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25th out of 51 books
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The Trucker
What Leo wants is a fire truck; what Mama gives him is a kitten: Lola. To make matters worse, mischievous and high-spirited Lola just about takes over all of Leo’s favorite things. Just when Leo’s had enough, Lola surprises him and saves the day. Colorful, bold illustrations filled with trucks, trucks, and more trucks enliven this satisfying story of friendship.
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
July 20th 2010
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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I received a copy of The Trucker as a First-Read through Goodreads.
If you have a young truck fan in the house, I cannot recommend this book enough! This book is wonderful on several levels. This is a cute story about a boy who loves trucks and the cat he doesn’t want who slowly wins him over with her love of trucks as well. However, it is the pictures that steal the show in this book. The pictures are bright and eye-catching for young children, but detailed enough that older children “get” the s...more
If you have a young truck fan in the house, I cannot recommend this book enough! This book is wonderful on several levels. This is a cute story about a boy who loves trucks and the cat he doesn’t want who slowly wins him over with her love of trucks as well. However, it is the pictures that steal the show in this book. The pictures are bright and eye-catching for young children, but detailed enough that older children “get” the s...more
From the very beginning, this book sets up some great opportunities for interacting with both the story and the adult who is reading the story to the child. The endpapers provide a colorful array of truck sounds, which appear throughout the story to enhance whatever Leo's trucks are doing at a given moment.
I also thought the way Leo uses his trucks at the dinner table - as shown on the cover - was clever and funny, and a very rich and unique way of showing just how attached to those trucks Leo r...more
I also thought the way Leo uses his trucks at the dinner table - as shown on the cover - was clever and funny, and a very rich and unique way of showing just how attached to those trucks Leo r...more
More than just the main story, essentially, of a boy who loves trucks and comes to love a kitty, what sets this book apart is a refreshing attention to love and growing and changing. These themes are understated but essential, lending just a hint of thoughtfulness to an otherwise humorous story of a boy's passionate love of trucks which most children and parents will relate to immediately. I appreciate the fact that the only members of this family are the mother, the boy, and then, later, the ki...more
My 4-year-old grandson is obsessed with trucks, and I must have read over a hundred truck-related books aloud to him. This one, however, is in a class by itself. It's got a plot, it's got character development (human and feline), and it's not preaching. The illustrations are jolly, whimsical, and inventive.
The story centers on Leo, whose every waking moment is consumed by trucks. But when his Mom brings home a big package for him, he is devastated to find out that it contains a large marmalade c...more
The story centers on Leo, whose every waking moment is consumed by trucks. But when his Mom brings home a big package for him, he is devastated to find out that it contains a large marmalade c...more
Is your little one obsessed over just one toy or theme that drives you crazy? In The Trucker, by Barbara Samuels, one mother endures reading after re-reading of her son’s favorite book plus trucks at every moment from finding truck in her oatmeal to being used as a human construction set covered with vehicles. She knows that her son is a trucker at heart, but a mom can only take so much, right? Finally mom decides to take her little boy for a walk in the neighborhood intent on finding new intere...more
Leo is obsessed with trucks, so when his mother tries to entice him with a cat, it doesn't seem like it's going to go well. Turns out, that cat is pretty good with a steam roller and becomes a great assistant. This is a cute book, but nothing fantastic. Most appropriate for preschoolers.
My 4-year-old loves trucks and cars so this book was perfect for him. He loved counting how many vehicles he could find on each page. He loved finding different ways the vehicles helped the little boy Leo (at breakfast the crane squeezes the maple syrup onto the pancakes).
Okay, I'm probably actually a 3.5 on this one.
The beginning is a truck book, and when you feel it reaching it's conclusion it strangely turns into a cat book. Not that I don't like Lola and Leo, but I thought we should have focused on one story or the other.
The beginning is a truck book, and when you feel it reaching it's conclusion it strangely turns into a cat book. Not that I don't like Lola and Leo, but I thought we should have focused on one story or the other.
I have loved Samuels "Duncan and Dolores" series for years, but I feel only lukewarm about this one. There are two different books mish-mashed here, one for the cat people and one for the truck people, and together it doesn't work as well as it should.
I received this through Firstreads, and found it to be a great book. The illustrations are colorful and delightful. The story is very cute. It's about a little boy who LOVES trucks and is disappointed to find his mom got him a CAT instead of a new TRUCK! It was very cute, and made me smile. Best of all, my kids loved it!
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I was surprised to find that this book is actually quite hilarious, particularly as the mommy of a vehicle-obsessed toddler. I have to say, though, the illustrations perfectly illustrate why I do NOT want to have a cat! ;)
Leo loves trucks, and it turns out, his cat Lola does, too. I think parents of young trucker-lovers will get the biggest kick from this book. Little truckers may prefer a book that's actually about trucks.
I love this book. The subtleties of the mom's mood made me laugh and I really liked the relationship development between the boy and the cat. very cute.
My son would give this 5 stars but that's just because he's 2 and loves trucks. First, I do not like that the story cannot hold upon its own without the illustrations and the illustrations
Another book about a truck-obsessed kid. Cute twist with the cat.
My 5 yo enjoyed this so much, we had to read it 4 times in a row.
I love this book! Bright, vivid illustrations - playful, gently surprising. A great little boy book.
A very cute read. Perfect for little ones who love trucks.
I'm reading this one at my next Transportation storytime!
Pets take after their owners?
for cat and truck lovers :)
very entertaining
Cute!
This is great. It's our current favorite from the library.
Like many young boys Leo loves trucks and more trucks. However, his Mama is not so into trucks and purchases Leo a cat named Lola. Leo and Lola develop a friendship around, whatelse but trucks. Delightful and with great illustrations.
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