Digger Man: 1 - Tapa dura

A Book Sense "Children's 76 Winter 2003 - 2004" title "[A] lively, sure-to-please winner . . . Details are perfect, down to the brothers' special bond at the end of the day." --School Library Journal "Truck and machinery fans will dig this." --Kirkus Reviews "The joyful acrylic illustrations and the sparse, confident text will delight other digger-wannabes." --Booklist "The book's most distinctive note, however, lies in having the narrator employ his construction dream world as a means of connecting with his sibling, rather than escaping from him." --Publishers Weekly [A] lively, sure-to-please winner . . . Details are perfect, down to the brothers' special bond at the end of the day. School Library Journal Truck and machinery fans will dig this. Kirkus Reviews The joyful acrylic illustrations and the sparse, confident text will delight other digger-wannabes. Booklist The book's most distinctive note, however, lies in having the narrator employ his construction dream world as a means of connecting with his sibling, rather than escaping from him. Publishers Weekly " [A] lively, sure-to-please winner . . . Details are perfect, down to the brothers' special bond at the end of the day. School Library Journal Truck and machinery fans will dig this. Kirkus Reviews The joyful acrylic illustrations and the sparse, confident text will delight other digger-wannabes. Booklist The book's most distinctive note, however, lies in having the narrator employ his construction dream world as a means of connecting with his sibling, rather than escaping from him. Publishers Weekly" The joyful acrylic illustrations and the sparse, confident text will delight other digger-wannabes. "Booklist" Truck and machinery fans will dig this. "Kirkus Reviews" The book's most distinctive note, however, lies in having the narrator employ his construction dream world as a means of connecting with his sibling, rather than escaping from him. "Publishers Weekly" Another lively, sure-to-please winner. "School Library Journal""

A little boy imagines driving a great big digger, scooping and pushing mud to make a playground for his baby brother. Children are fascinated with bulldozers, backhoes, payloaders - diggers of all shapes and sizes. In this playful picture book, simple alliterative language and bold, colourful images capture a child's love of building and creating.