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16th out of 105 books
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122 voters
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
by
Sherri Duskey Rinker (Goodreads Author),
Tom Lichtenheld (Goodreads Author)
As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they'll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play! With irresistible artwork by best-selling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld and sweet,...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 4th 2011
by Chronicle Books
(first published March 2nd 2011)
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My son, reinforcing gender stereotypes everywhere, loves construction equipment. This book was obviously going to be a hit. One by one each piece of construction equipment finishes its work and gets tucked in for bed. Crane Truck cuddles up with his teddy bear after raising one last beam, Cement Mixer gets a bath before getting under his blanket, and on my son's favorite page, Dump Truck is yelled at for his loud snoring.
I don't much care for the text in the book; it doesn't really trip off the...more
I don't much care for the text in the book; it doesn't really trip off the...more
Rinker, S. (2011). Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. California: Chronicle Books LLC.
Gr. K-3. Do you ever wonder what happens on a construction site when the sun goes down? The trucks all sleep, just like we do! The trucks work hard all day long carrying dirt, mixing cement and lifting beams, and they need a break too.
Curriculum: This is a good book to introduce construction trucks and the purpose of each. It could be used to talk about how no matter how big or tough, we all need to take...more
Gr. K-3. Do you ever wonder what happens on a construction site when the sun goes down? The trucks all sleep, just like we do! The trucks work hard all day long carrying dirt, mixing cement and lifting beams, and they need a break too.
Curriculum: This is a good book to introduce construction trucks and the purpose of each. It could be used to talk about how no matter how big or tough, we all need to take...more
3.5 STARS
This is such a cute idea, and a great alternative to bedtime stories featuring animals as many children love big construction trucks. I mean, they are pretty darn cool ;-> And it's fun imagining them dozing off to sleep after a long day helping to build structures.
But, ultimately, I wasn't super wowed. Maybe all the hype just set me up to be a little disappointed. The rhyming text was just okay for me, and though I liked the illustrations alright I didn't find most of them as endear...more
This is such a cute idea, and a great alternative to bedtime stories featuring animals as many children love big construction trucks. I mean, they are pretty darn cool ;-> And it's fun imagining them dozing off to sleep after a long day helping to build structures.
But, ultimately, I wasn't super wowed. Maybe all the hype just set me up to be a little disappointed. The rhyming text was just okay for me, and though I liked the illustrations alright I didn't find most of them as endear...more
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Tom Lichtenheld is one of my favorite illustrators. I discovered his work—how was I missing it??—in the wonderful Chris Barton picture book, Shark Vs. Train, that you’ve heard me rave about so many times before. Tom’s bold, energetic style crackles with humor and appeal. My kids are all drawn to his work; his illustrations are the kind you pore over, giggling at the details.
I went on a binge last week and ordered all the Lichtenheld our library system could muster. (The entire second row picture...more
I went on a binge last week and ordered all the Lichtenheld our library system could muster. (The entire second row picture...more
I use this book for my Toddler Storybook Art Class
A project sample here can be seen here, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
I read this book aloud to the group (I used a lot of dialogic aspects and participation activities-like have children act out some of the activities like sleeping, digging, etc-to keep the interest of the group. It is a longer story for the youngest kids). Then we talked a little about the different types of vehicles and the project we would be doing. I showed the gr...more
A project sample here can be seen here, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
I read this book aloud to the group (I used a lot of dialogic aspects and participation activities-like have children act out some of the activities like sleeping, digging, etc-to keep the interest of the group. It is a longer story for the youngest kids). Then we talked a little about the different types of vehicles and the project we would be doing. I showed the gr...more
As the sun sets on the construction site, all the different kinds of equipment are getting ready to go to sleep. We say goodnight to Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator after we learn a characteristics of each and what kind of job is their responsibility during the day on the construction site. In the end, we finally say goodnight and goodbye to the characters as they snuggle up for some rest before another long day tomorrow.
This story is definitely intended for young...more
This story is definitely intended for young...more
Synopsis: "As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they'll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play! With irresistible artwork by best-selling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld and sweet, rhyming text, this book will have truck lovers of all ages begging for more."
My Review: This is an insanely cute b...more
My Review: This is an insanely cute b...more
In rhyming text, this picture book celebrates the work that goes on at a construction site. As the day winds down, the trucks complete their final tasks. The crane truck lifts and settles one more beam. The cement mixer pours out its last load. The story follows those big trucks and others such as dump trucks, bulldozers, and excavators--all fascinating to young children--as they shut down for the day, satisfied with a job well-done. The large wax oil pastel illustrations create a peaceful setti...more
"Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site," by Sherri Duskey Rinker is a lyrical, rhyming story that will delight any child who loves construction trucks. From cement mixers, to excavators, to dump trucks; this story demystifies what happens to construction trucks after a long day of lifting, digging, shifting, pulling, and moving! Once it becomes dark, like all things, it is time for the hard-working trucks to get sleep in order to be ready for another hard day of work! Set within the world of a...more
A charming, simple book the uses rhyme to tell children about the different pieces of equipment used on a construction site and what they do. This book will appeal to children aged 3 to 7. I think especially young boys will enjoy learning about the different construction equipment. Beautiful illustrations are used, as well. I could use this book to work on rhyme with my students. I could model finding rhyming words for a the first few pages, then have them work in pairs to find rhymes for a coup...more
I love anthropomorphism. Most of my favorite children's books have talking animals with cheeky personalities but joining the ranks of my favorite animal characters are these busy trucks who let out a yawn and cuddle with teddy bears at the end of the day. Yes, if I didn't have a busy-all-things-construction-site toddler boy, this may not rank as high as the others but the illustrations are wonderful and descriptive and rhyming text. My son loves that he can predict what's coming up and that we c...more
Summary:
“Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction site,” is a beautiful book filled with many different types of construction site trucks. The poems in the book, tells how each truck goes about their day and prepares for the night. Every couple pages a new truck is slowly getting ready for the night.
Audience:
The book would be great for elementary boys who love playing with trucks and working hard.
Appeal:
This book is targeted for boys who love trucks because every couple of pages a new truck is bro...more
“Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction site,” is a beautiful book filled with many different types of construction site trucks. The poems in the book, tells how each truck goes about their day and prepares for the night. Every couple pages a new truck is slowly getting ready for the night.
Audience:
The book would be great for elementary boys who love playing with trucks and working hard.
Appeal:
This book is targeted for boys who love trucks because every couple of pages a new truck is bro...more
Summary: At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.
Great for whole book approach - wrap around jacket, end papers show sun coming up and sun going down
Story in rhyme
"Working hard to help his team,
Crane truck raises one last beam.
Reaching, stretching, lifting high,
He swings the beam into the sky.
He'll set it down right on its mark,
Then off to bed; it's almost...more
Great for whole book approach - wrap around jacket, end papers show sun coming up and sun going down
Story in rhyme
"Working hard to help his team,
Crane truck raises one last beam.
Reaching, stretching, lifting high,
He swings the beam into the sky.
He'll set it down right on its mark,
Then off to bed; it's almost...more
Jan 13, 2012
Ruth
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
The parent of any child who loves vehicles
Shelves:
childrens-books
I hadn't heard of this book but saw it on sale at the store. I flipped through it and was impressed by the charismatic artwork. With a four year old fascinated by anything with wheels, I thought it would be a good addition to our collection of bedtime books. I read it to him that night and he sat mesmerized by the entire story.
The rhyming story tells a wonderful tale of all the trucks in the construction site getting ready for bed. With gentle sounds and repeated phrases, this book is just wonde...more
The rhyming story tells a wonderful tale of all the trucks in the construction site getting ready for bed. With gentle sounds and repeated phrases, this book is just wonde...more
This is my youngest's favorite book. We read it every night before bed. When we read Shhhh... Good night... he covers his mouth to be quiet. <3
Night is falling at the construction site. It's time for all the big machines to rest. Before they retire for the evening, we are reminded of all the jobs each machine did during the day, from the crane to the bulldozer to the excavator and more.
Lichtenheld's illustrations are adorable and reminiscent of Hardie Gramatky's illustrations in the 1939 classic Little Toot. (That crane looks just like Little Toot. Don't tell me it doesn't.)
I'm planning on using this with our PreK kiddos when they lear...more
Lichtenheld's illustrations are adorable and reminiscent of Hardie Gramatky's illustrations in the 1939 classic Little Toot. (That crane looks just like Little Toot. Don't tell me it doesn't.)
I'm planning on using this with our PreK kiddos when they lear...more
May 04, 2013
Lartemis
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents and grandparents of preschoolers
Wow! I love this book for my twin grandsons...maybe when they turn 3 or 4. The author names each piece of large equipment, tells a bit about its daily work, then describes how it settles down for the night, ending with the chant, "Shh...goodnight, Name of Truck, goodnight." This is the way children should be put to bed: review their happy day, go through their nightly routines, and settle in for a peaceful sleep. To make it even more perfect for twins, the author ends with how the trucks worked...more
This book could not be more adorable. I bought it a few months ago because I had heard great things about it. I will admit that I was a bit nervous because well I am a girl. I am not wild about trucks, but I thought one day a student may love this book. Boy was i right. Today the teacher that I work with read this too the preschoolers because we were learning about construction site. All of the kids loved it but especially this little boy that doesn't really connect with his school work. He talk...more
Summary: This is a cute book about what different construction machines do each day, what their tasks are and what makes them tired, put to a story about them all going goodnight.
Audience: Pre-school and early elementary.
Appeal: This is a colorful book with cute illustrations which would appeal to toddlers and preschoolers, but with text long enough to keep the interest of an early elementary reader.
Implementation: This would also be a good story time book and would also look good on display w...more
Audience: Pre-school and early elementary.
Appeal: This is a colorful book with cute illustrations which would appeal to toddlers and preschoolers, but with text long enough to keep the interest of an early elementary reader.
Implementation: This would also be a good story time book and would also look good on display w...more
I randomly found this one at the library after trying to find some new books for my son, and since my hubby works in construction, I thought it would be a good fit for them to read together. It is a cute rhyming bedtime book about the trucks that work at a construction site: Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer and Excavator. It has details that kids would enjoy like the trucks sleeping with teddy bears and blankets. I think this would be a great book to get for my son when he's a bi...more
A wonderful way to settle down your truck-loving dreamer.
Just like little boys, trucks and cement mixers and bulldozers work hard all day and when the sun begins to set, it is time to settle in for a nice relaxing night. As you turn the pages, you see the hard work that all the trucks at a construction site do and as the day comes to an end, they curl up and sleep until the sun rises again.
Told with a slow and even pace, you little guy can see that everyone has to turn off their engines and set...more
Just like little boys, trucks and cement mixers and bulldozers work hard all day and when the sun begins to set, it is time to settle in for a nice relaxing night. As you turn the pages, you see the hard work that all the trucks at a construction site do and as the day comes to an end, they curl up and sleep until the sun rises again.
Told with a slow and even pace, you little guy can see that everyone has to turn off their engines and set...more
My grandson carried this library book around for weeks. He made me read it morning, noon and night. We now own our own copy. So cute and infectious. Not really gender neutral however. Also I always change the final line in the book to " goodnight goodnight construction site." One final small criticism. The small so cute details in the illustrations at the beginning like the truck having a teddy bear and the cement mixer having a blanket aren't really carried through to the end of the book. Stil...more
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld
I picked this rhyming book up because I immediately knew it would target my boys. The construction trucks are humanized as they wrap up their work for the day and head home for bed. This would be a great story to put children to sleep as the trucks are heard yawning and yearning to go to sleep. The children are able to see each truck end their hard day of work, performing their last task of the night, and they all...more
I picked this rhyming book up because I immediately knew it would target my boys. The construction trucks are humanized as they wrap up their work for the day and head home for bed. This would be a great story to put children to sleep as the trucks are heard yawning and yearning to go to sleep. The children are able to see each truck end their hard day of work, performing their last task of the night, and they all...more
My son and I love both the story and the illustrations! We were able to meet the author, Sherri Rinker at the Omaha Ciden's Museum. She read the story aloud, shared how she came up with the idea for the story, and autographed copies of the book that were given away by the NAEYC. Sherri took time to answer my sons questions and talk about story. My son was super excited to meet his first author! He was so excited that he brought the book to kindergarten and asked his teacher to read it aloud to...more
When one of my nephews was a toddler, his parents used to get him into the bath by having him bring in his toy cars for a washing. If this had been around perhaps it would have inspired them to have him put his cars to bed. And if any of my nephews was still into trucks, I'd be adding this to my possible buys for Christmas!
The pastel art is slightly scratchy and the verses are smooth--a perfect combination with tons of appeal. A winner for the truck set at any time of the day, but especially at...more
The pastel art is slightly scratchy and the verses are smooth--a perfect combination with tons of appeal. A winner for the truck set at any time of the day, but especially at...more
Notes: Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site, by Sherri Duskey Rinker is a great book for truck lovers.
Book Review: As the sun goes down by the construction site, all the trucks get ready to say goodnight. They all finish their work and lie dowwn to rest so that they are ready for another day of play. The artwork in this book is very good. This book also has rhyming words throughout.
Recommend: I would recommend this book to students who like trucks and I would recommend it to students in grades...more
Book Review: As the sun goes down by the construction site, all the trucks get ready to say goodnight. They all finish their work and lie dowwn to rest so that they are ready for another day of play. The artwork in this book is very good. This book also has rhyming words throughout.
Recommend: I would recommend this book to students who like trucks and I would recommend it to students in grades...more
This book was a cute way to show friendship and teamwork. The different construction site machines work hard together during the day to get the job done and then at nite they go through a nightly routine of saying their goodnights to each other. This book could be created into a lesson focusing on teamwork, friendship, and being a caring person. I would use this book for grade 2 and under.
Rinker, Sherri Duskey, and Tom Lichtenheld. Goodnight, goodnight, construction site. San Francisco: Chronic...more
Rinker, Sherri Duskey, and Tom Lichtenheld. Goodnight, goodnight, construction site. San Francisco: Chronic...more
I grabbed this book at the library on a whim. They had it propped up on top of the a shelf in the children's section, and I grabbed it thinking it might the good for bedtime reading with my almost-3-year-old boy. I was not disappointed.
The illustrations grab your attention first. They are beautiful renditions of a cartoony construction site where the trucks and and other equipment are the workers. The coloring in the pictures looks like colored pencils, so there is a lot of texture and color gra...more
The illustrations grab your attention first. They are beautiful renditions of a cartoony construction site where the trucks and and other equipment are the workers. The coloring in the pictures looks like colored pencils, so there is a lot of texture and color gra...more
The only reason I did not give it five stars is because it's a little long winded for my 3 year old. Easy fix was that I skipped every other page and it works perfectly. This is the only book that works for that, by the way, because every other page sets up the next setting.
See, my kid is nuts over construction books. I think we have exhausted them, like in print. I actually write children's books and I tried to write one, but I have no idea how to make construction exciting because I don't "get...more
See, my kid is nuts over construction books. I think we have exhausted them, like in print. I actually write children's books and I tried to write one, but I have no idea how to make construction exciting because I don't "get...more
Listen, I know this is a kids' book, but I have read a gazillion kid books this year and there are only a few that stand out. Plus, I really want the 2011 button that says I reached my goal! ;)
My son (who is three) loves cars and trucks and trains and construction stuff. This is just the cutest book, with adorable pictures and rhyming text. The hues are perfect for a good night book, with soft blues and blacks, and just a little bit of brightness for each truck's nightlight. Love it love it!
My son (who is three) loves cars and trucks and trains and construction stuff. This is just the cutest book, with adorable pictures and rhyming text. The hues are perfect for a good night book, with soft blues and blacks, and just a little bit of brightness for each truck's nightlight. Love it love it!
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Sherri has returned to her passion of writing to indulge her own children's passions. A graphic designer, she lives in Chicago with her photographer husband, a cockapoo named Quincy, several fish, a few hermit crabs, an ever-changing array of insects in jars, toys in every corner, and two energetic and inquisitive young boys: one fascinated by bugs and magic and another obsessed with trucks and tr...more
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