Picture books for little builders ages 2 to 6. Two brothers, two big Bullmastiffs and a whole lot of diggers, dozers and dump trucks, written by a real-life builder dad.
Every book mixes real construction machines with a big helping of teamwork and kindness. Read them in any order.
Count from 1 to 10 with the busy machines on a real construction site, from one big excavator to ten orange safety cones. A bouncy rhyme on every page and a "can you count them?" challenge on every spread.
The dogs find something in the mud: GIANT footprints. Yodie and Yaden follow the trail into the woods and meet Sammy, a young Sasquatch who is very, very stuck. A forest adventure about helping others and making new friends.
The old bridge is broken and the picnic is on the other side of the stream! The whole crew measures, plans and builds a brand-new bridge to their Sasquatch friends. A story about teamwork, measuring and building together.
A giant muddy puddle blocks the path to Sammy and Sally's bridge. Bucket scooping won't fix it, so Yodie and Yaden become puddle detectives and meet Penny the beaver. A story about stopping, looking, and listening.
Sammy and Sally want a clubhouse for all their friends, but their first try has a drooping roof, a tiny door, and one very comfortable Bullmastiff inside! The crew makes a model, measures, and tries again.
Five friends, one garden to plant, and only one red wagon. Everyone wants the handle! With picture cards, a fair plan and a few patient pauses, the crew learns that taking turns helps more than the garden grow.
Each coloring book tells the whole adventure, with a big black-and-white picture next to every page of the story. Thick, clear lines for little hands and a hidden snail to find.
Read the whole wagon-sharing adventure, then color all 24 matching scenes. Ends with a draw-your-own garden page and a turn-taking game to play at home.
Color all 24 scenes as Sammy, Sally, Yodie and Yaden plan, model, measure and build a clubhouse with room for every friend. Ends with a draw-your-own clubhouse page and a build-a-little-model activity.
Read the whole puddle-detective adventure, then color all 24 matching scenes. Ends with a draw-your-own puddle fix page and a sorting game.
Full-color art on every page, with simple read-aloud words that make bedtime easy.
Print-at-home pages starring Yodie, Yaden and the job-site machines:
Great for rainy days, preschool centers and construction birthday parties.
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A Bordenelli is a builder from Washington State who has spent a career constructing warehouses, shops and buildings of all kinds, surrounded every day by diggers, dozers and dump trucks. A dad of two boys, he brings his family's love of big machines and outdoor adventure to every page.
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