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In this bright, bold picture book, a cast of animal characters are building a brand-new playground in a local park for their community! Each day of the week contains a different construction plan as the steam-rolling, digging, and planting gets underway.
Tuesday! Mix day!
Pipe and boards and bricks day.
Stack, spin, pour it in.
Give the fence a fix day.
Wednesday! Load day!
Take it on the road day.
Hoist, haul, pull it all.
Something being towed day!
The construction project comes together for a joyful, rhyming walking tour of a neighborhood, where young readers can learn the days of the week while watching everyone work as a team!
Tuesday! Mix day!
Pipe and boards and bricks day.
Stack, spin, pour it in.
Give the fence a fix day.
Wednesday! Load day!
Take it on the road day.
Hoist, haul, pull it all.
Something being towed day!
The construction project comes together for a joyful, rhyming walking tour of a neighborhood, where young readers can learn the days of the week while watching everyone work as a team!
32 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 2016
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Jean Reidy
19 books82 followersJean Reidy’s bestselling and award-winning picture books have earned their spots as favorites among readers and listeners of all ages and from all over the world. She is honored to be a three-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, a Parent’s Choice Gold Award Winner, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor winner and recognized on “Best of” lists by School Library Journal, the New York Times, NPR and Amazon. Jean writes from her home in Chicago where she lives just a short walk from her neighborhood library … which she visits nearly every day.
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March 21, 2016
LOVE these illustrations. Silly rhyming text make this a fun read. Cute book!
November 16, 2018
Nasza Ala uwielbia tę króciutką książeczkę, w której sympatycznie narysowane zwierzaki zamieniają się w inżynierów na budowie placu zabaw i każdego dnia tygodnia zajmują się nowymi zadaniami. Raz, dwa, trzy, dni tygodnia znasz Ty :)
Gorąco polecamy!
PS. Dzisiaj znowu zabrała ten tytuł do przedszkola do poczytania, bo zawiera akurat tyle tekstu, żeby moje dziecko było zadowolone, że nie ma go zbyt mało.
Gorąco polecamy!
PS. Dzisiaj znowu zabrała ten tytuł do przedszkola do poczytania, bo zawiera akurat tyle tekstu, żeby moje dziecko było zadowolone, że nie ma go zbyt mało.
December 5, 2018
ATA Storytime Kit -- Time -- Days of the Week -- Building -- Construction --
In this bright, bold picture book , a cast of animal characters are building a brand-new playground in a local park for their community! Each day of the week contains a different construction plan as the steam-rolling, digging, and planting gets underway.
Tuesday! Mix day!
Pipe and boards and bricks day.
Stack, spin, pour it in.
Give the fence a fix day.
Wednesday! Load day!
Take it on the road day.
Hoist, haul, pull it all.
Something being towed day!
The construction project comes together for a joyful, rhyming walking tour of a neighborhood, where young readers can learn the days of the week while watching everyone work as a team!
Subject: Days -- Juvenile fiction.
Building -- Juvenile fiction.
Playgrounds -- Juvenile fiction.
Neighborhoods -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
Jean Reidy is the author of All Through My Town , Too Purpley! , Too Pickley !, and Too Princessy! , among many other books for children . She lives with her family in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
www.jeanreidy.com
@JeanReidy
Leo Timmers has written and illustrated several books for children, including All Through My Town, Who is Driving? , and the award-winning Happy with Me . He lives with his family in Brussels, Belgium.
www.leotimmers.com
In this bright, bold picture book , a cast of animal characters are building a brand-new playground in a local park for their community! Each day of the week contains a different construction plan as the steam-rolling, digging, and planting gets underway.
Tuesday! Mix day!
Pipe and boards and bricks day.
Stack, spin, pour it in.
Give the fence a fix day.
Wednesday! Load day!
Take it on the road day.
Hoist, haul, pull it all.
Something being towed day!
The construction project comes together for a joyful, rhyming walking tour of a neighborhood, where young readers can learn the days of the week while watching everyone work as a team!
Subject: Days -- Juvenile fiction.
Building -- Juvenile fiction.
Playgrounds -- Juvenile fiction.
Neighborhoods -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
Jean Reidy is the author of All Through My Town , Too Purpley! , Too Pickley !, and Too Princessy! , among many other books for children . She lives with her family in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
www.jeanreidy.com
@JeanReidy
Leo Timmers has written and illustrated several books for children, including All Through My Town, Who is Driving? , and the award-winning Happy with Me . He lives with his family in Brussels, Belgium.
www.leotimmers.com
December 11, 2016
Reidy, Jean Busy Builders, Busy Week, illustrated by Leo Timmers. PICTURE BOOK. Bloomsbury, 2016. $17.
The builders will have to work hard every day this week in order to finish their surprise for the children.
The illustrations are the star of this picture book. The words are cute sing-songy rhyme that further the story, but the illustrations make it shine, shine, shine. I would to see these characters in many more books of their own.
Pre-K, EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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The builders will have to work hard every day this week in order to finish their surprise for the children.
The illustrations are the star of this picture book. The words are cute sing-songy rhyme that further the story, but the illustrations make it shine, shine, shine. I would to see these characters in many more books of their own.
Pre-K, EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2016/...
December 11, 2024
My son loves this book and I enjoy it too.
There are animals and construction and the style is playful with detail but it is not too detailed. There’s enough to keep his schizophrenic attention.
He always at his age thinks buckets on one page are cups which is funny.
My son loves all the different things the builders build before Saturday their designated play day.
This book teaches some good vocabulary and can be used as a tool to learn about the days of the week, rhyming, and similar word sounds.
Recommended for parents of any young toddler kids who like construction.
There are animals and construction and the style is playful with detail but it is not too detailed. There’s enough to keep his schizophrenic attention.
He always at his age thinks buckets on one page are cups which is funny.
My son loves all the different things the builders build before Saturday their designated play day.
This book teaches some good vocabulary and can be used as a tool to learn about the days of the week, rhyming, and similar word sounds.
Recommended for parents of any young toddler kids who like construction.
May 31, 2018
My 2 year old foster son LOVES this book, so even though I don't usually add kids' books to my own "read" list, I have to include this one. He could look at these pictures forever! Each day/page is a different scene from a construction site where the animals/workers are building something. When you get to the last page, you realize they've made a new playground. The pictures are adorable and the rhymes are clever and fun.
November 1, 2020
Full credit to Joey: he picked it up at the library today! It was a really good pick. Bright color illustrations on each page, showing a busy team of animal builders progress on a building project throughout a week. The book teaches context clues, has rhyming text, and teaches the days of the week. I was tired when reading and didn't pay close enough attention to the illustrations. Joey was able to guess the project at the end of the book but I didn't!
November 5, 2017
This is a great book for kids who like construction and animals, or who are always asking questions about the days of the week.
The art is really funny; kids laughed at a lot of details and scenes, such as the giraffe sticking his neck through the slide.
Quick read, good for toddlers, preschoolers and older kids who like construction and picture books.
The art is really funny; kids laughed at a lot of details and scenes, such as the giraffe sticking his neck through the slide.
Quick read, good for toddlers, preschoolers and older kids who like construction and picture books.
January 21, 2018
This book was very easy to read. The words all flowed together, and the story was well written. I feel little boys or even girls would enjoy this book if they love construction and building new things. It also had many rhymes throughout the book. I would recommend reading this book to young children.
September 8, 2020
A favorite in our house! The rhyming text is really energetic and fun to read aloud. The illustrations by Leo Timmers are fantastic. Lots of little details in the pictures to pore over. My 3yo loves it and recites some of the lines.
August 2, 2024
We do a "days of the week" portion of storytime, and the preschoolers don't quite get the concept of what we're singing about! This is a fun one to bridge that gap that might help them actually understand, wrapped in a high-interest package. Love it!
July 5, 2017
Fantastic illustrations, rhyming text. Good for babies/toddlers/preschool.
July 19, 2017
Alistair liked that this involved construction and he liked trying to guess what they were building or identifying each part being built.
December 4, 2017
A toddler and up book about animals building day by day. What are they building?
January 26, 2018
Cute book about the days of the week, all in rhyming, and building a playground.
February 6, 2018
5stars for illustrations which are our favorite! So much to look at and so many details!
June 7, 2018
This is a very cute story! The pictures are adorable, it's a quick easy read for young kids. It is definitely one to have on your children's bookshelf.
July 14, 2018
Thanks for the recommendation! Nice rhymes, days of the week, basic construction. The reveal at the end is great.
August 9, 2018
I think kids will enjoy this book for its action and bold illustrations. It’s not something that I would enjoy reading aloud repeatedly, though.
October 7, 2018
Ik vind de illustraties heel mooi getekend. Er staan nieuwe woordjes in voor kleine kinderen en ze zullen hieruit ook veel leren.
November 12, 2020
... de kinderen waren vooral bezorgd om olifant die in de put zat... iemand zou hem toch moeten redden, maar ze zijn allen zo druk bezig...
December 14, 2020
The Leo Timmer illustrations are frankly alot more creative than the Jean Reidy text, but it all works together and the kids like it
January 10, 2021
These illustrations are fun and the short rhymes will make for a fun read aloud fir 4 year olds.
July 24, 2021
Fun days of the week concept book for the lover of building machines with a nice surprise ending. Very cute!
August 16, 2022
Not a big fan of the text, but could be useful for practicing days of the week. I do like that you can prompt kids to guess what the animals are building.
April 4, 2023
Lots of fun. I wish it did only take a week to build a playground that cool!
December 19, 2024
A fun, rhyming read, but the pictures are where it really shines!
June 13, 2019
My 2 year old boy loved it
October 14, 2016
The text bounces off your tongue in a delightful way. Full of rhymes and vivid verbs, alliteration and (of course) onomatopoeia, the book begs to be read aloud. And just try to read it without smiling. Impossible! Follow these inner-city builders as they create something special out of a drab plot of land. Four enthusiastic thumbs up from the boy and I!
September 20, 2016
Perfect for the construction-loving nephew!
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