My Big Red Fire Truck

(Novelty book, Reissue)

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From bestselling and Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson comes a multi-concept novelty book thats a book and toy in one with sturdy moving parts young readers can play with while they read.

Firefighters in training can get their own firetrucks ready and learn to tell time with this interactive concept book. Its a new day at the firehouse and you have twenty minutes to get the truck ready. Hoses, ladders, radiolets go! Eight pop-out pieces, one steering wheel, two pull tabs, nine turn knobs, a magic slate, and a dazzling grand finale will provide hours of fun. And, the pieces can back into the book, so the creation can be rebuilt time and again.

Author Bio

Stephen T. Johnsonis the creator of such well-known childrens books asMy Little Red Toolbox,My Little Blue Robot, andAlphabetCity, recipient of a Caldecott Honor, aNew York TimesBest Illustrated Book of the Year, and a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. His artwork can be found in permanent and public collections including the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, and the DeKalb Avenue Subway Station in Brooklyn, New York. Stephen is a professor at the University of Kansas, and he lives in Lawrence, Kansas.