"This is all about as good as it gets for truck-obsessed preschoolers." — The Horn Book (starred review)

From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack! ) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwack! ), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory.

Sally Sutton’s tribute to the big machines that tear things down is now available as a Spanish-language e-book.

Desde la enorme grúa con una gran bola que gira ¡CRACH!
hasta la excavadora que los muros derrumba ¡PLAM!
¡todo lo relacionado con demolición es una gran diversión!


From the huge crane with a swinging ball to the toothy jaws that ram the walls, this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory.

"A truck-lover’s dream come true — repetition, rhyme, and onomatopoeia. . . . It will be a hit whether shared with a group or one-on-one." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Construir una carretera lleva mucho trabajo: hay que quitar la maleza, esparcir el alquitrán y colocar las luces, hay muchas tareas que cumplir…y ¡ruido por hacer!
¡Construir nunca fue tan divertido!


There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this riveting board book follows them every step of the way. From clearing a pathway to rolling the tar to sweeping up at the end, Roadwork — now available in a Spanish-language edition entitled Construir Una Carretera — is sure to draw young onlookers with its noisy fun.