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Summary
A father's love for his son goes zoom, swoosh, vroom, boom! This energetic, adventurous, action-packed lullaby about the bond between a father and his son is perfect for Valentine's Day, Father's Day, and any day!
Together, a father and his son are as powerful as a rocket ship blasting into space, a giant whale splashing across the ocean, and booming, colorful fireworks lighting up the night sky. Celebrating the one-of-a-kind relationship between Dad and his favorite little guy, If My Love Were a Fire Truck is a rhyming love song from fathers to sons that will become a cherished part of their lives for many years to come.
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year
"A lovely bedtime story offering reassurance in a fun way."- The Washington Post
Author Notes
LUKE REYNOLDSis the author of the picture books If My Love Were a Fire Truck and Bedtime Blastoff! as well as the middle-grade nonfiction books Fantastic Failures and Surviving Middle School , and the middle-grade novel The Looney Experiment. After teaching English for many years in public schools in Connecticut and Massachusetts, Luke is now an Assistant Professor of Education at Endicott College. Although he earned a Ph.D from Boston College, his greatest learning experience was being a paperboy-first at age 11, and then again at age 32. Luke and his wife, Jennifer, have three sons. Visit Luke online atlukewreynolds.com.
JEFF MACKhas written and illustrated a wide range of children's books, including If My Love Were a Fire Truck , Hush Little Polar Bear , Good News Bad News , Duck in the Fridge , Frog and Fly, Hippo and Rabbit and the Mr. Monkey series, earning him three Texas 2x2 awards, a Colorado Bell Award, a Pennsylvania Family Literacy Award, a New York Public Library Best Book of the Year Award, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year award, and an Illinois Monarch Award nomination.Visit him online atjeffmack.com.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-As a dad tucks his son in for the night, the toy fire truck the boy cradles inspires a rhyming song about all the ways a father's love keeps a son safe and happy, wherever they may be. "If my love were a knight's big shield,/it would fight any dragon's flame./And if my love were a lion's roar,/it would thunder across the plain." The mixed-media scenes show the boy and his dad floating in space, surfing in the ocean, and finding treasure while scuba diving. They race cars, ride horses, and wave to the monkeys while on a safari. Everything they do, they do together, even falling asleep. The colorful art is simple and engaging. VERDICT This bedtime story reassures and entertains. A guaranteed hit for vehicle lovers.-Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, Alta. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
As a father tucks his child into bed, playful allusions communicate the breadth of his love: "If my love were a marching band,/ its drums would crash and boom./ And if my love were a racing car,/ it would rev and rattle and vroom." Mack's bright mixed-media scenes emphasize the strong connection between father and son as they roar like lions on the savannah, dive for undersea treasure, and watch fireworks: "If my love were a firework,/ it would blast long past this song." Reynolds provides an uplifting message of comfort and commitment in this easygoing lullaby. Ages 3-7. Author's agent: Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary. Illustrator's agent: Rubin Pfeffer, Rubin Pfeffer Content. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
If my love were a deep-sea dive, it would touch the ocean floor. / And if my love were a surfing champ, it would ride every wave to shore." Illustrations depicting a father tending to his young son at bedtime bookend images showing them in various hypothetical scenarios. The rhymes strain for the tenderness that's apparent in the attentive mixed-media art. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A father's lullaby to his young son imagines his affection in figurative language."If my love were an elephant, / it would stomp from tree to tree. / And if my love were a great blue whale, / it would splash across the sea." From a rocket ship blasting off and a marching band whose drums "crash and boom" to a bucking bronco and a lion's thundering roar, the text describes where and how this dad's love for his son might manifest. The boldly colored mixed-media illustrations show the duo (both pale-skinned and black-haired) in each situation: knights in armor roasting marshmallows behind a shield that protects them from a dragon's fiery breath or divers discovering a treasure chest on the ocean floor. Most of the rhymes scan well, though the text ends rather suddenly: "If my love were a firework, / it would blast long past this song. // And if my love were a big bear hug, / it would snuggle you all night long." The visual here is much more satisfying than the words, as the two are fast asleep, smiles on their faces, child lying atop father, each with an arm around the other. Readers are likely to wish for the music to go with the verses.An opening for parent-child pairs to use their own imaginations to see where love will take them. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.