A review by kristinajean
Bulldozer's Big Day by Candace Fleming
3.0
#1 The children will adore it because it is about construction vehicles. Unfortunately, when they are young and fixated, they don't care about quality.
#2 Lucky for those kids, this IS a quality book.
#3 The illustrations are masterfully rendered in a very skillful application of relief blocks. [a:Eric Rohmann|68537|Eric Rohmann|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1208539936p2/68537.jpg] uses this technique in [b:My Friend Rabbit|118230|My Friend Rabbit|Eric Rohmann|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1317066989s/118230.jpg|2060302] to great effect as well. He manages to utilize a traditionally static technique to create dynamic illustrations that are bold, distinct and fun.
#4 The text is what I did not truly care for in this picturebook. The first line of text caught me "motor humming and blade held high, he zoomed--bump-vroom--across the construction site" really caught my attention, but as the story progressed, I really just got...bored. Luckily, the story told in the illustrations sustained me.
#2 Lucky for those kids, this IS a quality book.
#3 The illustrations are masterfully rendered in a very skillful application of relief blocks. [a:Eric Rohmann|68537|Eric Rohmann|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1208539936p2/68537.jpg] uses this technique in [b:My Friend Rabbit|118230|My Friend Rabbit|Eric Rohmann|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1317066989s/118230.jpg|2060302] to great effect as well. He manages to utilize a traditionally static technique to create dynamic illustrations that are bold, distinct and fun.
#4 The text is what I did not truly care for in this picturebook. The first line of text caught me "motor humming and blade held high, he zoomed--bump-vroom--across the construction site" really caught my attention, but as the story progressed, I really just got...bored. Luckily, the story told in the illustrations sustained me.