What is it about vehicles and trucks that keeps a child’s interest? Most kids are fascinated by construction vehicles of all kinds. Whenever there is work done on our street and there are bulldozers or trucks outside, my daughter is glued to the window watching everything they are doing. Luckily there are lots of wonderful children’s books about construction vehicles and trucks to teach them about the different machines and the jobs that they do.

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Bedtime Books

Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

Written by Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

This soothing bedtime story visits a construction site full of happy and friendly trucks as they work on a big job. Each truck is introduced and shown doing their job, then sent to bed after a long day of work. The rhyming text will lull kids to sleep, while the adorable illustrations will make them want to meet the sweet trucks.

Bedtime for Little Bulldozer*

Written by Elise Broach and illustrated by Barry E. Jackson

In this sweet bedtime story, a little bulldozer goes through the normal bedtime routine. But no matter what he does, he just isn’t sleepy. Once he finally figures out why he can’t sleep, he is able to rest. The events of the story will be familiar to both kids and parents, and kids will love watching the bulldozer going through a similar bedtime routine. The illustrations are full of dark colors and soft textures, encouraging kids to settle in to sleep.

Good Night Dozers

Written by Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper

This adorable addition to the Good Night book series visits a variety of work scenes and vehicles as they go about their day. The book starts out by saying good morning and hoping for a great day, and eventually winds down to say good night to various vehicles. The last page has a sweet twist that kids and adults will both appreciate. The colorful illustrations are full of action, as the text describes the many jobs that these machines do.

Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?

Written by Brianna Caplan Sayres and illustrated by Christian Slade

This adorable bedtime story encourages kids to think about the bedtime routines of various construction vehicles. Do they have the same bedtime routines that we do? The rhyming text is accompanied by adorable illustrations showing the different trucks settling in for the night. Kids will love imagining the various trucks getting ready for bed the same way that they do.

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Construction Books for Little Ones

Touch and Explore Construction*

Written by Stephanie Babin and illustrated by Benjamin Becue

This touch and feel book introduces kids to a variety of construction vehicles, as well as the jobs they are used for and the people who drive them. The text is simple and includes labeled illustrations of different machines and materials. Each page has different flaps or textures to explore, including sticky paint and actual netting. Kids will love feeling all of the different textures and may recognize some of the trucks or situations from around their homes.

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Builders and Breakers*

Written and illustrated by Steve Light

As two kids try to take their father’s lunch pail to him, they traverse through a busy construction site. This book about the builders and breakers who create buildings uses minimal text to examine the different jobs that are done on a job site. The illustrations are full of action and small details, and can even be turned to show the heights and depths that workers go to.

Poems and Rhymes

Digger, Dozer, Dumper

Written by Hope Vestergaard and illustrated by David Slonim

This book of vehicle themed poems explores the jobs and functions of different vehicles. Each page features a poem about a different truck, and shares the jobs and actions that it does. The illustrations show personified versions of each vehicle, giving them a distinct personality as they go about their jobs.

Old MacDonald Had a Truck

Written by Steve Goetz and illustrated by Eda Kaban

This fun spin on the popular children’s song replaces the various animals on the farm with different kinds of trucks and vehicles. The peppy text uses lots of action words to explore the jobs done by each truck. The illustrations use a sharp vintage style and feature adorable and often hilarious animal characters helping Old MacDonald and his wife with the work on the farm.

Motor Goose: Rhymes that Go!*

Written by Rebecca Colby and illustrated by Jef Kaminsky

This entertaining book takes popular Mother Goose rhymes and rewrites them around various vehicles. Each page features a different poem with the rhyme that inspired it marked below the title. This is very helpful for reading the rhymes in the proper rhythm. The illustrations feature hilarious vehicles with big eyes and smiling faces that will certainly draw kids in.

Working Together

Mighty, Mighty Construction Site

Written by Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

This popular rhyming book revisits the friendly trucks from Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. As they all work together to get the job done, they remind the reader of all the good that can come from working as a team. The text includes lots of descriptive action words, describing the various jobs done by the trucks, while the trucks are all illustrated with adorable friendly faces.

Little Excavator

Written and illustrated by Anna Dewdney

This sweet tale from the author of Llama Llama Red Pajama, follows a little excavator as he tries to find his place on the construction site. He attempts to do some of the jobs meant for the bigger trucks, but finds he isn’t able to do them. But in the end, his small size makes him the perfect truck for the job. The sweet rhyming story uses lots of noise and sound words to describe the action on the page, and the gentle illustrations are done in Dewdney’s signature style.

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What are your favorite books about construction and vehicles?

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