Build! by Red Nose Studio
Published by Anne Schwartz Books on May 17, 2022
ISBN: 0593376110
Pages: 40
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Bold 3D objects made with wire, fabric, wood, and found objects illustrate the double-paged spreads in this entertaining picture book about construction. The images at the beginning are close-up to visualize a single word such as haul, unload, or lower. About three-quarters of the way through, the view expands and readers see a boy and realize they are not at a construction site, but with a boy playing. When the boy pulls out one piece of his structure, it causes everything to fall. The last pages feature the word “again” and shows the boy beginning a new building, but it could also be taken as an invitation to begin reading this delightfully imaginative book one more time! This book is a solid choice for school libraries with Pre-k programs and any library serving the youngest readers. Bonus: the inside of the book jacket is a poster illustrating all the machinery in the book!

Reviewed by Elizabeth Andersen, Dyer Elementary School