Supertruck

Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Little Dolphin School, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: August 5, 2015

Review

Colorful and appealing in its appearance this storybook will thrill its truck loving audience. The quiet story line is about an unassuming garbage truck that returns to the truck depot on a snowy night and comes out a superhero. As the snow starts to fall it lays a blanket over the city burying all the other city trucks in despair. Much like Clark Kent, our hero approaches the depot wearing glasses. He sheds the eye wear emerging with a big smile and a plow attached to his front fender. Circling the city Supertruck cleans up the snow and returns the roads to normal. By morning the garbage truck is back at work picking up trash having trades his plow for his glasses.

This is a cute book that certainly will delight young readers over and over again. The illustrations add to the simple story giving each truck an attitude. It is obvious that Supertruck accepts the challenge ahead as he rolls out of the depot with sparking eyes on a lovely blue two page spread. Add this to Pre-school – grade 2 classrooms and to public library collections.

Overall Book Score: very good