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24 pp.
| Houghton |
July, 2020 |
TradeISBN 978-0-358-06367-4$8.99
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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