Dive In!

by April Jones Prince, Michelle Berg (Illustrator)

It’s a busy day on the construction site, and these industrious mice are up to something big ! But what are they working on? Bold, colorful illustrations and recognizable vehicles with moving parts add to the fun, with hidden clues for the careful observer. Is that red paint . . . or red sauce ? Is that a construction pit . . . or a drain ? Children will delight in guessing their way to the end, when the final spread reveals a carefully constructed surprise. It’s favorite vehicles meet lunchtime and bathtime in these novelty board books with interactive mechanisms.

Genres: Picture Books

14 pages, Board Book

First published February 1, 2013

About the author

April Jones Prince is a children's book author specializing in history and books for the very young.

Reviews

[Mother Goose Librarian · Rating 2 out of 5]

More mice working construction. Rhyming text is sometimes confusing. Ending surprise is that it's bath time. Moveable parts on pages. Maybe a good choice for readers who enjoy Dig In.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 2 out of 5]

3* art
2* story/slider and wheel

Not easy for a 2yr.old to turn the wheels, and the story has words he can't quite appreciate yet.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

The hard working mice from Dig In! are back. Like Dig in!, there are tabs to slide and wheels to turn and little ones don't know what the construction crew is working on until the end. A fun sturdy rhyming board book.

[Theodore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book! I like the interactive parts!

[Dianna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pictures and moveables are cute. The text is confusing for me, so I imagine it makes absolutely no sense for my two-year-old. It's a cute idea (boats and machines in the bathtub), it just doesn't work very well.