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18 pp.
| Houghton |
July, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-544-77253-3$12.99
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Illustrated by
Jill McElmurry.
Little Blue Truck (Little Blue Truck; Little Blue Truck Leads the Way) and his toad friend are going to a Halloween party. Along the way, they pick up other costumed animal pals. Schertle's bouncy rhymes set up each encounter; lift-the-flaps on the board book's facing pages give the answers. McElmurry's folksy, detailed illustrations provide some foreshadowing for the Little Blue Truck–centered reveal at the party.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2016