(2) PS Illustrated by Patrick Corrigan. In this vehicle-centric lift-the-flap title from the team behind the picture book Tow Truck Joe, a friendly red tow truck dons a pirate costume and heads out to meets its friends on Halloween night. A tow truck's work is never done, though, and along the way, Joe stops to help various vehicles in distress (a monster truck, dressed as ­Frankenstein's monster, with a flat tire, for example). The rhyming text bounces along, and the cheery illustrations feature such endearing details as a yellow cab dressed as a bee; a compact car with cat ears and whiskers; and a van wrapped up, hood to trunk, like a mummy.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2020

(3) PS Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith. In this companion to The Goodnight Train, a sprinkling of "dream dust" sends three children to sleep as the train pulls out of the station. "Chugga! Chugga! /  Shhhhhhh! Shhhhhhh!" Purple- and blue-toned illustrations depict the rhythmic bedtime story's dreamy images, including sheep, a pillow fight, dreams, and a closing lullaby. Two vertical spreads provide interesting perspective.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(3) PS Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith. All shined up and ready to go, the Goodnight Train leaves the station pulling beds of tucked-in children. The train chugs up a hill, through a tunnel, and over a bridge to Dreamland. The highly detailed and imaginative mixed-media illustrations in deep blues and greens reflect the excitement and wonder of the journey, and the rhythmic text will lull sleepy listeners.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(3) PS Illustrated by Melissa Iwai. "Do you see the Asphalt for paving the road, / or the big shiny Bulldozer pushing a load?" A simple text in rhyme and detailed, clear illustrations follow from A to Z the work at a construction site. What makes the familiar topic of additional interest here is that the year-long building project results in an amusement park, with Z for "Z-O-O-M!" as kids ride the long-awaited roller coaster.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander