Whose Boat?

by Toni Buzzeo, Tom Froese (Illustrator)

With lyrical (and factual!) text by Caldecott Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo, and the stylized art of Tom Froese, Whose Boat? is a sturdy board book that’s perfect for curious and playful young readers.

Smoke billows up.
Cool water flows.
Whose boat is that?
Do you know?

This nonfiction ode to boats features six kinds of workers and their boats—a patrol boat, a tugboat, a car ferry, a lobster boat, a lifeboat, and a fireboat—with important parts properly labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain lies under a gatefold, engaging the reader in an informative guessing game.

A Guess-the-Job Book
Whose Tools?
Whose Truck?
Whose Big Rig?
Whose Boat?

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens

16 pages, Board Book

Published May 22, 2018

Reviews

[Erin Buhr · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. I liked the information about the different boats. I liked the lift the flap, guessing game concept. I liked the illustrations. I wonder if it would have worked better if the kids were trying to guess the type of boat, rather than "whose boat is that?" As a board book, I feel like this book is a little complicated. I'm sure that toddlers will enjoy the pictures and lifting the flaps. I'm sure a preschooler who loves boats might even enjoy learning the new vocabulary. The concept however seems geared towards older children. That all being said, it's delightful and if you have a kid who loves boats or transportation then I highly recommend it.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

lobsterperson? picturing something completely different than a gender inclusive term for a lobster fisherman.... like a human with a lobster's head and claws... LOL

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book from the author of "Whose Tools". The illustrations feature a variety of types of people working on boats. M loves it.

[Meg · Rating 3 out of 5]

An AWESOME board book for kids up through age 6 or so who are in the Obsessed with Things That Go phase. This book uses legitimate lingo and grown-up language, which will make kids feel empowered and knowledgeable about all sorts of boats. Fun fold-out, guess-and-find format will keep the read fun and interesting despite all of the technical information.

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

First sentence: On rivers, lakes, and ocean bays boat commanders spend their days. Harbor traffic comes and goes. Whose boat is that? Do you know?

Premise/plot: Each spread asks a question: Whose boat is this? The answer lies behind the flap.

People on top, and cars below. Whose boat is that? Do you know?

The car ferry captain's!
I move cars and drivers from shore to shore.

This is a nonfiction board book for little ones to grow with. I wasn't expecting this amount of detail in a board book; each boat is labeled. For the ferry boat: hydraulic ramp, bridge, passenger seats, observation deck, vehicle deck, hull.

My thoughts: It's never too early to introduce nonfiction to little ones. This one is boat-themed--all the way. In all honesty, it gets a bit awkward at times. I wish the question was What Boat? instead of Whose Boat?

In lobster traps
today's catch grows.
Whose boat is that?
Do you know?
The lobsterperson's!
I ride the
waves and haul
the traps.

[Kellee Moye · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book quickly became a favorite in our household. Trent was so excited about learning about the boats, and the little bit of a twist at the end makes it so that Trent loves to reveal this surprise and he gets excited every time. I do really like how the book doesn’t only introduce the boats but also shares the who the boat is owned/driven by. The lyrical poems for each boat are also really nicely written and fun to read aloud.

Full review with 4-year-old's review and teaching tools: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=1...

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do you know all the people who work in the harbor? This lift the page book gives a clue about the boat they use, shows a labeled picture of the boat's parts and then when you lift the page you see the job of the person who works on the boat. The harbormaster, the tugboat pilot, the car ferry captain and 3 more.

For children who love boats, this is a great board book. The labeled parts are accurate in informative, and it's good to learn about all the different boats. So much on each page and fun to guess the job.

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[Mrs Mommy Booknerd http://mrsmommybooknerd.blogspot.com · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute book, with great fold out pages, will keep the kids busy learning all about types of boats, their drivers and various uses for boats. A well made board board that will hold up to continued reads. It is also very brightly illustrated.

[Janet Weber · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a hard guessing book if you don't know the name of all the names of all the different types of helmsmen!

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a flip-up board book about boats. A little complicated, I think...simpler boats would have been better.

[Erik This Kid Reviews Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a neat concept book. It is an interactive, educational board book for toddlers. There are two other books in the series, “Whose Truck?” and “Whose Tools?” All the books are board books with a flap that reveals the answer to the questions. In this case the book asks Whose Boat is… The different parts of the boats are labeled and the purpose/job of each boat.
The pages are nice and heavy for little hands but the spine is a bit thinner than I’d like to see in a book for this age set. The illustrations are bight and are accurate representations of the vessels described in the text. The series looks like a nice addition to any classroom or home library. *Please note that I received a free review copy of this book

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this more than I expected. The rhymes, the rhythm, the gate-fold pages -- this would make a great storytime book for younger readers. Pictures identify the parts of particular types of boats (ferry, lifeboat, etc.) and the reader guesses who runs or works on that type of boat. Delightful!

[Jenn Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. One of those board books that does introduce info that's "too much" for the typical young age, but it allows you to tailor to the age and have the book grow with the child. (e.g. when young, just say the boat name for each page; when older, they can learn about all the boat lingo).

[Kelly]

I like this one. Lots of different boats. I always like board books that can work for multiple ages - name all the parts of the boat with older children, just read the story/text with younger children.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This fun-to-read board book shows and tells - in rhyme and fold-out pages - different types of boats and their uses. Nice illustrations.

[Jj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely not geared to the very young set, but the board book format suits this subject matter and illustrations well. I enjoyed this book and learned some useful information about boats! This is the same format as Whose Tools? by the same author and is just as good. I will look for the other book in this little series, Whose Truck?, and check it out soon.

[Elizabeth]

The framing of "whose boat?" rather than "what boat?" seems a bit of an odd choice, but this is certainly an informative book (each facing page naming various elements of the boat, including hawser and Kort nozzle) -- and the "whose boat?" framing allows the lift-the-flap to have someone explaining a bit about how they use the boat.

I appreciate that the folks on the boats are both men and women, with both light and dark skin tones. The book doesn't fully lean in to have people in wheelchairs, people in hijab, etc. -- but boating can often be thought of as primarily a white dude's domain, so I appreciate the book's efforts, even if I wish it did more.