to my son 100 times each. This is a baby picture book and will not keep a toddler interested. It’s not even a very good baby book. Do not buy if you are looking for a new blue truck story. This has no story at all. I’m not saying the story isn’t good. I’m saying there isn’t a story at all. 2 stars is probably generous.

179 people found this helpful

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kgm

Kindle version does not work

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2019

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I’m certain the actual book is really cute. The Kindle version does not work correctly, though. Can’t even read it.

59 people found this helpful

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ReetReet

“Yoo-hoo”, don’t waste your money

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2018

I pre-ordered this book as my son loves the other Little Blue Truck books, but this one just stinks. Had I read it in a store first rather than pre-ordered it online, I never would have purchased it. The book is completely lacking in originality and content. Each page says little more than “yoo-hoo” and then you lift a flap to see an animal’s babies with hardly any additional text. I was hoping for more full sentences or rhyming like in the original book ... this book doesn’t even have a nice flow to it when reading aloud. Very disappointing. Do yourself a favor and pass on this one.

184 people found this helpful

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Stephanie

Illustrations are great as always and I like the baby animals but ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2018

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Illustrations are great as always and I like the baby animals but it is boring and there are very few words. Did not hold my sons attention like the other Little Blue Truck books.

53 people found this helpful

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“Yoo-Hoo”?!

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018

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We are huge fans of the “Little Blue Truck” series! But this is by far the least favorite of the books. It’s like the classic “Beep-Beep” got switched with “Yoo-Hoo”....Stick with what works, the kids LOVE saying, “BEEP, BEEP”!

My son was so excited for the new book but we read it once and he was over it. Unlike the original “Little Blue Truck” and “Little Blue Truck’s Christmas” both of which I have memorized from reading repeatedly!

40 people found this helpful

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Jess

My daughter loves it

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2018

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I was surprised by the negative reviews of this book. My 15-month-old fell in love with Little Blue Truck, so I took a chance and got this book for her for Easter. It is so cute and she loves it! There isn't a real story like in the original or Little Blue Truck Leads the Way, but this book is just as sweet and beautifully illustrated as the others. Its pages are a better quality than Little Blue Truck's Christmas, too -- durable to stand the test of little grubby hands pulling on the flaps. My daughter loves pointing out all of the animals in this book. And though there isn't a real plot other than Blue and Toad going for a drive, the book is written in the same sing-song fashion as all of the others.

23 people found this helpful

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Not as good as the others

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2018

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I didn’t enjoy reading this book as much as the others. My two year old immediately wanted to read it a second time and loved the flaps. It gives the child a chance to make animal noises, has opportunities to count and helps them learn about baby animals. Well made and sturdy.

30 people found this helpful

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Beautiful Book, horrible "Story"

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018

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While, like others, I am very disappointed in the story (really isnt one) great time was spent on the pictures. I love the book itself, but we will be making up our own story. Worth buying only if you want to complete your series, but not if your looking for a book to read your child.

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Linus

It's ok

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2019

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It's OK I guess. Nowhere as engaging as lbt.

Chi H.

Lovely illustrations and durable flaps

Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2021

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The flaps are the perfect size for my 1 year old to lift up by herself without having to pick at the edges. The thickness of the flaps are great! The illustrations are cute and we love the colours. The writing is fun to read along and learn some counting. I try to entertain my little one by making noises of the animals featured. It was worth the purchase!

Not worth it...

Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2021

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The book isn’t like the first two in the series (Little Blue Truck and Little Blue Truck in the City) It’s poetry is not rhythmic like the first two books and it’s all about repeating “yoo-hoo!” which definitely does get old🙄 the illustrations are cute tho🤷🏽‍♀️ Also the book is a lot bigger than other books in the collection.

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Crista

Cute

Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2018

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Cute/simple story. Mostly about identifying animals as the truck makes its springtime tour. Illustrations are lovely. The flaps that open seem sturdy (so far). I like this story more than my toddler who prefers to hear about the truck's adventures (with other trucks) over animals.

Lynda Andrew

Little blue truck

Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2020

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My 2 yr old great grandson just loves “Blue” (as he calls him). When I ask him if he would like me to read “blue” to him, he runs to where I have his books. All his other books go flying every which way and he’ll bring me all three “blue” books that I have for him. And of course, he has to have Blue with him (I also bought the truck).
He likes his other books but he loves Little Blue Truck.