Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of Christmas
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of Christmas
By (Author) Mark Lee
Illustrated by Kurt Cyrus
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Candlewick Press,U.S.
8th September 2021
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Early years: numbers and counting
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 259mm, Height 297mm, Spine 10mm
550g
Description
Add a big dose of Christmas cheer to an array of trucks for counting and you have the components of read-aloud holiday magic.
One doughnut truck, on a cold winter day, drives into town and parks and stays.
The snowy town is filling up with a procession of trucks of all shapes and sizes, including a snowplow, a crane, a digger, a semitrailer transporting the towns majestic Christmas tree, and even a flatbed carrying Santas sleigh. All in all, twenty trucks roll in full of sparkle and anticipation, ready to set up the holiday festivities. But when the star being hoisted to the top of the Christmas tree wobbles and crashes to the ground, what could possibly be used to replace it Thankfully, a pair of siblings scan the scene and come up with the perfect solution. Author Mark Lee and illustrator Kurt Cyrus team up again for a buoyant story delivering satisfying rhymes, holiday spirit, and most importantly, twenty trucks for counting.
Reviews
The creative team that conceived Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street hauls out 20 new trucks that fill the holiday with cheer. . . readers will find themselves pausing to pore over each glorious spread. . . . No preschooler will want to miss out on this heavyweight Christmas story.
School Library Journal (starred review)
Ideal for truck lovers seeking a holiday fix.
Kirkus Reviews
This companion to 20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street (rev. 5/13) is brightened by Lees rhyming text and Cyruss wintercrisp digital illustrations.
The Horn Book
Author Bio
Mark Lee is a highly regarded poet, playwright, journalist, and author of novels for adults, including The Lost Tribe and The Canal House. He is also the author of the childrens book Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus. He lives in New York City.
Kurt Cyrus is the author-illustrator of numerous picture books. He is also the illustrator of Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee and other titles for such authors as Eve Bunting, Lisa Wheeler, and M. T. Anderson. He lives in Cottage Grove, Oregon.
