Go! Go! Go! Stop!

by Charise Mericle Harper

One day Little Green rolls into town and says his first "Go!" The town is building a bridge, and now everyone has a job to do, from dump truck to forklift. Little Green helps them do their jobs with gusto. Until . . . there is a little too much gusto. They can go, go, go . . . but how will they stop?This bright, fun book with a bold package captures the endless energy of little boys and the timeless appeal of trucks and machines--both for building and knocking down. Plus, it has an underlying message about working together to get things done.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Construction, Childrens, Transport, Trucks, Fiction

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 25, 2014

Reviews

[Marieke · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG the small reader LOVES this book. He loves the word "GO," thanks to "Go, Dog. Go." And this book is full of "cars" doing all sorts of things. The design is so cute and it's really fun to read.

[Aaron Dietz · Rating 5 out of 5]

A remarkable depiction of a shocking dystopian society where none can act without male controllers who tell you when to go, stop, and slow down.

A cutting examination of what life looks like when people aren't allowed to (or can't) think for themselves.

Yes, a bridge is successfully built under the commands of the male controllers, yet for what purpose? Oh, of course, to usher in another male middle-manager controller. Truly horrifying.

[Kristen Dutkiewicz · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute book for teaching children the meaning of traffic light colors.

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Age: 1-year-old-preschool
Things that go: construction
Emotion: Patience, balance, take your time

Eff it, I'm giving it 5 stars. Harper achieves so many things in this highly attractable book. One day, Little Green says his first word: go. Excited to share his word with the world, he bounces inside of an empty stoplight and shouts it for everyone to hear. Waking from their naps (holding adorable things such as a blanket and teddy bear), the construction vehicles wake up and zoom to action. Little Green persistently keeps shouting "go, go, go!" making the trucks go faster and faster until things start going too fast and mistakes are made. Just in time, a Little Red stranger rolls into town and declares "Stop!" Little Green and Little Red, perched inside their stoplight, have a hard time finding balance with their passion for shouting but they finally find a resolution: "Go! Go! Go! Stop!"

Fantastic, bubbly pictures with cute, funny asides make this a showstopper sure to please those looking for a legitimately good story with room for discussion afterwards.

[Juliet McGee · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book to use for a transportation story time. Children will enjoy shouting "GO!" with Little Green and "STOP!" with Little Red.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute cartoony construction vehicles with a twist ending: YELLOW MEANS SLOW DOWN

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun book, and the kids really got into it. You can do go & stop loud & quiet and fast & slow. Great for opposites PLUS it helps teach them about the traffic signals!

[Maura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun to read out loud and got my two year old "reading" the words stop and go when he sees little green or red!

[Megababy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THIS BOOK. Mom doesn't, she thinks it is silly, but it is my favorite and I would make her read it 3 times every night if I could. I found it one day on the shelf when mom made me pick out a new book instead of reading the Santa book again. Then for a while every night I ask for "the truck book" and mom tries to tell me this book isn't really about trucks but I don't care. I even slept with it sometimes.

I like to yell GO GO GO! and STOP! I can even point at the word GO before mom tells me where it is. And there are balloons at the end. What's not to love? Now mom tries to make me look at lights when we are in the car and tells me "green means go" and "we have to stop because the light is red, see?" So I watch and yell "go" sometimes.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trucks, action words, the meaning of the words Stop and Go. This is a great early learning book. This was also one of my son's favorite books. He is almost 6 and only started talking 3 years ago. 'Go' was one of the first words he started saying and I know it is because this simple and engaging little book was read to him on repeat, night after night. I dusted it off and pulled it out to read to my 3 year old daughter tonight. I'm a little sad this had fallen off our rotation the last few years... memories.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun story for a group read aloud about machines, construction, cooperation, movement or jobs, this book has bright, vivid illustrations and lots of opportunity for audience participation. Sometimes the word bubbles interrupt the narrative flow, so I definitely suggest the reader re-read multiple times and determine what to read first on each page- the text or the word bubbles. Still, this will be a big hit at story time!

[Villain E · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a hit at our house. We had to immediately read it again. The kids are learning about stop and go, and have also taken an interest in vehicles. This book also teaches project management; how much to go go go, and when to stop. I would have liked yellow to show up sooner, rather than as the punchline.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting presentation of the concepts of red and green traffic lights using basic machines which are building a bridge. This is a fun, active story with good appeal to many children. This story struck me subtlety with a couple of underlying themes of balance and cooperation, two concepts lacking in today’s world.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one is great to read at storytime. You can review colors and have the kids help you when you get to the color word. It also has great tie-ins for activities afterward, like freeze dance or Mother May I.

[S · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story of 'go' and 'stop'. All 'go' leads to problems. All 'stop' means nothing gets done but when 'go' and 'stop' work together, a new bridge is built.

Fantastic book for read alouds but also great for those digger/truck kids.

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5 year old and 3 year old both loved this book. After a few reads one of them would read all the "Go"s and the other would read all the "Stop"s. That made it even more fun for me to read it to them again and again!

[Kelsey McLane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was definitely a hit during Leo's traffic/stop/go/truck phase (which is ongoing). Poor little yellow often gets left out, so I'm glad there was a surprise ending! And Leo was able to figure out what yellow meant from context--what a wonderful growing and learning moment to see as a mom!

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elliot loves shouting “Go” and “stop!” at the appropriate spots. A fun story about construction trucks and a traffic light they helped them get the job done.

Read-aloud recommendation: Young toddlers to preschool

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Green only knows how to Go, and Little Red only knows to Stop! Together the two of them must learn to work as a team to ensure the construction trucks movements are seamless while building a road and bridge.

[Emily Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is cute, and it's a great way to explain colors, words, and signs to kids. My son loved this one, mostly because it has cars in it.

[Emily Clifford · Rating 3 out of 5]

Henry loved it, I felt like it was missing some plot. Adorable illustrations.

[Darinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute book using "Stop!" (the red circle) and "Go!" (the green circle). It was fun to read aloud with my toddler.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

We picked this book up at the library. It is excellent and received multiple reads. Four year old and infant both enjoyed this at the same time.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very hard to read for storytime, but I think it'd be fun for a one-on-one read.

[kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

ha, loved this

[Tracy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dammit, it would have been trivial to make some characters other than male. One star because cooperating is good, but come on.

[Gail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute for the littles and how to work together.

[raccoon reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought my son was going to cry when I said we had to return it lol. He LOVED this book!

[Colorado Buck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meaning of go and stop. Colors red green and yellow introduced. Things that go. Fun.