Digger Man

A little boy imagines driving a great big digger – scooping and pushing mud to make a playground for his baby brother. The boy scoops rocks, pushes mud, and honks the horn, and “sometimes my mom and dad can bring my brother to see me.”  

Any child who is fascinated by trucks will love Digger Man. Each page features bold colors that highlight various types of trucks used for digging. But this isn’t just a book about trucks; it’s a book about family. The boy’s family is depicted in some illustrations, and the narrator discusses teaching his brother. “As soon as my brother gets bigger, I will teach him so he can be a digger man, too.”  

Each two-page spread has a single sentence and an array of trucks. The end pages depict the park the boy created by digging a hole for the ducks, building a dirt mountain, and designing a playground. One of the best parts of the book is that the boy is creating something that he and his brother can enjoy together.  

Digger Man will leave readers dreaming about all of the things they can create. You don’t have to dig into a library shelf to find more transportation-related books. Instead, scoop up Bulldozer Helps Out by Candace Fleming, Go, Go, Trucks! by Jennifer Liberts, and Construction Site: Taking Flight! by Sherri Duskey. 

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Drugs and Alcohol  

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