Reviews for Chuck's truck

Kirkus
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Tight rhymes and loud pictures tell the story of a trip to town for a farmer and his critters. When the farm animals hear Chuck starting his truck, all of them wanna hop aboard! In turn, the duck, the chicken, the dogs, the burro, the workhorse, the cat and the old goat jump on. Anderson packs her lean text with simple rhymes ("Fat Cat Pat," "The duck Luck rides in the truck with Chuck"), and her watercolor illustrations are a riot of bold hues. The horse is a vivid yellow with a white mane, Nip the dog an equally loud orange and the duck a brilliant turquoise. But when they get to town, the truck breaks down. It falls to Handyman Hugh, and naturally his crew, to fix the vehicle so Chuck and company can return home. A near-perfect marriage of text and illustration, and a bright, attractive vehicle for aspiring readers. (Picture book. 3- 8) Copyright ŠKirkus Reviews, used with permission.


Horn Book
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Previously published as picture books, these easy readers, with pithy rhyming texts and comical art, are great for new readers. When Farmer Chuck's truck breaks down (Truck), the farm animals call handyman Hugh and "together they make the truck like new." In Band, one by one, the animals join Chuck with his new banjo; soon there are ten cheerfully raucous players. [Review covers these Green Light Readers titles: Chuck's Band and Chuck's Truck.] (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.


Horn Book
(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Farmer Chuck desponds when his old truck breaks down, but the farm animals call ""Handyman Hugh.... Together they make the truck like new."" Both the pithy rhyming text and the bold, expressive animals are sure to tickle preschoolers' funny bones, while the gradually introduced, playfully reiterated words and rhymes also suit the cheery tale to beginning readers. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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