This is a great bedtime story for kids who can’t get enough of trucks during the day. Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?, by Brianna Caplan Sayres Definitely one to own or give as a gift, and a must for the early childhood classroom! Plus, you can get beautiful coloring pages and an awesome teacher’s guide for free! Lori Alexander has scored big on her very first picture book, and Cameron’s illustrations make this a book you can’t put down.

The book has a satisfying ending, and the twist at the end makes us giggle every time! Finally, Nolan learns that Joe already has a home. And when Nolan tries to train the backhoe, Joe digs in the garbage and revs at the mailman. He buries his cone in the flower bed and leaks on the driveway. When Nolan brings the backhoe home, his parents aren’t so sure Joe will make a good pet. But the machine is timid and shy, until Nolan coaxes him closer with the rocks he has in his backpack. Nolan is playing outside when he sees a stray…backhoe. This engaging book was an instant hit with my preschool boys (ages 3 and 4). Whether or not you’re doing a transportation theme, these are great read aloud books for kids ages 2-6. Even 11-, 12-, and 13-year-olds are known to pore over the book nostalgically, cooing at Lowly Worm and eagerly tracking Officer Flossie's book-long chase after that irresponsible, speedster driver in a cowboy hat.Are you doing a kindergarten or preschool transportation theme? You’ll love this giant list of related books!Ĭars, trucks, buses, planes, trains, boats… a transportation theme has so many possibilities! I’ve collected some of our favorite titles in the list below.

When you purchase it for your fledgling talker, you should consider it an investment.

What's most amazing about this book, however, is its longevity. Along the way it entertains with the silly and slapstick-everything from toothpaste and toothbrush cars to six fire department vehicles that show up to extinguish a ladybug-size fire in a miniature pink convertible. It's also teeming with detail-rich scenes and characters on every page, teaching children the rewards of looking long and closely (such as finding the hidden 'Goldbug' in each spread). For starters, it's a great vocabulary guide that names the many things that go (and some that haven't a prayer of going, but are great fun to imagine anyway). Although this book was around when many of today's parents were youngsters, it has remained a steadfast must-have in every toddler's library.

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