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Like a children's book illustrator was asked to accompany a country song.
(Okay, yes, I could not get Corb Lund's 'Truck Got Stuck' out of my head).
Adorable.

It makes me happy. 🐸

2 days off but one day late ~ all 3 books were borrowed from Michigan libraries. My boys loved the other books by Kate & Jim McMullan and this one about the Zamboni is just as fun. Hopefully the grandkids appreciate my extroverted reading style. 🤪

Currently looking for…

Fiction about or heavily featuring trains or train-drivers, suitable for 10 year-olds.

Thanks in advance!

#RedandGreen #DecemberDreams

@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I believe that this book could be best utilized in a pre-k classroom in order to introduce and or practice the classification and spelling of various colors.

The illustrations in this story contain use of value and highly intense, vibrant colors. Value is present in the use of various shades ranging from black to white to construct the engine of the train, the smoke clouds produced by the train, and the depiction of nighttime. Vibrant colors are visible as they represent each “part“ or car that helps to compose the train. Loosely formed lines are also used in order to depict the movement of the train.

“Moving in daylight. Going, going... gone.“

I would use this book to help children distinguish their colors from one another. As it talks about the red car, the words are red, and it uses the word “red“ in that sentence. Therefore, children can associate the word “red“ while looking at the color.