For the many, many vehicle-obsessed kids out there. It’s time to meet The Tractor Squad! They work hard and leave plenty of time for play.
“Where do tractors go when it turns cold and snows? Do they make cozy beds in their giant red sheds?”
In this bright and bouncy read-aloud, tractors dig and scoop, round up the sheep and feed the chickens . . . all before they chug and stomp, zig and zag — dancing with their farmyard friends. Then, in a second story inspired by “Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed,” count down from ten with Field Mouse, Farmer, and a colorful cast of hard-working tractors.
Oversized trim with bright candy-colored art and a full 40 pages long, The Tractor Squad will have vehicle-obsessed kids bouncing along to the playful rhythms and rhymes.
For kids who love Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Little Blue Truck.
Categories: picture book, gift book
Themes: tractors; farm & ranch life; transportation; cars & trucks; country life; counting books, ten little monkey; farm animals; country mouse; gift book, sheep; pig; read-aloud; midwest; harvest
Publishing date: September 3rd 2024
ISBN: 978-1-958325-20-9 (Hardcover)
Hardcover: $19.99 US
Length: 40 pages
Size: 10×10 inches
Ages: 3-8
Grade: K-3
AUTHOR: Heather Dawn Torres
ILLUSTRATOR: Gary Laib
Available at your favorite bookstores or online retailers.
Join the fun as Little Tractor tackles summer chores, and as the whole team bands together to rescue poor Combine, who is stuck in the mud!
A read-aloud with bouncy rhythms and rhymes, and full to bursting with colorful, anthropomorphized tractors, this oversized book is a treat for kids and their parents—a companion book to The Tractor Squad.
“Haul the carrots and the peas.
Stack the turnips, roll the cheese.”
Having charmed their way into people’s hearts in their first book, The Tractor Squad, these colorful, playful farm tractors return for two new adventures in The Tractor Squad Saves the Day. Told in the same bouncy, rhythmic voice and illustrated in the same candy-colored artwork, this oversized book is the perfect companion to what Kirkus called “An ideal story time selection to help little ones get their wiggles out.”
Contains two new stories tailor-made for reading aloud: “Little Tractor Makes a Splash” and “The Tractor Squad Saves the Harvest.”
Oversized trim with bright candy-colored art and a full 40 pages long, The Tractor Squad will have vehicle-obsessed kids bouncing along to the playful rhythms and rhymes.
For kids who love Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Little Blue Truck.
Categories: picture book, gift book
Themes: tractors; farm & ranch life; transportation; cars & trucks; country life; counting books; harvest; farm animals; melons; gift book, sheep; pig; read-aloud; midwest; persevereance
Publishing date: April 8th, 2025
ISBN: 978-1-958325-32-2 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-958325-33-9 (Ebook)
Hardcover: $19.99 US
Length: 40 pages
Size: 10×10 inches
Ages: 3-8
Grade: K-3
AUTHOR: Heather Dawn Torres
ILLUSTRATOR: Gary Laib
Available at your favorite bookstores or online retailers.
Heather Dawn Torres grew up on an Iowa farm, where she spent hours reading books to get out of doing farm chores. She now spends her days in the city dreaming of farm life and creating stories for children. When not rhyming words, Heather can be found back at the family farm enjoying long walks, homemade pies, and tractor rides. Heather currently lives in Nebraska with her husband and their two sons. Visit her online at www.heatherdawntorres.com.
Gary Laib’s art career began at the age of four when he first figured out how to hold a pencil. Since his professional career began, he’s been a concept artist, an illustrator, and an art director for multiple companies. He’s currently working on bringing his own stories to life from the comfort of his home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit him online at www.instagram.com/garylaibart
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