I like the black and white drawings with the brightly colored things-to-count. But I'm rather disappointed that for the benefit of non-New Yorkers the places pictured aren't identified. So, kind of a wash. Library copy
So 'trains and trucks' should probably be its own genre of preschool book. I was wondering how this one could possibly be any different from David Crews' whole series. Not much. The impressionistic style is similar in many ways. But I did enjoy the presentation of lots of different kinds of trains. ...
At 4 pages, 2 of which are punch-out pieces, this is really more of an activity than a book, but I still have to recommend it. A 5-year-old can manage to pop out the pieces, but may need some help with assembly, as several of the tabs are tight-fitting. We discussed the origin of the Uncle Sam image...
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