Construction

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 11, 2014

Review

This picture book is the perfect mix of rhyme and sounds to make a construction story time hum. The easy on the eyes font is bold, dark and large. Sutton takes the readers from the breaking of the ground, to the building the outside structure, to the running of the pipes, painting of the sheet rock to the completed building. It's a library! Lovelock's pigmented ink illustrations show a variety of perspectives when viewing the various construction workers doing their jobs. Workers wear safety equipment and male, female and people of color are all represented. The style does not show clear facial features, but that works to draw attention to the larger theme of construction. Young truck and building enthusiasts will want this repeated, again. Useful for story time, construction and building themes or browsing.

Overall Book Score: excellent