![]() ![]() When Blue cries for help, the animals rush to the rescue. When the Dump gets mired in the mud and honks for help, he gets no response: "nobody heard/(or nobody cared)." Then Blue drives into the puddle to assist, but also gets stuck. Then it begins to rain, and a mean, self-important dump truck enters the story. ![]() The cheerful text mimics the bouncing of the truck, and the warm folk-art illustrations call to mind the paintings of Grandma Moses. The first half of the book is an enchanting, toddler-entrancing symphony of animal noises and beeps. ![]() PreS-Folksy rhyming stanzas introduce readers to Blue, the eponymous pickup truck, and the barnyard critters he greets as he navigates the country roads near his farmhouse. ![]()
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