Stanley the Builder (Stanley Picture Books)
by William Bee (Author) William Bee (Illustrator)
It's another busy day for Stanley and friends on the construction site!
"Simplicity and good design make this pleasing picture book a riveting choice for young children intrigued by seeing big machines, using hand tools, and building things." ―Booklist Online
When Myrtle buys a plot of land, she asks her friend Stanley to build her a new house. He works step by step - from clearing the site with his orange bulldozer, to lifting beams with his green crane. Luckily, Stanley's friend Charlie helps out, too. And at the end of a hard day of working, Stanley returns home where it's "Time for supper! Time for a bath! And time for bed!" Stanley the Builder shows young readers--with simple steps, accessible text, and brightly colored illustrations--how construction workers build a house. Toddlers who love equipment, tools, and vehicles won't be disappointed! It ends with a familiar, comforting bedtime refrain that puts little ones in the mind to go to sleep.
Perfect for fans of Maisy and vehicles, tools, and equipment, William Bee's beloved Stanley series features Stanley, an adorable hardworking hamster, and his community of rodent friends as they work different jobs and help each other along the way.
The sturdy padded picture book format is ideal for readers at a transitional age between board books and picture books, and the books are trusted models for basic preschool concepts including colors and shapes, kindness and teamwork, community helpers, jobs and careers, vehicles, and daily routines. Don't miss any of the titles in the Stanley series!
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School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1--With some help from his friend Charlie, Stanley the hamster builds a house for his friend Myrtle. Children follow him as he clears the land, digs and pours the foundation, and then builds and paints the house. Myrtle is super pleased with her new home. As a garage owner, Stanley is confronted with a flat tire, Charlie's overheating radiator, an empty gas tank, and Myrtle's car in need of a tow, and he fixes everything with a smile. Both books end with Stanley going home to have dinner and a bath. Each vehicle, be it car or big machine, is identified by its color--green crane, purple car, yellow digger, blue car, etc. Bee's uncluttered and boldly colored illustrations feature thick black outlines and plenty of white space, making everything easy to see. This layout perfectly suits the one or two lines of text (or occasionally no text) found on each page. These simple books are great choices for younger kids to start looking at jobs, identifying colors, and hanging out with Stanley and his mice friends. For slightly older children, these titles could easily serve as early readers.--Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH
Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.Publishers Weekly
Emphatic text and uncluttered pictures target this series launch to machine-loving early readers. Bee (Digger Dog) introduces Stanley, a good-natured and hard-working hamster, who builds a house for his mouse friend, Myrtle. References to the colors of the machinery Stanley uses and to the process of house-building effectively provide ancillary introductions to colors, construction basics, and various vehicles. After Stanley clears the site with his orange bulldozer and digs the foundation with a yellow digger, his friend Charlie pitches in to help pour cement, lay bricks, raise roof beams, nail shingles, and paint the house red, white, and blue ("Myrtle's favorite colors"). Set against a white backdrop, Bee's flat, clean digital cartoons, framed by thick black outlines, make a bold, graphic impact, and the square trim size and padded cover give the package a satisfyingly chunky feel. Underlying the story are subtle nods to diligence, cooperation, and friendship ("Building houses is hot work! Myrtle has brought Stanley and Charlie some orange juice. Thank you, Myrtle!"). Stanley displays his mechanical skills in Stanley's Garage, out simultaneously. Ages 3-7. (Sept.)
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