Bob Kolar – illustratör

Kindness and friendship triumph over bullying in this action-packed, gently abridged board book that’s perfect for fans of Little Blue Truck and Loren Long’s Otis stories, and for every vehicle-obsessed little one. ​Trucker, the big rig, loves to rule the road with his size, strength, and mighty horn. The other vehicles swerve and shake as Trucker blasts past, expecting them to follow along in awe. Then Trucker meets the louder, stronger, and kinder Train. He sees how the other vehicles gleam and swoon when Train is around. And he wonders, Why don’t they ever gleam at me?Trucker just wants Train to go away . . . until a broken railroad crossing signal changes everything. Can Trucker use his size and strength for the good of his fellow vehicles before it’s too late?This gently abridged board book is perfect for fans of Little Blue Truck and Loren Long’s Otis stories, Trucker and Train is a classic in the making.

A pirate skeleton seeks to put its bones back together in this rhyming first book of anatomy!Cast a spyglass ’round here, while breakers curl and pound here. There’s treasure to be found here – I feel it in my bones!“For budding biologists as well as general fans of pirates, poetry, and wordplay … a fuller alternative to Bob Barner's Dem Bones. Both macabre and cheery—a rare treat.” Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)“For preschool and kindergarten students curious about the inner workings of the human body.” School Library Journal“This clever, cumulative tale is enhanced by its endpapers, which feature scattered labelled bones at the front and a full skeleton at the back. Daffy and scholarly at once.” BooklistFriendly, cartoony, and understated, with humerus, er, humorous details.” Horn BookA stormy night at sea has uncovered some long-buried secrets and surprises. Is that the mast of a shipwreck? A faded pirate hat? And what’s that hiding in the sand? A mandible and a clavicle, phalanges and femurs, a tibia and a fibula – could there be a complete set of bones scattered across the ocean floor? And who might they belong to? A jaunty rhyme takes readers on an underwater scavenger hunt as a comical skeleton tries to put itself back together piece by piece. Make no bones about it – this rollicking read-aloud will have young ones learning anatomy without even realizing.