Good Morning, Digger

by Anne Rockwell, Melanie Hope Greenberg (Illustrator)

When a group of construction trucks comes rolling down the street and gets to work on an empty lot, a young boy is fascinated by all the excitement, noise, and movement taking place as the wonderful new structure slowly begins to take shape.

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

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't think I could make this one work well in a storytime. I suppose it could be a quick grab to fill-in if I needed one. But I'm still not sure which age-group. I suppose preschool. Too much text for the toddler group. The illustrations are bright and show what's going on. A lap-read would be best with this book, especially for the kids who like trucks. This does well in showing at least one thing that the different trucks help bring about. But I still find it kind of "eh."

[Joanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having read a variety of digger books lately, many of them are beginning to run together as they tend to be more or less the same. This book does share many of the usual conventions, but I appreciated that it deviated in one important way. When the digger (and other construction vehicles) have left, the story doesn't end. The building they've constructed is a community center, and it becomes an incredible space for the narrator to learn and create and come together with their neighbors. It adds meaning to the digger's work that I haven't seen much in other books.

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

Digger the backhoe and other construction vehicles contribute to the erection of a new community center to be enjoyed by the narrator and others. Preschool boys will love this one.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

My two-year-old daughter is fascinated by construction vehicles and diggers in particular. She really enjoyed this book that uses various construction vehicles to tell the story of turning a vacant lot into a community center. She is too young to understand the larger implications of the story, but she enjoys the pictures of the trucks and finding the little boy on every page.

[Lauren Wood · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was cute however if you were not interested trucks or machinery, the reader would not have stayed interested. The illustrations are good but this book is rather lengthy. If a teacher were to read it I would recommend the first and second grades

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, but not outstanding. This one is a little long for a group read aloud, but it does describe what lots of different construction vehicles do and the pictures are very detailed. It would do at story time in a pinch, but the detailed drawings really lend themselves more to a kid who's into trucks or construction and wants to pour over the pictures at their own pace.

[Lydia McGregor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book does a good job of explaining the vehicles on a construction site & what they do through the eyes of the young narrator. In moments as the reader, it felt hard to follow with it being super wordy & requiring a re-read for processing the info/story but it’s easy to get my toddlers excited about it because of all of the onomatopoeias, plus construction vehicles are amongst the coolest kind of vehicles to read about. I would check this out again.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A community center is being built and the reader learns about all the different equipment used.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book that my little guys ask for each night. Cute story that explains the different purposes of construction machines to build a new community center.

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Explore the sights and sounds of a construction site. What are they building?

[Hendrix · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty good book to read in the morning, but not my favorite!

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute book not only for boys but little girls would love it too...my 2 year old granddaughter did. It's told from a child's view point from across the street from an abandoned lot. The child watches and listens as Digger does his job. The child describes digger's description and the noises he makes, then describes Digger's friends as they come and do their job. And eventually sees a community building come to life!

[Alisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

My little two year old loves tractors, and he loves this book. It's about a "digger" who builds a big hole along with some helpers, like flatbed, cement mixer, and builds a community center. Cute book.

[Sandy Brehl · Rating 4 out of 5]

No surprise that this Rockwell title suits its topic and target audience perfectly. Simple but accurate illustrations, descriptions, and scenes will ring a bell equally with Lego builders and those who reefer dolls.

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice, descriptive story of a boy watching the construction equipment build a community center next door to him. A little young for Asher (4 years) but Dexter seemed to enjoy it (2 years).

Cute, but nothing fantastic, illustrations.

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

Watching the events of a construction site and the machines (and people) at work to build a vibrant community center on an empty lot

[Christine Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Digger, Dump Truck, Cement Mixer, and their friends each do their part to build a community center. www.hcpl.net

[Edna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good illustrations (although I found them a bit busy) and descriptions of different types of heavy equipment tractors in action at construction sites.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story about a little boy watching his community center being built and all the machines and workers that make it happen.

[Amy Phelps · Rating 4 out of 5]

my son loves this one

[Janae · Rating 3 out of 5]

I give it a 3.5. Nothing "wow" about this, but it is about construction, is easy to understand and can entertain a toddler.

[Maya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find this book sort of boring, and my kids are lukewarm on it. Although, they do like to look at the pictures. They love the process of making a building, too.

[Katie]

III

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars What a fun little construction booK! I love the "Grr-Clank, Grr-clank, Grr--clank"

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a super-cute book about how heavy equipment works at a construction site. The book is written and illustrated in such a way that it should appeal to both boys and girls.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

My 2-year-old son enjoyed looking at the pictures, but the story was lacking.

[Saralyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't love this as much as my baby did, but since he really liked it, we'll go for his rating.