<i>The Trucker</i> (review)
2010; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 64; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2010.0045
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)American Political and Social Dynamics
ResumoReviewed by: The Trucker Elizabeth Bush Samuels, Barbara. The Trucker; written and illus. by Barbara Samuels. Farrar, 2010. 40p. ISBN 978-0-374-37804-2 $16.99 R 3-6 yrs. Mom dreams of peace, quiet, and a tropical vacation, but the copy of How to Raise a Sensitive Boy, which graces her end table, clearly has not shown her how to dissuade her little guy, Leo, from running his toy trucks up and down her legs. She tries to distract him outdoors with a neighbor's colorful tulips; the only color he's interested in is the green of the garbage truck. How about a new friend with a balloon? Nope, the cherrypicker that boosts the street-lamp changer is way cooler. A pet would surely broaden his horizons—but Leo wants nothing to do with Lola, the new cat, even though Lola shares his enthusiasm for trucks, chasing them, dozing in them, and even racing the wrecking-ball crane to knock down Leo's tower of blocks. Not until Lola proves herself heroic enough to rescue a stuffed bunny from the "fiery" upper floor of a cardboard-crate apartment building does Leo recognize a kindred spirit and join with her in organizing a convoy to Mom's kitchen "truck stop." Lola may set the playmate bar a bit too high for most of her real-life counterparts to reach, but truck obsession is the draw here, and anyone, human or feline, who shares it would be okay in Leo's book. Simple settings, candy colors, plenty of white space, and lots of beeping and vrooming will engage the lap-sit set, and adults had better be prepared to name all the different types of trucks featured herein. Unless, of course, listeners can rattle 'em right off for them. [End Page 41] Copyright © 2010 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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