Truck Jam

Trucks roar, rumble and roll in this latest adventure by Stickland. A giant pop-up with amazing paper engineering, this book will have special appeal. The 5, 6 and 7-year olds with whom I shared it just loved it (dare I say, especially the boys). Each of the seven double spreads has just a few rhyming words describing the action, and sometimes the words are cleverly obscured until the reader interacts with the book, manoeuvring the pop-ups to reveal the rhyming text. 'Green means go, start off slow.' The brilliant red and yellow fire engine is full of detail, and, whilst there is an on-going plot, every page has its own story. 'Oh no! The engine's blown! Can they fix it on their own?' No, they cannot, but luckily along comes a big tow truck, skilfully driven by a woman in a baseball cap. Great fun, and a book to marvel over.