Booklist (Wednesday, August 01, 2007):
*Starred Review* very day a boy sails his toy boat on the lake. He made it himself from a can, a cork, a yellow pencil, and white cloth, and he and the boat are inseparable. One day, a storm forces the boy to let go of the boats string, and the wind and rain push the boat away, into deep water. The wake of a tugboat pushes it further; the wind blows it out of the way of a giant ferry; and a speedboat tells it to Move along. It drifts toward a fleet of sailboats, hoping for help, but the spray from a large sloop nearly swamps it. At night, under a yellow moon, the boat drifts, feeling scared and alone, but in the morning it comes across a friendly fishing boat that helps it catch a gentle breeze that blows back toward shoreand to the boy. The streamlined text is straightforward, letting the amazing art do much of the work. Longs acrylic, hyperrealistic pictures, awash with many shades of blue, are so substantial they seem to be molded from clay, and his expansive double-page spreads effectively convey the perspectives and differences in the size between the full-size boats and the boys beloved toy. A harmonious ending brings the story full circle. With plenty of buoyant charm and imaginative artwork, this contemporary Little Toot has an abundance of child appeal.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.)

Welcome to Jon Scieszka's Trucktown, a brand-new preschool/kindergarten series that will come in more shapes, sizes, and formats than you can shake a bumper at. It's a world where all the characters are trucks, all the stories are action driven, and boys and girls can imagine themselves in all their crazy, loud, funny, creative, excited, full-throttle glory! It's a world where we work at play, and we play at work...and no one's afraid to get dirty or be LOUD! And it all kicks off with "Smash! Crash!" Best friends Jack and Dan are spending their day doing what they do best - smashing and crashing! All the while a strange shadow is following them around every corner...Who is this new addition to Trucktown? What does she want? Rhythmic, rollicking text will get kids' motors running and horns honking with each refrain! This is a book that begs to be read again and again!