BIG TRUCK DAY

A community bustles about in preparation for a big day ahead.

A bookmobile and other vehicles are planning to convene in a parking lot. Everyone gets ready for Big Truck Day. Two children and an adult, all light-skinned, eat breakfast; meanwhile, a diverse group of adults load up a truck with books. (The accompanying text, “Start at the station and fill up the tank,” feels slightly confusing; though it’s a metaphor for fueling up for the day, it feels out of place in an otherwise literal book.) Then trucks and bikes head through the town until arriving at their destination—“It’s the library at last,” reads the text. People hold clipboards and sort books while trucks get settled. The simple rhymes are punctuated with onomatopoeia in a large font as vehicles travel and people gather and happily find books. The book is colorful, using seemingly every color of the rainbow, evoking the feeling of a busy summer day. Though the narrative is a little disjointed, the depiction of a diverse, supportive community is heartening, and spreads filled with vehicles will delight readers—a look at the inside of a tractor is especially enjoyable. Backmatter describes the history of the bookmobile and includes photos of various book delivery methods across the world. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A fun introduction to bookmobiles.