“Haul the carrots and the peas.
Stack the turnips, roll the cheese.”
Having charmed their way into people’s hearts in their first book, The Tractor Squad, these colorful, playful farm tractors return for two new adventures in The Tractor Squad Saves the Day. Told in the same bouncy, rhythmic voice and illustrated in the same candy-colored artwork, this oversized book is the perfect companion to what Kirkus called “An ideal story time selection to help little ones get their wiggles out.”
Contains two new stories tailor-made for reading aloud: “Little Tractor Makes a Splash” and “The Tractor Squad Saves the Harvest.”
Oversized trim with bright candy-colored art and a full 40 pages long, The Tractor Squad will have vehicle-obsessed kids bouncing along to the playful rhythms and rhymes.
For kids who love Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Little Blue Truck.
ISBN:978-1-958325-32-2 (Hardcover)
Hardcover:$19.99 US
Length: 40 pages
Size: 10×10 inches
Ages: 3-8
Grade:K-3
Heather Dawn Torres grew up on an Iowa farm, where she spent hours reading books to get out of doing farm chores. She now spends her days in the city dreaming of farm life and creating stories for children. When not rhyming words, Heather can be found back at the family farm enjoying long walks, homemade pies, and tractor rides. Heather currently lives in Nebraska with her husband and their two sons. Visit her online a twww.heatherdawntorres.com.
Gary Laib’sart career began at the age of four when he first figured out how to hold a pencil. Since his professional career began,he’sbeen a concept artist, an illustrator, and an art director for multiple companies.He’scurrently working on bringing his own stories to life from the comfort of his home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit him online at www.instagram.com/garylaibart.
Grew up on a farm so loved this book. Such cute rhymes. The illustrations were great. Will be no processing this for my nieces and nephew. Thank you for the ARC. - Amethyst Maxey
The tractor squad has a lot to do around the farm. Summer brings melon harvests and honey, and autumn requires work to prepare the farm for winter. While mistakes are inherent to learning, the tractor team has the tenacity required to keep trying again. Luckily, the tractor team is good at completing their assigned tasks, especially when they work together. This fun picture book includes two entertaining stories that are well suited to young children and builds upon the initial book in the series. Readers need not have read the first book for this one to make sense, however. Both tales in this collection feature rhyming couplets throughout, which give the narrative a singsong rhythm that is particularly pleasing to the ear when read aloud. While the meter does not remain consistent from one rhyme to the next, the book is nonetheless fun to read. Strong moral lessons of teamwork, tenacity, and helpfulness fill both stories, and the fact that the tractors and animals are all anthropomorphic in nature adds to the whimsy of the storytelling. Fans of the Little Blue Truck series will find similarities in these stories, and children will appreciate the comic antics depicted on each page. At the end of the book, a recipe for the smoothie featured in the first story is included, inviting further discovery once the book concludes. Charming and accessible, this pair of stories will appeal to young children who appreciate farm machinery and rhyming narratives. - Mary