Little Blue Truck - Hardcover

Beep! Beep! Meet Little Blue Truck.

Blue may be a little pickup, but he knows something the biggest truck on the road still needs to learn: kindness matters.

As Blue rolls through the countryside, he greets the farm animals he meets along the way. Toad croaks. Sheep baas. Ducks quack. Then a big dump truck rushes past everyone and lands in the mud. Blue stops to help and soon gets stuck too. That is when all those friends Blue took the time to greet come together to lend a hand.

Little Blue Truck turns a simple truck story into a lively read-aloud about friendship, kindness, and teamwork. Rhyming language, animal noises, and plenty of beeps give young readers a chance to join the story instead of just listening to it.

Why We Like It

• Turns reading aloud into an interactive experience
• Uses rhyme, repetition, truck sounds, and animal noises
• Introduces kindness, friendship, and teamwork through a simple story
• Gives children plenty of chances to beep, quack, croak, and read along
• Combines a truck story with a lesson young children can understand

Book Details

Author: Alice Schertle
Illustrator: Jill McElmurry
Format: Hardcover
Recommended Age: 4–7 years
Pages: 32
Dimensions: 8.33 × 10.07 × 0.34 in
Publisher: Harcourt / Clarion Books
Original Publication: May 1, 2008
ISBN: 9780152056612
Accelerated Reader Level: 1.5