Buildablock (An Abrams Block Book)

by Christopher Franceschelli, Peski Peski Studio (Illustrator)

Overview

SMASH . . . CRASH . . . WRECKING BALL! Dig into construction sites and building machines in Buildablock, a fun addition to the acclaimed Abrams Block Book series.

STARRED REVIEW *“Bold colors and thoughtful design will engage little hands and eyes as they pore over the pages. Sure to inspire calls of ‘READ IT AGAIN!’” ―Kirkus Reviews

In this sturdy board book, young readers are introduced to more than 24 construction machines. From wrecking balls and dump trucks to forklifts and cherry pickers, this book showcases an impressive number of different machines, their names, and their functions.

Like other books in the Block Book series, Buildablock features die-cut shapes on every spread and has several durable, interactive fold-out pages, perfect for little hands. Watch as a city forms right in front of your little construction worker’s eyes: flip up one page to reveal a sky crane lifting a giant container of equipment high into the air; flip another page down to highlight the path of a tunnel borer deep underground. With bright, animated, retro-inspired artwork by Peski Studio, this is a must-have book for the little truck lover in your family.

The construction machines included in this book are: wrecking ball, bulldozer, grader, skipper, excavator, dump truck, tunnel borer, paver, roller, road striper, bridge builder, crane, pile driver, trencher, pipelayer, forklift, sky cranes, cherry pickers, and more!

Collect the whole series:

Alphablock
Countablock
Dinoblock
Cityblock
Buildablock
Star Wars Block
Marvel Alphablock
Farmblock
Disney Block
Loveblock
Sharkblock
Sesame Street Countablock
Spaceblock
Pixar Buddy Block
Bugblock

Also available: A Box of Blocks, featuring Alphablock, Countablock, and Dinoblock.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419725692
Publisher:	Abrams Appleseed
Publication date:	09/19/2017
Series:	An Abrams Block Book
Pages:	90
Sales rank:	195,773
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.80(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Christopher Franceschelli is a seasoned publisher, editor, and creator of children’s books. He runs Chronicle’s Handprint imprint and the SmartInk packaging company. A born-and-raised New Yorker, Franceschelli lives with his family in Brooklyn.

Editorial Reviews

"Construction fans will happily add these rarities to their vocabularies as well as pick up strong action words like "burrow" and "span." Hand this upbeat treat to your budding builder."

Shelf Awareness

**STARRED REVIEW**
"Not only is its construction-site theme a passion for many children, its bold colors and thoughtful design will engage little hands and eyes as they pore over the pages. Sure to inspire calls of "READ IT AGAIN!" —Kirkus Reviews

"Construction fans will happily add these rarities to their vocabularies as well as pick up strong action words like "burrow" and "span." Hand this upbeat treat to your budding builder."—Shelf Awareness

From the Publisher

★ 2017-10-10
A chunky board book with ingenious gatefolds, flaps, die-cuts, and construction trucks galore.Like its series predecessors, this title has ample toddler appeal. Not only is its construction-site theme a passion for many children, its bold colors and thoughtful design will engage little hands and eyes as they pore over the pages. After the first two spreads show a wrecking ball smashing and crashing to open the book, two children peer out, asking, "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" and "CAN I LOOK, TOO?" Their pages open up as side-by-side gatefolds to reveal a vast scene with "SO MANY TRUCKS! SO MANY WORKERS!" Subsequent spreads home in on individual vehicles plied by racially diverse workers and their respective roles in building up a city block. Layout includes gatefolds that open vertically up and down as well as horizontally left and right, and many pages are shaped to visually echo the vehicles and objects depicted. While such familiar fare as a bulldozer, dump truck, and a crane appear, less-common vehicles and equipment emerge as well, with some of the more dramatic gatefolds and die-cuts revealing a tunnel borer, a massive bridge builder that spans valleys, and sky cranes hovering above like superpowered helicopters. The book culminates as workers take a lunch break and then throw themselves back into work to "BUILD, BUILD, BUILD ALL OVER TOWN!"Sure to inspire calls of "READ IT AGAIN!" (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews