100 Best Children's Construction Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld

5.0

The #1 New York Times bestselling children's book

As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they'll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play! With irresistible artwork by bestselling illustrator Tom

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Tip Tip Dig Dig

Emma Garcia

4.8

A parade of colorful construction vehicles doing their work means plenty of joyful noise! From the crane that lifts, lifts, lifts to the bulldozer that push-push-pushes, to the steamroller that rolls, rolls, rolls, every machine here makes it own special sound. Kids will love the irresistibly rhythmic text and the adorable, personality-filled vehicles with headlights that look like eyes. And the s

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Mighty, Mighty Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld

4.7

The #1 New York Times bestseller

At last--here from the team behind the beloved international bestseller comes a companion to Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. All of our favorite trucks are back on the construction site--this time with a focus on team-building, friendship, and working together to make a big task seem small! Down in the big construction site, the crew faces their biggest job

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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton

4.7

A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines,

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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)

Ken Follett

4.6

Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bestselling book tells the magnificent tale of a twelfth-century monk driven to do the seemingly impossible: build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.

Everything readers expect from Follett is here: intrigue, fast-paced action, and passionate romance. But what makes The Pillars of the

Recommended by Oprah Winfrey and Theresa Evanoff.

Oprah Winfrey

CEO/O Network

Nobody who reads it—nobody who reads it—looks at a church or a cathedral the same. I made me think about my own life differently, reading that book, the experience of reading that book. What a treasure. [source]

Theresa Evanoff

One of my favourite non-business book is “Pillars of the Earth”, by Ken Follett. I have read this many times over the years, and still enjoy eit ach time. I love how the characters are all very complex, strategic, and how the story weaves together on so many levels. [source]

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Building Our House

Jonathan Bean

4.6

In this unique construction book for kids who love tools and trucks, readers join a girl and her family as they pack up their old house in town and set out to build a new one in the country. Mom and Dad are going to make the new house themselves, from the ground up. From empty lot to finished home, every stage of their year-and-a-half-long building project is here. And at every step their lucky ki

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The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

M. Scott Peck

4.6

Preview Summary

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
316 pp. "Psychotherapy is all things to all people in this mega-selling pop-psychology watershed, which features a new introduction by the author in this 25th anniversary edition. His agenda in this tome, which was first published in 1978 but didn't become a bestseller until 1983, is to reconcile the psychoana

Recommended by John C. Maxwell, Iulian Stanciu, and 1 others.

Iulian Stanciu

It helps you take a deeper look and understand why certain things happen in your life. It's an introduction to psychology. It helps you divide a person, just like you would do with a mathematical equation. [source]

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Demolition

Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock

4.6

What's even more exciting to preschoolers than seeing big machines that build things? Watching
the massive ones that tear them down!

Crush the stone. Crush the stone.
Chip and grind and munch.
Make new concrete from the old.
Whirr! Churr! Crunch!

From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack! ) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwock! ), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound

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Construction

Sally Sutton

4.6

Hoist the wood. Hoist the wood. Chain and hook and strap. Swing it round, then lower it down. Thonk! Clonk! Clap! Build the frame. Build the frame. Hammer all day long. Make the stairs and floors and walls. Bing! Bang! Bong!

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The Construction Alphabet Book

Jerry Pallotta and Rob Bolster

4.5

Smash! Crash! Ka-boom!

A is for Aerial lift.
B is for Backhoe.
C is for Cement Mixer.

Readers explore construction equipment in this noisy alphabet book. Jerry Pallotta's trademark humor punctuates the informative text. Vibrant oil paintings bring to life a busy construction site.

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Roadwork

Sally Sutton, Brian Lovelock

4.5

Every preschooler who is mad for machines will revel in this bright, boisterous picture book about the exciting process of building a road.

"Load the dirt. Load the dirt. Scoop and swing and drop. Slam it down into the truck. Bump! Whump! Whop!"

There are many big machines and busy people involved in building a road, and this riveting picture book follows them every step of the way. From clearing a

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Little Excavator

Anna Dewdney

4.5

From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of the Llama Llama books comes a new character ready to dig his way into your heart!

Here come the BIG RIGS
rolling down the street.
Thumpa-thumpa
bumpa-bumpa
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

There's Loader and Dump Truck, Backhoe and Crane. They're ready to transform a vacant lot into a neighborhood park. And who wants to help most of all?

Little Excavator! But are

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Machines at Work

Byron Barton

4.4

Byron Barton's classic book about a busy day at the construction site is perfect for fans of Richard Scarry and Tom Lichtenheld!

Rhythmic text and bold, graphic illustrations convey all the energy and excitement of the day while workers use a variety of machines to knock down a building and begin constructing a new one. Young readers will love learning the names of the machines while seeing them at

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The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling

Charlie Wing

4.4

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Go! Go! Go! Stop!

Charise Mericle Harper

4.4

One day Little Green rolls into town and says his first word: "Go!" The town is building a bridge, and now everyone has a job to do, from dump truck to forklift. Little Green helps them do their jobs with gusto. Until . . . there is a little too much gusto. They can go, go, go . . . but how will they stop?

This bright, fun book with a bold package captures the endless energy of little boys and the

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Old MacDonald Had a Truck: (Preschool Read Aloud Books, Books for Kids, Kids Construction Books)

Steve Goetz, Eda Kaban

4.4

"A new twist on a classic story and song, this book is just pure fun." — School Library Journal

Old MacDonald has some new friends on the farm: Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had a...TRUCK?! With a DIG DIG here and a SCOOP SCOOP there, this classic folk song just got revved up! Beloved machines—the excavator, dump truck, bulldozer, and more—will have vehicle enthusiasts of

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Rosie Revere, Engineer

Andrea Beaty, David Roberts

4.4

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal--to fly--Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt's dream come true. But when her contraption doesn't fl y but rather hovers for a momen

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The Digger and the Flower

Joseph Kuefler

4.4

From the acclaimed author/artist of Beyond the Pond and Rulers of the Playground comes a breathtaking new book with a powerful message about the environment, perfect for fans of Peter Brown’s The Curious Garden and Kadir Nelson’s If You Plant a Seed.

Each day, the big trucks go to work. They scoop and hoist and push.

But when Digger discovers something growing in the rubble, he sets in motion a seri

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Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail

James Horvath

4.4

Hop in your trucks. There's work to be done.

Get to the job site. Run, dogs, run!

Top dog Duke leads a busy work crew to a new construction site. All sorts of dogs have plenty to do before the day is out. These clever dogs will dig, haul, push, plow, and even bring in a crane to build a new park. But what happens when they find something unexpected buried deep in the ground?

James Horvath brings a ne

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The Construction Crew

Lynn Meltzer, Carrie Eko-Burgess

4.4

The construction gang is tearing down an old building and laying the foundation for a new home. Workers use all kinds of trucks and tools to get the job done. And just in time for a family to move in.

The alliterative text complete with shout-out language that young children will love is just right for preschoolers.

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Building a House

Byron Barton

4.4

Byron Barton, the celebrated creator of numerous picture books for very young children, including Trucks, My Bus, and My Car, builds a house, step by step, right before your eyes!

A machine digs a big hole. A cement mixer pours cement. Carpenters put up walls. Bricklayers, electricians, plumbers, and painters do their part. Through brilliantly simple words and pictures a house is built.

"You can alm

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Iggy Peck, Architect

Andrea Beaty, David Roberts

4.4

A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing

Meet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun.

Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they’re sometimes surprised by his mat

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Construction Site on Christmas Night

Sherri Duskey Rinker

4.3

#1 New York Times Bestselling children's book author Sherri Duskey RinkerA new toddler book and Christmas classic: VROOM and ZOOM into the holidays with this new Christmas classic from the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Mighty, Mighty, Construction Site!

Construction toys and construction joys: The trucks are gearing up for Christmas by build

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Dirty Plotte: The Complete Julie Doucet

Julie Doucet

4.3

An enduring collection of revolutionary comics from a genre-transforming and critically acclaimed cartoonist

Julie Doucet arrived in comics in the 1990s as a fully formed cartoonist. Her comic book series Dirty Plotte was visionary both for the medium and for storytelling. Her stories are candid, funny and intimate, plumbing the depths of the female psyche while charting the fragility of the men ar

Recommended by Amanda Palmer and Hillary Chute.

Amanda Palmer

I only read one comic when I was young. It was this. It changed everything. [source]

Hillary Chute

Julie is widely revered by all sorts of people, so the publication of the Complete Julie Doucet in a box set composed of two hardcover volumes was a huge event in the world of comics. [source]

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Pete the Cat: Construction Destruction

James Dean

4.3

Pete the Cat builds a playground in New York Times bestselling artist James Dean's Pete the Cat: Construction Destruction.

When Pete sees that the playground is in bad shape, he gets a totally groovy idea—make a new playground! Pete calls in construction workers and cement mixers, backhoes and dump trucks to build the coolest playground ever. In the end, Pete learns that to make something special,

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Digger Dog

William Bee, Cecilia Johansson

4.3

This is the story of very energetic and determined dog! Digger Dog loves to dig up bones . . . the bigger the better. But for the biggest bone in the world, what will Digger Dog need? The biggest digger in the world, of course!

All through the story, the diggers get bigger, the hole gets deeper and there is the most fantastic fold-out surprise at the end! It has all the ingredients for a brilliant

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Push! Dig! Scoop!: A Construction Counting Rhyme

Rhonda Gowler Greene, Daniel Kirk

4.3

Down at the construction site, mama and papa trucks show their youngsters how to build. Push oosh goes a big mama bulldozer and her one little dozer! Dig schlup goes a tough papa excavator and his two little excavators!

Count along with every scooping, mashing, and spinning family of trucks in the construction site--all the way from the bright early morning till it's time to snuggle in to bed. Pict

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Checkmate (Neighbor from Hell, #3)

R.L. Mathewso

4.3

There’s nothing worse than living next door to your childhood nemesis, except maybe being forced to share your dream project with him, being blackmailed into going along with something that was just wrong on so many levels, and having your hot cocoa stolen by the person that drove you to drink it in the first place.

As long as she has plenty of hot cocoa, a pair of pliers on hand and is able to res

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Bulldozer's Big Day

Candace Fleming, Eric Rohmann

4.3

Big trucks and a birthday surprise make this construction site treat an irresistible read-aloud, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist! It's Bulldozer's big day : his birthday! But around the construction site, it seems like everyone is too busy to remember. Bulldozer wheels around asking his truck friends if they know what day it is, but they each only say it's a work day. They go on scooping, sift

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I'm Dirty!

Kate McMullan, Jim McMullan

4.3

Now a streaming animated series!

This construction vehicle with an attitude loves every second of his dirty job!

For fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train comes a noisy addition to the hilarious read-aloud series from Kate and Jim McMullan, the popular creators of I'm Bad! and I Stink!

Clank! Rattle! Bang!
Who's making all that noise?
Backhoe Loader, reporting for

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Build, Dogs, Build: A Tall Tail

James Horvath

4.3

Join head foreman Duke and his crew of worker dogs on a busy day of construction fun in this colorful picture book written and illustrated by James Horvath. With lively scenes showing accurately illustrated vehicles in action, this book will be a joy to read out loud for truck-obsessed readers and their parents!

In Build, Dogs, Build, our favorite doggy construction team is pulling down an old buil

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What Can a Crane Pick Up?

Rebecca Kai Dotlich and Mike Lowery

4.3

What can a crane pick up . . . a truck?
Yes, a truck! And a truck . . . And a truck . . .
And a railroad car, if it gets stuck.
A truck, a train,
a car, a plane
can all be lifted with a crane."
From poet Rebecca Kai Dotlich and artist Mike Lowery comes a rollicking picture book about cranes--the kind that pick things up! We start with pipes and bricks and loads of steel and then move on to fu

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I Am Enough

Grace Byers, Keturah A. Bobo

4.3

I Am Enough is the picture book everyone needs

This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another—from Empire actor and activist Grace Byers and talented newcomer artist Keturah A. Bobo.

This is the perfect gift for mothers and daughters, baby showers, and graduation.

We are all here for a purpose. We are more than enough. We just need to believe i

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Construction Cat

Barbara Odanaka, Sydney Hanson

4.3

Cats in hard hats make work seem like play in this cheery, rhyming picture book about building something and having a loving family to share your accomplishments with.

Construction cat wakes up at dawn, grabs her boots and tugs them on…

It’s time to build! Tail high, Construction Cat kisses her family goodbye and goes to work with the other cats on a construction site. They lug lumber and pound nail

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Busy Builders, Busy Week!

Jean Reidy, Leo Timmers

4.3

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Ready, Set, Build!

Meg Fleming, Mr. Jarvis

4.2

Grab your hard hat and get ready for a day of construction fun with a busy builder and his friend!

Grab your hard hat, tie your boots.

Pack your lunch. Ready? Scoot!

Sketch a dream. Post a chart.

Hatch the plan before you start.

Get ready for a day full of construction fun! Children can follow a busy dog builder as he sketches and plans his dream, clears rubble to make space, and gets to work digging,

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Perfection (Neighbor from Hell, #2)

R.L. Mathewso

4.2

Zoe is used to taking care of herself and has long ago accepted that if anything bad was going to happen, it was going to happen to her. So when she loses her job over something most bosses would probably be happy with and her life starts going down hill from there she doesn't expect it to get any better. She certainly didn't expect any help from the loud jerk next door, but then again she has not

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The Mixed-Up Truck

Stephen Savage

4.2

It's Cement Mixer's first day on the job and he doesn't want to make any mistakes. How can he help the other trucks on the construction site? By mixing some powdery white cement, of course!

He mixes it up, adds a little water, and presto . . . a cake?! He must have mixed flour instead of cement.

Not to worry, he'll try again . . . and presto! Frosting?! He'll keep trying until he gets it just right

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Trucks, Planes and Cars Coloring Book: Cars Coloring Books for Kids

Ann Rainbow Coloring books

4.2

Do your kids love Cars, Trucks, and Planes - Then this coloring book is for you. Coloring Book is for boys and girls aged from 2 to 8 years old (Coloring book for preschoolers and toddlers). The Coloring book is packed with the best trucks, cars and planes for you to spend a colorful time with your kids or let them enjoy it by themselves. Special bonus includes coloring pages of Fire trucks, Monst

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Three Cheers for Kid McGear!

Sherri Duskey Rinker

4.2

From the New York Times bestselling author that brought you Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Mighty, Mighty Construction Site comes a heartwarming and inspiring tale featuring the first female character to join the core construction crew!

She might be small, but she's got it all—she's Kid McGear, Skid Steer! Kid McGear is the newest truck to join the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Si

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The Little Red Fort

Brenda Maier, Sonia Sanchez, Sonia Sánchez

4.2

Ruby's mind is always full of ideas.

One day, she finds some old boards and decides to build something. She invites her brothers to help, but they just laugh and tell her she doesn't know how to build.

"Then I'll learn," she says.

And she does!

When she creates a dazzling fort that they all want to play in, it is Ruby who has the last laugh.

With sprightly text and winsome pictures, this modern spin on

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Building Construction Illustrated

Francis D. K. Ching, Cassandra Adams

4.2

A professional architect presents an update to the classic manual on residential and light construction techniques and includes increased coverage of environmentally friendly materials--plus the latest data on concrete, steel and glazing technology, energy efficiency in buildings, moisture and thermal protection, natural lighting, and masonry. 100+ line drawings.

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Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building

Christy Hale

4.2

A collection of illustrations, concrete poetry, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world.

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Mighty Dads

Joan Holub, James Dean

4.2

A new constructacular picture book from the New York Times bestselling creator of Pete the Cat, James Dean and bestselling author, Joan Holub.

Mighty dads, strong and tall,
help their children, young and small.

They keep them safe and bolted tight
and show them how to build things right.

Inventively told through James Dean's colorful construction vehicle characters, MIGHTY DADS is an adoring dedication

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Digger, Dozer, Dumper

Hope Vestergaard

4.2

Each truck and big machine in these enticing rhyming poems is different — and little readers are invited to find a vehicle that’s like them.

Sixteen boisterous, rhyming poems — each one highlighting the job and personality of a different vehicle, from a backhoe to an ambulance to a snowplow — invite young children to meet their favorite trucks face-to-face. Cheerful illustrations show each one in a

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B Is for Bulldozer: A Construction ABC

June Sobel, Melissa Iwai

4.2

Get ready for a ride through the alphabet at a busy construction site. There's a big yellow Bulldozer, a tall shiny Crane, and a rusty red Dump truck--and the construction crew is hard at work. But what are they building?
Melissa Iwai's bright, bold illustrations perfectly complement June Sobel's irresistible rhyming text. Join the excitement as the workers build, scoop, and dig their way from A,

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The Gamble (Colorado Mountain, #1)

Kristen Ashley, Emma Taylor, et al

4.2

Nina Sheridan desperately needs a timeout vacation. With a fiancé who can't even remember how she takes her coffee, Nina wants some distance to rethink her engagement. Flying halfway around the world from England to a mountain town in Colorado should do the trick. But when she finds a gorgeous man at her rental cabin, Nina's cold, lonely adventure suddenly heats up.

The owner of the house, Holden "

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Bounty (Colorado Mountain, #7)

Kristen Ashle

4.2

Justice Lonesome has enjoyed a life of bounty.

Even so, she’s inherited the curse of the Lonesome. A poet’s soul. Which means she’s still searching for something. Searching for peace. Searching for the less…that’s more.

And when the foundation of her life is pulled out from under her, grieving, she goes to the mountains to find her oasis. She hits Carnal, Colorado and decides to stay.

Deke Hightow

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Builder Goose: It's Construction Rhyme Time!

Boni Ashburn, Sergio De Giorgi

4.2

One, two, here comes the crew!
Three, four, here come more...

With three dump trucks, an itsy-bitsy skid steer, and a host of other equipment, there's a whole lot of building going on here! Amusing construction-themed nursery rhymes--each based on a Mother Goose favorite--feature diggers, graders, crushers, cranes, jackhammers, forklifts, and wrecking balls. With bright, bold illustrations, this fun

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The Most Magnificent Thing

Ashley Spires

4.2

Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog. The girl has a wonderful idea. She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time. Easy-peasy!? But making her m

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I Spy Construction Vehicles: Spot Trucks, Cranes, Excavators & More on an Exciting Construction Site Journey! A Cute Search a

Marlies Larch

4.2

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Who Made This Cake?

Chihiro Nakagawa, Junji Koyose

4.2

While a boy and his parents go for an outing, little people invade the house and use their big construction equipment to bake a cake.

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If I Built a House

Chris Van Dusen

4.2

The much-anticipated follow-up to the E. B. White Award-winning picture book If I Built a Car

In If I Built a Car, imaginative Jack dreamed up a whimsical fantasy ride that could do just about anything. Now he's back and ready to build the house of his dreams, complete with a racetrack, flying room, and gigantic slide. Jack's limitless creativity and infectious enthusiasm will inspire budding young

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Old Macdonald Had A Woodshop

Lisa Shulman, Ashley Wolff

4.1

With a zztt zztt here, and a zztt zztt there,
here a zztt, there a zztt, everywhere a zztt zztt!

Together with the other farm animals, Old MacDonald is building a surprise for the babies on the farm. Saw, drill, chisel, file, screwdriver, paintbrush are operated by cat, goat, chicken, pig, cow and dog. With a swish swash here and a swish swash there, and a whole lot of other sounds, there's a mini

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Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?

Brianna Caplan Sayres

4.1

The bedtime rituals of little diggers and dump trucks at a construction site should be quite familar to kids saying goodnight. Young readers will identify with fire engines, tractors and monster trucks as the vehicles ask for one more story while their mommy trucks tuck them in, and their daddy trucks sing a goodnight song. Children who can't get enough of trucks will love Brianna Caplan Sayres th

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Dot Markers Activity Book Vehicles: Easy Guided BIG DOTS | Dot Coloring Book For Kids Boys & Girls | Preschool Kindergarten Activities | Cars & Trucks Gifts for Toddlers

Kindrell Land Press

4.1

Looking for a Christmas educational and fun activity for your toddler?This Vehicle-themed Dot Markers Activity Book will engage your little one with easy and entertaining coloring activities and develop his/her fine motor skills.This coloring book is packed with cool cars, trucks, tractors, construction vehicles, boats and ships, airplans, trains and many more vehicle-themed illustrations to color

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Fix That Clock

Kurt Cyrus

4.1

A construction crew rebuilds a rickety old clock tower that has become home to wild animals in this picture book for fans of Sheep in a Jeep and Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site.

An underlying message of cooperation and conservation drives this rollicking introduction to counting and shapes.

The old clock tower used to stand tall and proud. Now, it's rusty, dusty, moldy, musty. A constructio

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Stanley the Builder

William Bee

4.1

What a job for Stanley - he's building a house for his friend, Myrtle. He will need his digger and his bulldozer and his cement mixer! He will also need his friend, Charlie to help. But will they manage to build the whole house?

Join Stanley and friends for a hard-working adventure in this colourful new series from William Bee...

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Delectable (Neighbor from Hell, #9)

R.L. Mathewso

4.1

Reese Bradford is a typical Bradford, he enjoys his food, is easy on the eyes, and has a killer smile, but there's one thing about him that he doesn't want anyone to know about, which of course is the first thing that his ex-fiance makes sure that everyone finds out about after she leaves him for his best friend. Out of options, he reluctantly heads out of town to spend the summer in the cottage t

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Diggersaurs

Michael Whaite

4.1

What's bigger than a digger? Bigger than a dinosaur? DIGGERSAURS are bigger - see them build and hear them ROAR!

The DIGGERSAURS are busy building something - what could it be?

Children will fall in love with these huge, colourful, lovable beasts as the wonderfully read-aloud rhyming story unfolds. And there are lots of funny details to spot along the way...

Also by Michael Whaite:

Diggersaurs Explor

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The Ultimate Construction Site Book

Anne-Sophie Baumann

4.1

Experience the sounds, sights, and activity of a construction site: A crane lifts steel bars for a skyscraper, a tunnel boring machine digs underground... Best of all, lots of flaps, popups, pull-tabs, and rotating wheels bring trucks, bridges, and structures to life. Readers will learn how roller coasters are built, see a circus tent get transported and set up, and help construction workers compl

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Bang! Boom! Roar! A Busy Crew of Dinosaurs

Nate Evans, Stephanie Gwyn Brown, Christopher Santoro

4.1

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Tap Tap Bang Bang

Emma Garcia

4.1

Cree craw with the saw, bang bang with the hammer, and twizzle, twist, twirl, and spin with the screwdriver, bolts, and nuts. What fun!

It’s tool time for children as they delight in bright and colorful chisels, clamps, drills, pliers, and mallets at work. What could they be making? Kids will love finding out—and joining in with the sound effects in this action-packed book.

Perfect for sharing with

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Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections (DK Stephen Biesty Cross-Sections)

Stephen Biesty

4.1

This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings.Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what's going on inside. See the people swarming inside the Emp

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Construction Zoo

Jennifer Thorne, Susie Hammer

4.1

It’s a quiet morning at the zoo, until some strange new creatures roll in—trucks and bulldozers and wrecking balls! They’re tumbling, digging, and roaring alongside the animals. Giraffe, rhino, the monkeys, and the tigers watch the new creatures and, soon, are playing with their new friends. It's party time at the Construction Zoo! But…what happens when the construction is over? Will the party be

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Diggers Go

Steve Light

4.1

The excavator goes, "chumma chumma hufft hufft FALUMP." The steamroller goes, "CHUG chug CHUG chug moooooosh." The wrecking ball goes, "BOOOOOM!" Come on down to the construction site and make some noise with eight exciting construction vehicles as they rumble, crunch, chug, and boom their way through this lively book! The oversized format lends itself to the shape of the vehicles and the boistero

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Until Lilly (Until, #3)

Aurora Rose Reynolds, Sara Eirew, et al

4.1

When Cash Mayson was forced to choose between the love of his life and his unborn child, he knew exactly what he had to do. No matter how broken it left him.
When Lilly Donovan was forced to accept that the guy she loved wasn't who she thought he was and became a single mother, she knew exactly what she had to do. Proving just how strong she was.

What happens when years later you find out that ev

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Alphabet Under Construction

Denise Fleming

4.1

An artist's approach to introducing the alphabet

Mouse airbrushes the A,
buttons the B,
carves the C . . .

Mouse is hard at work constructing each letter of the alphabet. He dyes the D, erases the E, and folds the F. Mouse works his way right through to Z, constructing an alphabet that surpasses even the wildest artistic imagination.

A bright, beautiful concept book from best selling picture book Denis

69

Tap Tap Bang Bang (All About Sounds)

Emma Garcia

4.1

Cree craw with the saw, bang bang with the hammer, and twizzle, twist, twirl, and spin with the screwdriver, bolts, and nuts. What fun! Its tool time for children as they delight in colorful chisels, clamps, drills, pliers, and mallets at work. What could they be making? Kids will love finding out—and creating sound effects to go with this action-packed board book. Perfect for little builders!

70

Ring Bearer Coloring and Activity Book with Vehicles, Trucks, and More!: A Fun Wedding Gift for Boys

Arlina Vesper

4.1

💎 He’s got the rings—and this book has his back.Color-along steps and epic vehicles show him how to shine down the aisle.This fun gift turns nerves into smiles and “I’ve got this!” pride.💎Step-by-Step Ring Bearer Guide (while coloring!) – Ten clear “what to do” coloring pages—line up, walk down the aisle, carry the pillow or box, give the rings, smile for photos—each paired with a simple sentence

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The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton

4.1

Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House, a poignant story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around it. The house has an expressive face of windows and doors, and even the feelings of a person, so she’s sad when she’s surrounded by the dirty, noisy city’s hustle and bustle: “She missed the field of d

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72

The Game Plan (Neighbor from Hell, #5)

R.L. Mathewso

4.1

Spend the next 40 years in prison or break her lease early? Normally she’d be able to say that this one was a no-brainer, but things have definitely changed since she was forced to move in across the hall from Danny Bradford. A lot of things…… She wanted to get through one day, just ONE day without Danny Bradford doing something to test the limits to her control, but with that damn smile of his an

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73

Kitten Construction Company: Meet the House Kittens

John Patrick Green

4.1

All Marmalade wants to do is build things.

She is, after all, a trained architect.

She’s also a distractingly adorable kitten.

Fed up with not being taken seriously because she's so cute, Marmalade bands together with a handful of other aspiring builders—all of them kittens. But in a world where humans call the shots, can the Kitten Construction Company prove their worth . . . without giving up the v

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Digger and Tom!

Sebastien Braun

4.1

Sebastien Braun follows up Toot and Pop! with Digger and Tom!, another brightly colored picture book featuring vehicles preschool kids love.

Digger and Tom! is set at a construction site. Little Digger is eager to help with the work, but all the other construction vehicles are bigger and make a lot more noise. The dump truck, steam roller, steam shovel, bulldozer, crane, cement mixer, and excavator

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The Little Dump Truck

Margery Cuyler, Bob Kolar

4.1

Meet Hard Hat Pete and his little dump truck as they haul stones and rocks, carry debris, and unload at the landfill. It's hard work, but the little dump truck is ready for action.

Preschool children will revel in the day-to-day activities of this mighty dump truck. The lyrical text, bright pictures, and sturdy pages are just right for budding truck enthusiasts.

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This House, Once

Deborah Freedman

4.1

Deborah Freedman’s masterful new picture book is at once an introduction to the pieces of a house, a cozy story to share and explore, and a dreamy meditation on the magic of our homes and our world.

Before there was this house,
there were stones,
and mud,
and a colossal oak tree—
three hugs around
and as high as the blue.

What was your home, once?

This poetically simple, thought-provoking, and gorgeously

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77

Work, Dogs, Work: A Highway Tail

James Horvath

4.1

Top dog Duke and his busy crew of construction worker dogs have a big day ahead of them as they race to repair a road. With miles of new road to lay, the crew gets to work using equipment like bulldozers, steamrollers, and paving trucks. But what happens when a rocky hill blocks the way? Time to bring in the demolition crew!

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My Trucks Coloring Book: 45 Hand-Drawn Coloring Pages with Monster Trucks, Fire Trucks, Food Trucks, Construction Vehicles And More!

BipBapBop

4.1

★★ NOW WITH 60 TRUCK COLORING PAGES ★★★★ SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO REVIEWS & MORE TRUCK DESIGNS! ★★Does your little artist love trucks?Can you imagine them quietly coloring their favorite monster truck?If so, My Trucks Coloring Book For Kids might be the perfect book for you!With 60 hand-drawn truck coloring pages to chose from, this book will keep kids entertained for hours. Our selection of fun truc

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Billions of Bricks

Kurt Cyrus

4.1

Two, four, six. Look at all the bricks!

Grab a hard hat and all your tools, and get ready for a construction adventure in counting! This clever, rhyming picture book leads readers through a day in the life of a construction crew building with bricks. A brick may seem like just a simple block, but in groupings of ten, twenty, and more, it can create many impressive structures, from hotels to schools

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Castle

David Macaulay

4.0

A 1978 Caldecott Honor Book

The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of b

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81

The Christmas Fix

Lucy Scor

4.0

She'll save Christmas just to spite him...

When a late season hurricane hits Merry, Connecticut, city manager and single dad Noah Yates has to inform the already devastated residents that there won't be a Christmas Festival this year. No festival means no tourism dollars. A disaster of epic proportions for his hometown.

But when home renovation expert slash smoking hot reality TV star Catalina Kin

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82

Digger Man

Andrea Zimmerman, David Clemesha

4.0

A picture book for the very young that celebrates a child's excitement for construction vehicles

"Honk the horn!
Flash the lights!
Scoop the rocks!
Push the mud!"

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,

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Dalmatian in a Digger

Rebecca Elliott

4.0

Dugger! Dugger! Digger! What’s that noise? It's the booming sound of big construction vehicles, and Little Dalmatian is determined to find out what they are building in this energetic picture book from Rebecca Elliott.

84

Color by Number Vehicles for Kids: Creative Coloring Pages with a Cute Story for Ages 5-10 (Color By Number for Kids)

TG Edition

4.0

Unleash the Joy of Coloring – With the Coolest Vehicles Around! 🚒✈️🚜This action-packed Color by Number book turns quiet time into creative adventure! With 50 fun, easy-to-color vehicle scenes and a cute story to follow, it’s the perfect blend of fun, focus and creativity. Perfect for kids ages 5 and up! 🏍️Why Parents and Kids Love This Book:🚗 50 fun vehicle illustrations: From fire trucks and airp

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85

2018 International Residential Code for One- And Two-Family Dwellings

International Code Council

4.0

This comprehensive code comprises all building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas and electrical requirements for one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories. The IRC contains many important changes such as: An updated seismic map reflects the most conservative Seismic Design Category (SDC) based on any soil type and a new map reflects less conservative SDCs when Site Class A, B

Recommended by Alan Pierce.

Alan Pierce

This is a great book for overall understanding of primarily modern western building and the many different building styles and materials employed. [source]

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86

Dig!

Andrea Zimmerman, David Clemesha, Marc Rosenthal

4.0

Dig up rock and dig up clay! Dig up dirt and dig all day!

Mr. Rally and his faithful dog, Lightning, have a busy day ahead of them, but they don't mind. What could be more fun than using a big yellow backhoe to build a pool at the school and a drain for the rain? Follow Mr. Rally through his day as he travels around town, counting from one to five in an irresistible refrain.

Marc Rosenthal's color

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Backhoe Joe

Lori Alexander

4.0

Nolan's always wanted his own backhoe! So when he 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 additi

88

The Adventures of Marv and Dozey: A Brave Adventure About Courage, Fairness, and Finding Your Voice: A killdozer kid's book about standing up to bullies

A. F. Patriot

4.0

A Killdozer Kid's Book:What would you do if something didn’t feel fair?In The Adventures of Marv and Dozey, a determined tinkerer and his loyal, rumbling bulldozer set out on a journey filled with big challenges, tough choices, and the courage to stand up for what’s right.When Marv faces a situation that doesn’t seem fair, he must decide—stay quiet or take a stand. With Dozey by his side, he disco

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89

Whose Tools?

Toni Buzzeo, Jim Datz

4.0

This nonfiction ode to building a house from the ground up features six kinds of craftsmen and the 24 tools they use, accurately labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain is revealed under a gatefold, seven in all, engaging the reader in an informative guessing game. With lyrical (and factual!) text by New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo, and the expertly stylized art of illustrator

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Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper

Anastasia Suen, Ryan O'Rourke

4.0

Snappy rhymes invite young readers to watch workers dig, pour, pound, and bolt a skyscraper into existence. Simple yet satis-fying sidebars provide further information about each step in the construction process. Perfect for preschoolers and all those who dig diggers.

Quirky, colorful art enhance the appeal of a construction site with all the equipment and sounds of building.

The 2017 Summer Reading

91

City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

David Macaulay

4.0

Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.

92

Construction Management Jumpstart

Barbara J. Jackson

4.0

Launch your career in construction management with this one-of-a-kind book The construction management industry is expected to increase employment by 16 percent over the next decade. This second edition of a bestselling introduction to construction management walks you through each stage of the construction management process.

Written from the constructor's perspective, this book will familiarize y

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Dinosaur Dig!

Penny Dale

4.0

The first title from Nosy Crow, a new imprint of Candlewick Press!

Dinosaur Dig! has everything that boys love — diggers, dinosaurs, and dirt — plus a bit of counting thrown in for good measure. Bursting with energy, noise, and a splashy, surprising ending, this is an absolute riot of a book.

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Road Work Ahead

Anastasia Suen, Jannie Ho

4.0

When a family sets out on a trip to Grandma's, their journey proves to be more like a visit to a construction site. Sidewalks are being poured, streetlights repaired, roads resurfaced. The noise of jackhammers, whistles, and horns fills the air. Boys and girls alike will love seeing the big machines at work. Anastasia Suen's simple text and Jannie Ho's bright, up-beat pictures make this one road t

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First Fun Sticker Painting: Trucks & Tractors: 12 Colorful Scenes to Create (Happy Fox Books) Paint-by-Sticker Art Designs for Kids Ages 4 and Up - Fire Truck, Bulldozer, Excavator, Crane, and More

Edward Miller

4.0

The perfect first sticker painting book for little hands!Fun and easy paint-by-sticker book for kids to help improve their dexterity, learn their colors, and keep them entertained and engaged as they createFor kids ages 4-6, this activity book is great for parents to keep little ones occupied without screen-time12 sticker painting designs featuring colorful big trucks and tractors that kids loveGu

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Dump Truck Duck

Megan E. Bryant, Jo de Ruiter

4.0

Dump Truck Duck honks and zooms and steers his dump truck all through the day, helping the other hardworking ducks build a new park. With adorable illustrations and playful rhyming text, Dump Truck Duck is certain to become a new read-aloud favorite!

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Builders and Breakers

Steve Light

4.0

Experience the bustling energy of an urban construction site with Steve Light's colorful celebration of builders, breakers, and the machines they use.

When their dad forgets his lunch box on his way to the construction site, a young brother and sister set out to take it to him, and along their way witness all the noisy, exciting action of a build site in the city. With builders building, breakers b

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Rex Wrecks It!

Ben Clanton

4.0

Look out! Here comes Rex! Children who love to construct — and those who love to destroy — will relate to this kid-pleasing tale that builds to a smashing finale.

Gizmo, Sprinkles, and Wild are fed up. Every time they build something with their blocks, Rex wrecks it! Whether it’s an out-of-this-world rocket, a magical heart, or the biggest, strongest, most awesomerific castle ever, Rex sends it cra

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Rock Solid (Rock Solid Construction #1)

Riley Har

4.0

Trevor Dixon has made too many mistakes to count. Sober for thirteen months, he’s determined to do the right thing: rebuild his relationship with his family, and help his brother get Rock Solid Construction off the ground. Failing them again isn’t an option. Too bad the first estimate Trevor goes on alone is for an uptight doctor with a superiority complex.

A hand injury took away the only importan

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100

Everything You Need For a Treehouse

Carter Higgins and Emily Hughes

4.0

Featuring beautiful images and a lyrical text with an exquisitely readable cadence, this book gives life and meaning to all the requisite elements of a treehouse, from time, timber, and rafters to ropes of twisted twine that invite visitors to sprawl out on a limb and slide back down again. For anyone who's ever wanted to escape real life and live in a nostalgic dream come true, this poignant pict