Smash! Crash! (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)
Welcome to Jon Scieszka's Trucktown, a brand-new preschool/kindergarten series that will come in more shapes, sizes, and formats than you can shake a bumper at. It's a world where all the characters are trucks, all the stories are action driven, and boys and girls can imagine themselves in all their crazy, loud, funny, creative, excited, full-throttle glory! It's a world where we work at play, and we play at work... and no one's afraid to get dirty or be LOUD! And it all kicks off withSmash! Crash!best friends Jack and Dan are spending their day doing what they do best--smashing and crashing! All the while a strange shadow is following them around every corner... Who is this new addition to Trucktown? What does she want? Rhythmic, rollicking text will get kids' motors running and horns honking with each refrain! This is a book that begs to be read again and again!Meet the Trucktown GangJack TruckJack is a prankster action hero! He is active,  rowdy, messy, loud and goofy. He is the fastest truck and the best-at-truck-sports truck.  Jack's work is to play. And he plays, and plays, and plays, and plays.Dump Truck DanDan is Jack Truck's best friend. He is one  strong truck and loves to show off that strength, whether its pushing rocks, loading up  dirt, or getting into trouble with Jack.Payloader PetePete is Dan's brother, and he is loud,  rough, tough and competitive! But he's also the most loyal friend a truck could have. As he  puts it "I would take a punch in the grill for those guys."Cement Mixer Melvin"I'm worried!" and "I don't want to"  are two of Melvin's favorite phrases. He is a loveable worrier, which is good because he  LOVES to worry.Gabriella Garbage TruckGabriella knows everyone and  everything. She's a social butterfly and maybe bit of a know-it-all, but still a blast to  have around. She can always talk about what's going on! And talk... and talk... and...Monster Truck MaxMax is everything you would expect a  monster truck to be. Especially ACTIVE! He is oversized, jacked up, and nitro-boosted to the  MAX! He's always getting his wild self into trouble and it's a good thing he's got good  friends like Jack and Dan to help him along the way.Grader KatSensitive, creative, and mature, Grader Kat is  the most artistic truck around. Don't believe it? Check out her tire treads! Her creative  ideas and experimental nature make her a great addition to any adventure.Wrecker RosieRosie is big. Rosie is a wrecker. Rosie is a  great big wrecker sweet and clumsy and who lives to bounce about wrecking things. But  beneath all that noise and wreckage there is also a very big heart.Tow Truck TedTow Truck Ted is smart--really smart. He  knows more about truck mechanics, repair, history, and even truck mythology than anybody  else. But watch out, he's also got a sly side and he's always got a  plan.Izzy Ice Cream TruckIzzy is an ice cream truck. He sells  ice cream and only ice cream. And he says only one thing--"Do you want ice cream? Do you  want ice cream? Do you want ice cream?"Hook and Ladder Lucy and Pumper PatThese fire truck twins  are responsible, do-gooder citizens. Practically always together, they love doing things the  right way. Lucy thinks they are being responsible. Jack and Dan think they’re a little  bossy.Big RigBig Rig is a bully. He's a tailgating, horn  blasting, black exhaust spewing, license expired, outlaw. And those might be the nicest  things you could say about him. The best thing to do with this guy is steer clear.Rescue RitaRita is Lucy and Pat's little sister. And the  biggest tag-a-long... She just wants to join in on all.