Digby and his friends learn that there's more to life than getting the job done.
Digby and his coworkers work from dawn to dusk. The work is hard, it's hot, and they face deadlines to get each job done. But, one day, Digby decides it's time to have some fun. He starts to dance, and soon all the other trucks join in. A raucous and joyous story of a very different kind of construction site.
July 1, 2022
Bored at work, Digby the Digger decides to liven things up. Digby, a little yellow earth mover, and his construction vehicle pals work hard. But the daily task of digging grows monotonous, so Digby resolves to try to make the work more interesting by dancing his way through the dig. "What if I mixed up / this digging and dumping with bouncing and prancing / and rocking and jumping?" he asks. He shuffles and bounces and shimmies with such glee that his friends notice and join in. Before long, the entire construction site is full of dance and music and movement as the vehicles complete their building tasks with pleasure. A light-skinned foreman appears, seemingly to put an end to the merriment ("Our site...has rules to obey"), but there's a fun twist: "How do you dare / try to dance without... / BEATS!" Transportation-themed picture books are common, and this one isn't groundbreaking, but it will please little ones. The illustrations are bright and eye-catching, the vehicles depicted in a rainbow of colors. Details like black caution bars on the back cover add to the fun. The story is written in rhyming verse, conveying the joy of dance as experienced by the characters. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Sure to delight children who enjoy watching big rigs at construction sites. (Picture book. 3-5)
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