Bulldozer's Big Day, written by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann. Young construction vehicle enthusiasts will love this charmer about a bulldozer excited about his big day! Blade held high, he zooms off to this buddies to revel in the excitement. However, when he finds such friends as Digger Truck, they seem to have forgotten the significance of this day. When Bulldozer whoops "Guess what today is!", Digger replies, "I don't need to guess, kid. Today is a scooping day. Scooping...scooping...scooping." Fleming packs the story with action words that encourage movement as Bulldozer goes from pal to pal, all of them oblivious to significance of our hero's big day. His blade sinks lower and lower with sadness. Rohmann's illustrations, using relief (block) prints and plates, are a joy to behold. His expressive vehicles have big eyes, and he excels at perspective, framing the wheeled characters in each spread in a very effective manner. Of course the story ends happily, but still when the Giant Birthday Cake is revealed, it is truly majestic. So majestic, it can barely fit on the page. A fantastic collaboration from the creators of
Oh, No! that will invites audience participation and ends on a deliriously happy note.
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