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Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site Hardcover Books for Toddlers Preschool Books for Kids Sherri Duskey Rinker Tom Lichtenheld Books Reviews
This book is fantastic. It rhymes, the illustrations are fantastic, and it's just fun to read to my DAUGHTER. My only complaint is that all the construction equipment are male. Why can't at least ONE be a she? I read it as though they are all she's now. We wonder why we can't get girls to play with legos- this is why. The plush that comes with the book isn't the nicest or softest but it gets the job done. My daughter loves it. I've had to wash it a couple times and it has held up well.
UPDATE It looks like there is at least one "she" in the sequel. Yay!
You know, sometimes I could just kick myself for not finding out about some things sooner, especially such a terrific little book as this! When this book was published in 2011, I babysat full time for our oldest grandson while my daughter-in-law was in the work force, he was 3 years old and was HEAVY into Thomas the train. We'd begun a collection of diecast trains for him, along with the Island of Sodor's construction team (called "The Pack"), and each and EVERY day at naptime he would have to say "goodnight" to each and every one of them individually - this darling book does exactly that, saying an individual goodnight to the rough and tough crane, cement mixer, dump truck, bulldozer and excavator, who are all calming down and getting ready to call it a night (with all of the typical bedtime rituals included in the book - taking a bath, getting tucked in, curling/snuggling up, dimming the lights and shutting the door) - it would have been absolutely PERFECT!
We've added a couple of more grandsons since then, and though Mommy is now a full-time mom and I no longer get to partake in all of the traditional naptime rituals with our 4 or 2 year old grandsons (big brother's a 3rd grader already!), I went ahead and bought this for the youngest's 2nd birthday. Whether it's naptime or bedtime, the calming way this book is written coupled with the cute illustrations of the vehicles yawning, shutting their eyes, etc., is bound to be a sure-fire winner for any parent or grandparent tasked with helping a youngster to "Turn off your engines, stop your tracks, relax your wheels, your stacks, and backs. No more huffing and puffing, Team It's time to rest your heads and dream. Construction site, all tucked in tight, the day is done, turn off the light. Great work today! Now... shh... goodnight." Even "tough" kids need their rest too!
Especially if read in a quiet, soothing tone, I can't think of a more perfect bedtime book. You know how seeing someone yawn usually makes you yawn yourself? I think that's the exact effect the illustrations will have... I'm just envious of my son and daughter-in-law for getting to be the ones to read it to him! (And if I raised my son right, he'll be reading this to my first grandDAUGHTER who's arriving in October in just a couple of years as well!)
My 2 year old son loves cars, trucks and construction vehicles. I purchased this because we were getting a little sick of reading goodnight moon every night. This quickly eclipsed Goodnight Moon, we read this every night at bed and sometimes during the day. The coolest part is wowing our friends when we drive by new construction and he yells out the correct names for the trucks.
This book is super cute. The story line is catchy, and the vibrant colors and illustrations really make storytime enjoyable. My son absolutely loves this book, we read it every night b4 bed. 😊
My grandsons LOVE this book. The authors should have book signings at libraries hosting a "big trucks" day. Our local library had a special afternoon this summer and invited construction and emergency teams to bring their rigs to the parking lot. The kids had a ball! The only thing missing was a table with the construction site books and their author / illustrator!
This is such a will written kids book. My son is 8 months old and I read this to him before bed. He loves the pictures and really pays attention which is rare for him. He only does this to two other books. It is a tad bit long for an infant though which is nothing bad against the book, he's just over reading by the time we get to the excavator so we usually just skip that one and go right to the end. Overall good buy.
Received my book printed upside down! So disappointing. I’d really like a refund or a replacement or something. This was supposed to be a gift! It’s an embarrassment.
A very sweet bedtime book for your youngster. My son loves construction equipment so this is a nightly staple in our house. It’s a rhyming book, it’s well illustrated, and very sweet. It is a little lengthy, but it’s a good one. I will be buying the rest of the books in this series.
