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40 pp.
| Simon/Wiseman |
June, 2024 |
TradeISBN 9781665919173$18.99
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Illustrated by
Hui Skipp.
“Some people look at the road and just see TRUCKS.” Protagonist Trucky Roads looks more carefully. Practical observations (garbage trucks are different from dump trucks) quickly evolve into more inventive stream-of-consciousness (“Mack Trucks and Steve Trucks and Bonnie and Cleve Trucks”) -- all depicted as anthropomorphic in the bold digital illustrations, which grow more vibrant as Trucky moves on to the possibilities for trucks in dreams. A welcome invitation down the...road...of imagination, with a metaphor or two for human difference along the way.