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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Books About Airplanes
Books About Trains
Books About Cars
Books About Trucks
Books About Construction Vehicles
Books About Airplanes
Hello, Airplane!
by Bill Cotter

Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow an airplane as it says good-bye to the ground and hello to the sky, where it flies over a town, mountains, clouds, and people.
 Dusty Flies High by Susan Amerikaner
Plane's Royal Rescue by Peter Bently
Fire Crew! by Frank Berrios
Maisy Goes on a Plane by Lucy Cousins
 Flying by Donald Crews
 Clorinda Takes Flight by Robert Kinerk
 A Plane Goes Ka-zoom by Jonathan London
 I Love Planes! by Philemon Sturges
 Flight 1-2-3 by Maria Van Lieshout
Planes by Amy Shields
Let's Go For a Ride by Maxwell Newhouse
Books About Trains
Where do Steam Trains Sleep at Night?
by Brianna Caplan Sayres

The creators of Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? present a rollicking bedtime tale for young train fans, depicting friendly little choo-choos who wash up, have a snack, load their teddies for story time and get rocked to sleep under a blanket of stars.
Thomas the Tank Engine: The Very First Stories by W Awdry
And the Train Goes-- by William Bee
Train is on Track by Peter Bently
The Berenstain Bears: All Aboard! by Jan Berenstain
The Big Book of Engines: Thomas & Friends by Gullane LLC
How to Train a Train by Jason Eaton
All Aboard the Dinotrain by Deb Lund
I'm Fast! by Kate McMullan
Huff and Puff by Tish Rabe
Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Whoo! Whoo! Goes the Train by Anne F. Rockwell
Train Man by Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
Locomotive by Brian Floca
Books About Cars
Calling All Cars
by Sue Fliess

This bouncy text explores the wonderful world of cars zipping up, down, fast, and slow. And at the end of the day it's bedtime for these busy cars.
My Car by Byron Barton
And the Cars Go... by William Bee
Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car by Eileen Christelow
Race Car Count by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Car Goes Far by Michael Garland
Cars: Rushing! Honking! Zooming! by Patricia Hubbell
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord
I'm Fast! by Kate McMullan
Brownie & Pearl Go For a Spin by Cynthia Rylant
Troto and the Trucks by Uri Shulevitz
My Little Car =  Mi Carrito by Gary Soto
Cars Galore by Peter Stein
Who is Driving? by Leo Timmers
Cars by Caroline Stamps
Books About Trucks
Mighty Truck
by Chris Barton

When a muddy truck reluctantly gets a truck wash, he transforms into a superhero
Where's My T-r-u-c-k? by Karen Beaumont
The Berenstain Bears: We [Heart] Trucks! by Jan Berenstain
Drive by Nathan Clement
A Fire Truck Named Red by Randall De Sève
Dinotrux by Chris Gall
Revenge of the Dinotrux by Chris Gall
Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz
20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee
Trucks Roll! by George Ella Lyon
Good Night, Truck by Sally Odgers
The Old Blue Pickup Truck by Candice F. Ransom
Supertruck by Stephen Savage
Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle
Go, Little Green Truck! by Roni Schotter
Trucks Line Up by Jon Scieszka
Monkey Truck by Michael H. Slack
Big Rig by Jamie Swenson
Alphabet Trucks by Samantha R. Vamos
Books About Construction Vehicles
Dump Truck Duck
by Megan E Bryant

It's time to put on your hard hats and get to the construction site! Dump Truck Duck and his friends are breaking ground to build a new playground. As they dig and haul and clear the mud, they help one another overcome obstacles in their path. These plucky ducks are determined to get the job done. With adorable illustrations and playful rhyming text, Dump Truck Duck is certain to become a read-aloud favorite!
Jack's House by Karen Magnuson Beil
Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma García
Construction Kitties by Judy Sue Goodwin-Sturges
Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Charise Mericle Harper
I am a Backhoe by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Mighty Dads by Joan Holub
The Construction Crew by Lynn Meltzer
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
The Mixed-up Truck by Stephen Savage
Where do Diggers Sleep at Night? by Brianna Caplan Sayres
Roadwork by Sally Sutton
Sam and the Construction Site by Tjibbe Veldkamp
Digger, Dozer, Dumper by Hope Vestergaard
Heavy Equipment Up Close by Andra Serlin Abramson
 
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