Cheryl Klein (1)

Co-authors and long-time friends Cheryl Klein and Katy Beebe present an entertaining bedtime reassurance tale in this new picture-book, describing in their rhyming text how a nighttime storm is created by various Thunder Trucks. As the doughty vehicles create the rain and wind, lightning and thunder, a young boy remains snug in his bed. The book concludes with a goodnight wish for the Thunder Trucks, and a brief afterword about the science of storms...

Although truck books are not really a show more personal favorite of mine, there's no denying how popular they are at work, and with many young picture-book readers and listeners. Thunder Trucks is definitely a book that will please many young fans of the form, and combines something many of them love (trucks and other construction vehicles) with something many of them might fear (loud storms). The narrative is engaging and reads well, and the accompanying artwork from illustrator Mike Boldt is boldly colorful and quite appealing. All in all, a fun little book, one I would recommend to young trucks lovers, and to anyone looking for stories to reassure children who find thunderstorms frightening. show less

A very silly--but internally consistent--explanation of storms, lightning, and thunder. It was fun to talk about what other trucks could be responsible for /good/ weather and other explanations we had heard of or imagined.

I can especially see it appealing to a kid during a "big truck" phase.