FICTION

Food Truck Fest!

by Alexandra PENFOLD
Food Truck Fest! illus. by Mike Dutton. 40p. Farrar. Mar. 2018. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780374303181.
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PreS-Gr 1— An excited young family of four is getting ready for the big day as the food truck crews are busy preparing, cleaning, mixing, mincing, slicing, and baking. This bouncing story in rhyme has the catchy refrain, "Let's get moving, no time to rest. Everybody's going to the food truck fest!" The few obstacles that stand in the family's way of arriving on time allow readers to admire the crafty, detail-rich single- and double-page artwork. Dutton's digitally enhanced gouache illustrations are intricate and inviting, and they beautifully match the upbeat, playful narrative. The festival attendees and truck vendors display a refreshingly diverse range of ethnicity, race, size, shape, and age. The result is a cheerful cacophony of excitement and activity.
VERDICT Pair with Mark Todd's Food Trucks! or Peter Stein's Trucks Galore for a lively, attention-grabbing storytime. Recommended for picture book shelves.
Reviewed by Brianne Colombo, Fairfield Free Public Library, NJ , Mar 01, 2018

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