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K-3Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series.
Illustrated by
David Shannon
&
Loren Long.
Also illustrated by David Gordon. In Gift, all Kat's truck friends wonder whether her mysterious present is something practical or frivolous. Tire is a classic 'round-the-campfire ghost story (but with a non-scary outcome) about a mysterious voice following Melvin home from the junkyard. The story lines of these two are somewhat easier to follow than past series entries. Zany cartoons animate the Trucktown pals. Review covers these Jon Scieszka'a Trucktown titles: Kat's Mystery Gift and The Spooky Tire.