Big Tractor

You might think I would hate this book, since my son asks me to read it twenty times in a row, but I don't! Cute story and son loves finding the hidden mouse on each page.

Very cute book with nice graphics. My two-year-old loves finding the mouse on each page. I also love that it shows a woman working on the farm, too.

My 1 year old grandsons loved this book. I sent them videos of grandpa for each section of the book!

The story is cute and the pictures are very nice but it arrived with the paper sleeve almost ripped in half when it was supposed to be “new”

Enjoyable and a fun look at life on a farmGreat story for children and grandchildren

With our farm background, my great-grandson loves the book

Reminiscent of the relationship between a man and his machine in the 1943 classic Katy and the Big Snow, the farmer in Clement’s picture book talks his tractor-friend through the seasons: he wakes “Ol’ Partner” for spring planting, urges him through the summer chores of mowing and weeding, gives him a rest while the combine takes over, then calls him back to haul in the harvest. The panoramic two-page spreads (computer-rendered but begun the old-fashioned way with pencil and paper) capture the scale of fields and machines while charming details such as a young boy looking on and a mouse hidden in every illustration add warmth and conversational possibilities to the simple, spare text. This clear, uncluttered view of a year on a small farm is perfectly-suited for the youngest truck enthusiasts who might also want to take a look at Clement’s earlier books: Job Site (2011), Drive (2012), and Speed (2013)

My son loves this book!