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Tow-Truck Pluck - Annie Schmidt

Tow-Truck Pluck

By: Annie Schmidt, David Colmer (Translator), Fiep Westendorp (Illustrator)

Hardcover | 7 July 2016

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Pluck has a little red tow truck. He drives it all over town looking for a place to live. Then Dolly the pigeon tells him that the tower of the Pill Building is empty. In the Pill Building, Pluck meets Mr. Penn and Zaza the cockroach.

Pluck makes lots more friends and solves all kinds of problems. But the biggest problem is Dove Grove. It used to be a garden with tall trees, but it has been neglected and gone wild. Grown-ups never go there, but the kids from the Pill Building love playing there. But now the Park Superintendent has decided to chop down the trees to make a paved square. Pluck and his friends try to save Dove Grove. But first he has to rescue Longmount from the canal.
Industry Reviews
Miracle of concise writing, singing dialogue and witty storytelling... This seemingly simple book sprinkles big ideas throughout with impressive lightness: the infantilisation of grown-ups (and vice versa), the importance f grown-ups (and vice versa), the importance of friends and keeping your chin up. Boy, could we all use a bit of Pluck right now The Times Pushkin Press do the hard work for parents, tracking down the best in European kids' books, translating, repackaging and producing such gems as Tow-Truck Pluck from the Netherlands. The perfect holiday read for families needing to be cheered up post-Brexit Philosophy Football This is witty storytelling at its very best... Tow-Truck Pluck is a timeless classic that is destine to become a firm favourite with young UK audiences Outside in World A beautiful object... charming Tony's Reading List (blog) Joyous, liberating and moving Hervormd Nederland A delight ... Schmidt's books never grow stale De Morgen A great choice... for parents and teachers seeking imaginative, illustrated chapter books for reading aloud Booklist

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