Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
A teacher’s look at why this book belongs in the Page Grabbers stage.
Why it fits Page Grabbers (for young toddlers who treat books as things to do)
The big trucks finish their work and tuck themselves in. It sends the day's noisy energy to sleep along with the machines. The truck-lover's bedtime treaty.
What makes it special
Rinker's masterstroke was giving the trucks themselves a bedtime — the excavator yawns, and suddenly so does the child. Tom Lichtenheld's dusty, golden-hour machines are drawn with real affection for how equipment actually works. It closes the day's throttle gently, converting truck-obsessed energy into sleep.
From the publisher
At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to…
About Sherri Duskey Rinker
Sherri Duskey Rinker is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train. She worked as a graphic designer for 25 years and lives in the Midwest with her husband and two sons.
She wrote her first book in 2008, while juggling working motherhood in a career she no longer enjoyed; the manuscript was accepted by the first publisher she sent it to, Chronicle Books.
Also by this author: Steam Train, Dream Train · Mighty, Mighty Construction Site · Construction Site on Christmas Night
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