Dumpy's Valentine

by Julie Andrews Edwards, Emma Walton Hamilton, Tony Walton (Illustrator)

It's Valentine's Day, and poor Trusty the Mail Truck has broken down. Dumpy offers to lend a hand, and with Charlie and Pop-Up's help he delivers surprises all over town. But what about Trusty? Will he get a valentine this year? Readers will delight in Dumpy's spirited kindness in this holiday reader.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Holiday

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews Edwards, DBE is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and cultural icon. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honours. Andrews rose to prominence after starring in Broadway musicals such as My Fair Lady and Camelot, as well as musical films like Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965).

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet story, filled with all the repetition and simple vocabulary that makes for a great early reader. This is my first Dumpy book, but I suspect it won't be the last. This was a very nice little book.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, sweet story in an easy-reader format. We've never read any of the stories in the Dumpy series before and only picked this one because of the Valentine theme. But the repetitive narrative and colorful illustrations, along with the anthropomorphic vehicles combine to make a fun story for young readers. Our girls enjoyed reading this book aloud with me.

[Elanor]

All by herself!

[Rita · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pre-K

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an "I can read My first Reader Book" Has basic words and repetitive phrases on each page. A dump truck helps a mail truck that has broken down to deliver Valentines on Valentine's day.