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Top 6 Children's Books About Trucks - Baby/Preschool

By Dale Wickell, About.com

If you're a truck enthusiast, you probably want to share that interest with the young people in your life. Here's a collection of popular children's books about trucks. You should be able to find at least one title that the kids will enjoy. Suitable for ages baby to preschool.

1. My First Truck Board Book

my first truck board book
Kids get hooked to this book with colorful photos that identify all types of trucks and the jobs they do. Trucks, tractors, fire engines--they're grouped by category and each is named. Kids learn what's what and get started with reading skills. Hands down one of the favorite trucks books for young children. Constance Robinson (Editor).
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2. I Love Trucks

I Love Trucks
Brightly colored illustrations outlined boldly in black grab kids' attention right away, then rhyming verses about what each truck does keep them interested until the book's end. Written by Philemon Sturges and illustrated by Shari Halpern. Essential for your young children's trucks library.
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3. The Truck Book

An older book, but still a favorite among kids. Colorful, easily recognizable drawings of many kinds of trucks, accompanied by a short verse about each one. The kids learn what each type of truck does. It won't take long before they begin to recognize the trucks when you're out for a drive. By Bill Gere.
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4. Tonka Look Inside Trucks

The two-page spreads in this colorful kids book each feature a different type of truck. The kids can open multiple flaps for each category to see the trucks and the people who use them at work. You might have to help with the flaps, but the book's content is A+. By Patricia Relf.
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5. My First Truck Bath Book

Kids like these trucks, drawn in bold colors on a durable book that can go into the bathtub. Simple shapes and text to share with the youngest truck enthusiasts in your life.
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6. Cars and Trucks and Things That Go

Richard Scarry's classic book is as popular with kids today as it was thirty years ago. It's listed as suitable for ages 4-8, but the younger crowd enjoys it every bit as much. Your kids will have fun watching the Pig family's travels, and the young ones will learn many new words during the process. Don't forget to search for Goldbug!
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