Good Morning, Snowplow!
by Deborah Bruss,
Illustrated by Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson
Publisher: Levine/Scholastic, October 30, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-338-08949-3
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“Quietly heroic”- School Library Journal “[A] meditative rhyming story”- Publishers Weekly “The illustrations are beautifully made with multiple media, creating different textures that both pop and add depth….A great addition to any big-machines collection.”- Kirkus Reviews |
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KIRKUS REVIEW ~ August 1, 2018
Night is falling, and so is the snow. Readers say goodnight to the town but not the snowplow driver and his dog. The driver prepares the snowplow and checks all the parts; then he drops the plow blade and turns on his lights to begin his night of work. Following the route of a snowplow, readers see the ins and outs of driving in snow.... In rhyming couplets, Bruss introduces readers to the vocabulary of snowplows and driving in the snow. The text is written in the second person, speaking to the driver and the snowplow and encouraging them on through the night. The illustrations are beautifully made with multiple media, creating different textures that both pop and add depth.... This book shines light on a lesser-known occupation and gives recognition to the hard work done to keep our roads clear and safe in the snow.... A great addition to any big-machines collection. (Picture book. 3-6) |
School Library Journal ~ October 2018
PreS-Gr 1–The painterly illustrations by Fancher and Johnson are the real star in this rhyming ode to the lone trucks working into the wee hours of many blustery nights. The rhythmic narrative follows a snow plow driver (and his dog) as he says goodnight to his neighborhood and gets ready for an oncoming storm. He picks up his salt, tests his rig, and plows into the blizzard. “Snow keeps falling fast and deep./Miles to plow before you sleep./Pay attention. What’s ahead?/Take no chances. Stop instead.” The man rescues a stranded driver, watches a midnight train blow snow from the tracks, and returns home just as everyone else is waking up. VERDICT A quietly heroic choice, perfect for preschool winter units and for construction truck lovers everywhere.–Jenna Boles, Greene County Public Library, Beavercreek, OH |