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For Eager Little Helpers: Bulldozer Helps Out by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann

September 28, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

This is an endearing and fun book to read again and again and again. Come for the construction and stay for the kittens! Bulldozer Helps Out is a heartwarming and uplifting read.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Bulldozers, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Books, Children's literature, kidlit, Picture Books

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Dalmatian in a Digger by Rebecca Elliott

September 5, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Here’s a picture book that is pure fun.  Animals + Beautifully Illustrated Construction Scenes + Onomatopoeia  =  An Easy Book to Love. Different animals work together using various construction vehicles to build something very special for a small dalmatian.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Dogs, Picture Books about Machines, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Capstone Young Readers, Children, Children's Books, Children's literature, Children's Picture Books, Construction, Construction Picture Books, Dalmatian in a Digger, Dogs, Picture Book, Picture Books, Rebecca Elliot, UK

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The Tinyville Town Series by Brian Biggs

September 4, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

In Tinyville Town Gets to Work! author and illustrator Brian Biggs gives us a charming and warm introduction to a wonderful world full of diverse, hardworking, smiling, and capable individuals.

Categories: Board books, Children's Books, Diverse Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Careers, Picture Books about Community, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books with Great Characters • Tags: Brian Biggs, Children, Illustration, Picture Book, Picture Books, Review, Tinyville Town

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Backhoe Joe by Lori Alexander and Illustrated by Craig Cameron

October 29, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

  One day, while collecting a few rocks, Nolan comes across a stray backhoe. Nolan has always, always, always, wanted a pet backhoe.  Nolan names him Joe and brings him home with him.  He has a bit of a hard time training Joe and his parents aren’t so sure that they’re ready to have a pet backhoe — but Nolan is determined.  Nolan works hard with Joe and successfully trains him! As they’re heading home though, they come across a […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Construction, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Backhoe Joe, Book Review, Children's Books, Construction Picture Book, Craig Cameron, HarperCollins Publishers, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Lori Alexander, Picture Book

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Tools Rule! by Aaron Meshon

June 6, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Tools!  Happy, brightly colored, anthropomorphic tools!  But these are not your run-of-the-mill anthropomorphic tools! No, siree!  These tools work together to build a tool shed!  Large font, a dialogue-driven story, and hard-working, cooperative tools make it a win! Oh, and there are glorious puns, homonyms, and onomatopoeic words that add an extra level of joy (and covert teaching opportunities).  Meshon clearly knows the inner workings of my son’s mind and has conveniently laid it out in picture book format.  Tools Rule! […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Construction, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Aaron Meshon, Book Review, bookaday, Children's Books, Construction Picture Book, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Tools, Tools Rule!

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Dogs + Construction = New Favorite Construction Picture Book: Build, Dogs, Build by James Horvath

April 4, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Build, Dogs, Build:  A Tall Tail by James Horvath Ages 0 – 99+. HarperCollins. December 2013. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-0062189677. Fiction. Where to Get it: Your local library:  Worldcat.org Your local bookstore (affiliate link) : IndieBound.org Or on (affiliate link): Amazon.com At a Glance: Dogs tear down an old building and put up a new one!  There is a wrecking ball, BOOM written in huge letters (that beg to be shouted), bulldozers, dump trucks, pipes, concrete mixers, welding, a car […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Dogs, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Build, Build Dogs Build, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Construction Picture Book, Dogs, Highly Recommended Picture Books, James Horvath, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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