Number 21

by Nancy Hundal, Brian Deines (Illustrator)

Number 14 was a good old truck. But it was getting worn out, with a cab so dirty you had to put a towel down to protect your clothes. So when Dad brings home the company's newest truck one steamy hot afternoon, Nancy, her brother and sister are hopping with excitement. Number 21 is big, red and beautiful. It shines so brightly, the kids can see their reflections on the cab door. And inside it's perfect - the radio plays Dad's favourite country music, and the horn has a blast that is pure joy. Even the glove box has three chocolate bars in it. But Number 21 is more than beautiful. Dad pulls out the garden hose, throws it over the side of the dump box, and soon the truck is a swimming pool! When the perfect afternoon is over, Dad backs the new truck into the gravel lane and pulls on the hoist. As the box slowly begins to tilt, Number 21 has one more surprise in store.

Genres: Picture Books

Hardcover

First published January 11, 2001

About the author

Nancy is the author of ten picture books and two novels, one middle grade and one YA. Her focus as a writer is on using evocative language to create a powerful atmosphere in each book. Her style of writing has been referred to as poetic prose, and her books are often used in the classroom as pattern books for student writers.

She lives in Vancouver, where she divides her time between her family and friends, and her other family and friends, writing and reading. She is a retired teacher-librarian

-Information courtesy of Children's Writers and Illustratrs of British Columbia website, http://www.cwill.bc.ca/

Reviews

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

summer, water, swimming, trucks