Scieszka, Jon
Trucktown: Melvin’s Valentine
Illustrated by David Shannon, Loren Long and David Gordon Simon Spotlight, 2009. $16.99
EARLY READER Content: G.
Melvin
receives a Valentine card and goes around asking his friends if they gave it to
him. Everybody tells him that it wasn’t
them, and then Rita comes up to him and thanks him for showing everyone the
Valentine she gave him. Melvin smiles
and says he’s glad he showed everyone too.
The appeal of
this book is the simple and easy to read sentences. The trucks and their animated faces help tell
the story. The story wasn’t very
interesting, instead of being happy and excited about getting a Valentine,
Melvin is worried and when he finally finds out it was Rita it is anti-climactic.
EL (K-3)-OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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