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Illustrated by
Jim McMullan.
This backhoe loader may not have the brawn or bite of the garbage truck in I Stink!, but he determinedly sinks his jagged yellow teeth into the job of cleaning up a trash-filled lot. The art's heavy black outlines and robust palette befit a character who isn't shy about announcing his presence: "Hope ya like Noise. CLANK! Rattle! BANG! Bing! BANG! BONG! BONG! Clunk!"