Story Time : TRUCKS!

One ice-cream truck selling everything sweet breaks down and blocks the middle of our street.
If you’re a little boy on a bike, an ice-cream truck on your street is always a welcome sight. But what if the truck breaks down and blocks the mail truck behind it (now there are two), not to mention a third truck carrying hay? One by one, trucks of all types and sizes and functions are sure to pile up behind, offering ample opportunity for ogling — and counting. And maybe the boy’s idea for putting one of the trucks to good use might even save the day!

Mighty dads, strong and tall,
help their children, young and small.

They keep them safe and bolted tight
and show them how to build things right.

Inventively told through James Dean's colorful construction vehicle characters, MIGHTY DADS is an adoring dedication to hardworking fathers and the subtle ways they teach their boys and girls to follow in their tracks. The Dump Trucks learn to get dirty. Crane keeps his little one safe from harm. The busy Cement Mixer gives his daughter a hug. The Forklift cheers his son on.

A surprising and touching view of a father's love for his children, MIGHTY DADS is the perfect way to say: I'm proud of you!

The above pictures and book descriptions have been taken from amazon.com

Literacy Extenders:

• Count all the trucks in the first book as you read them. Count the books in the second book and make a picture problem on a piece of paper and try teaching your child about addition and subtraction. See if you can some trucks from the first book that you can also find in the second book.
• Ask your child about the different jobs that each of these vehicles do...then extrapolate on each of the topics as much as you can,
• Let your child get out all of their toy cars and let them make a big line....help them to reenact the first story with the ice cream truck that gets stuck causing the big traffic jam.

CRAFT: Construction Vehicle

• For this craft you will need a construction vehicle coloring sheet, brown construction paper, glue stick and crayons.
• Let your child color the color sheet then let tear off pieces of the brown construction paper to glue on as the "mud" in the picture.