Disclosure: I was provided with books for the purpose of facilitating this review. All opinions voiced within this post are my own.
My boys love all things with wheels: cars, trucks, motorcycles, quads, and tractor trailers, as well as other transportation like rockets, boats, and spaceships. As a result, our house is overflowing with transportation books that are about Things That Go. When looking for books about transportation, the boys definitely prefer narrative to expository at this point, and are particularly drawn toward books that incorporate humor.
Big Rig
Big Rig a book by Jamie A. Swenson is a fun read, perfect for fans of I Stink and I’m Dirty (McMullan). The book shares what life is like for Frankie the Big Rig as he goes about his day. Our favorite part of the book by far were the noises – these noises are what make the book perfect for reading aloud. The boys joined in as we URRRRNNNT-URRRRNNNT and SCHWAAT, SCHWAAT, SCHWAAT through Frankie’s daily adventures. The boys also enjoyed Frankie’s problem-solving when he got a blowout on the road. Find out how Frankie solves his problem with this fun read!
Motor Dog
Motor Dog by Kurt Cyrus and David Gordon is a fantasy tale of Flip, a boy who orders a motorized dog from an online catalog (interestingly, this is the first children’s book I have ever seen display a tablet in the illustrations). In terms of a transportation book, Motor Dog is a bit unorthodox, as the transportation element of the book is that Motor Dog has rocket, helicopter, and parachute gadgets. The rhyming nature of the book was attractive to my 3 year old, and my 5 year old loved that Motor Dog and his gadgets got Flip into all kinds of hairy situations. Overall, if you have a kid ages 2-5 who likes robots and transportation, there is a good chance he or she will enjoy this book!
What about for gear head girls too? 🙂 Apparently, my daughter got to design a car of the future at school -complete with swimming pool. She doesn’t speak but the teachers told me this was her FAVORITE project all year so I’m thinking she might like these books too, lol!
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Thanks for these recommendations!! My boys would love these and bdays are all coming up soon. Will have to check these out!!
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Awww I miss having a little boy to read transportation books to. 🙂 So sweet.
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My son would love these – he’s all into cars trucks and buses. 🙂
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Sounds like cute books. We love I Stink! I should totally look into Big Rig
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We love books and these sound really really cute. Lots of new babies in the family – great gift ideas. Thanks.
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