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Merry Christmas, Red Truck
  • Published: 7 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593528426
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 28
  • RRP: $19.99

Merry Christmas, Red Truck

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EBook
10 Oct 2023
Board Book
7 Nov 2023
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The creators of the beloved board book, Red Truck, are back for a heartwarming Christmas story.

From the creators of the beloved Red Truck comes a heartwarming Christmas story for babies and toddlers who love cars and trucks! The perfect holiday read-aloud for growing minds!

★ “A well-crafted text spiced with sound effects… highly recommended for reading aloud.”—Booklist (starred review), on Red Truck

On Christmas Eve in wind and snow,
Red Truck’s lights blink and glow.

It's Christmas Eve, but not everyone can make it home to celebrate. With icy roads, heavy flurries, and piles of snow, driving in this weather can be dangerous! Luckily, Red Truck, wrapped in festive lights, is on the job to make sure everyone gets home to spend Christmas with their families. Follow along as Red Truck navigates the slippery streets to rescue trapped vehicles and save the day. But even strong trucks need help sometimes!

Complete with visually appealing illustrations, and simple, rhyming text, this charming holiday story is perfect for reading aloud.
  • Published: 7 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593528426
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 28
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the authors

Kersten Hamilton

Kersten Hamilton was born in a trailer in the mountains of southern New Mexico. By their sixth birthday they knew what they wanted to be when they grew up. A writer! This would prove to be difficult, as a wayward fairy (apparently not invited to Kersten’s christening) gifted the child with dyslexia and dysgraphia topped with a dollop of autism spectrum disorder. Unaware of the academic and social trouble ahead, Kersten set off to have an exciting childhood tracking caribou and arctic wolves across in Alaska, catching tiny tree frogs in the swamps and rain forests of the Pacific Northwest, and chasing dust devils and rattlesnakes across the high desert of New Mexico. Kersten escaped electrocution when a typhoon blew power lines down over yet another trailer in a swamp in Washington state, and didn’t drown when a station wagon spun out of control onto thin lake ice in Alaska. Most of the bullets missed, none of the incidents with bears, snakes, wolves, or angry moose were fatal. It was the perfect childhood for anyone aspiring to be a writer!  When not writing, Kersten collaborates on Minecraft adventures with a husband, several grown children, and more than several grandchildren.
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Victoria Petrone

Valeria Petrone is an award-winning illustrator. Her numerous picture books include Red Truck, Blue Boat, and Yellow Copter (all by Kersten Hamilton) and a series by Gianni Rodari (Edizioni El). She does editorial illustration for newspapers and magazines as well as advertising and anima- tion. She also pursues a career as a painter, and her artworks have been exhibited in Italy and abroad. She lives in Milan, Italy.
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Praise for Merry Christmas, Red Truck

Praise for Blue Boat:
"Readers who are entertaining dreams of captaining a ship someday will celebrate the brave efforts of this 'rough, tough tugboat.'" --Publishers Weekly

"With plenty of sound effects and opportunities for call-and-response, this will be a spirited pick for one-on-one or group storytime." --Booklist

Yellow Copter:
"This follow-up of sorts by the author-illustrator team behind Red Truck brings the same smooth rhyming and appealing, curvy art to another gently thrilling tale of danger averted." --The New York Times

"A good choice for young transportation lovers." --Kirkus Reviews

"The vivid yellow of Copter stands out against pale blue skies, like a warming sun on a beautiful blue day. Toddlers will enjoy this story of a hero and a helper." --School Library Journal

"Hamilton's enthusiastic rhymes and declarations shine when the book is read aloud...The rescue itself feels more like an adventure than a truly dangerous situation." --Publishers Weekly



Red Truck:
*"With a well-crafted text spiced with sound effects, this appealing picture book is highly recommended for reading aloud to the truck-loving crowd." --Booklist, starred review

"Will draw young listeners in and make them right at home." --Kirkus Reviews