- Paperback: 25 pages
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; New edition edition (1 Mar 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 074456378X
- ISBN-13: 978-0744563788
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.8 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #42 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > H > Hughes, Shirley
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A picture book for children of three years and up. The Pattersons' house is so jam-packed with things that there's hardly room for the Pattersons themselves. But building an extension is no easy matter, even with the neighbours' help - and especially when the concrete is the quick-setting kind!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Big Concrete Lorry is one of Shirley Hughes's Tales From Trotter Street, each story works as a stand alone but includes characters from the other stories, thus they can be read individually or you can enjoy the way they interlink, my children enjoy spotting characters from the other books in the illustrations. In this story the Pattersons are running out of room and decide to build an extension, the concrete is delivered too early and starts setting in the street, all the neighbours rally together to help the family shift the concrete before it is too late, which they just about manage to do. It doesn't sound the most gripping plot in the world but as usual Shirley Hughes manages to capture events from the child's perspective and the boys in this tale are delighted to watch the lorry at work and even more delighted to be left with a small mound of hardened concrete they can run their cars up and down. To celebrate the building of the new extension the Pattersons hold a party and invite all the friends and neighbours who helped. Shirely Hughes portrays an urban multi-ethnic world, where people don't seem to have much money, but communities pull together and there is a lot of love around. I simply adore her books. The other titles in the series are Wheels, Angel Mae and The Snow Lady.
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Shirley Hughes is simply the best illustrator and has been delighting children and adults alike for many years with her keen observation of real life situations and the activities of families and children.
This book is one of these delightful tales of a family building an extension and the delivery of the concrete.... This is one story from the series, The Tales of Trotter Street.
My children were raised on Shirley Hughes and both met her at the Edinburgh Book Festival. They each had their favourite stories, my daughter had Lucy and Tom's Christmas read to her every night for a whole year. Dogger was my son's favourite and is based on Shirley's own son's little dog...... I have enjoyed reading every one and also love her life story, fully illustrated, A Life Drawing. You can't go wrong with a Shirley Hughes book, buy them all - they are the best childrens stories available.
This book is one of these delightful tales of a family building an extension and the delivery of the concrete.... This is one story from the series, The Tales of Trotter Street.
My children were raised on Shirley Hughes and both met her at the Edinburgh Book Festival. They each had their favourite stories, my daughter had Lucy and Tom's Christmas read to her every night for a whole year. Dogger was my son's favourite and is based on Shirley's own son's little dog...... I have enjoyed reading every one and also love her life story, fully illustrated, A Life Drawing. You can't go wrong with a Shirley Hughes book, buy them all - they are the best childrens stories available.
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A fun book for many ages
5 July 2006
Format:Paperback
My toddlers love this book. We are big Shirley Hughes fans because she creates sweet stories that kids can relate to. Her artwork is full of beautiful colors, little surprises (the cats are very expressive) and familiar scenes. This story is particularly fun because it's a little bit silly but totally realistic. The scenes include characters from many of the Trotter Street stories.
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