My family was given the sweetest opportunity to review the book Backhoe Joe by Lori Alexander!
I love the illustrations in this book as well. Cooper keeps calling Backhoe Joe his "dump truck book." This is certainly cute as my 3 yr old love construction vehicles like crazy!
Without ruining the story for you, I have to share some of the cutest picture! After an afternoon of playing outside, Ally, Cooper and the neighbor kids came in for a bit of story time.
In debut author Lori Alexander's picture book Backhoe Joe, a young boy tries to adopt a backhoe. When Nolan finds a stray backhoe in the street, he can't wait to adopt it. But this backhoe is not very well behaved. As Nolan tries to train his new pet, he learns that maybe this backhoe already has a home.
This delightful story of a boy and his construction vehicle is brought to life with Craig Cameron's vibrant illustrations, making this the perfect addition to every young reader's library. Fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker will be thrilled by this endearing picture book about a runaway backhoe.
Lori Alexander lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband and two rock-collecting kids. Her family always brakes for road construction so they can admire the dozers and diggers. Lori still secretly hopes a backhoe will follow them home. This is her first picture book.
You can visit Lori at www.lorialexanderbooks.com
You can visit Lori at www.lorialexanderbooks.com
You can also purchase Backhoe Joe on Amazon.
How do you feel about a giveaway!!? Yeah, I thought you'd love one. Here we go!
The Giveaway:
How to Enter: Please use the Giveaway Tool below!
Prize: Hardback cover copy of Backhoe Joe by Lori Alexander
Dates: Starts February 25, 2015 6pm EST. Winner will be chosen March 9. 2015 11:59 pm EST.
Prize: Hardback cover copy of Backhoe Joe by Lori Alexander
Dates: Starts February 25, 2015 6pm EST. Winner will be chosen March 9. 2015 11:59 pm EST.
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Thanks so much for the review, Ashley! Love the picture of your kids and the neighbors. Hope they all dig BACKHOE JOE!
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