Little Blue Truck Activity Kit

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Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. A muddy country
road, big-city traffic, and even a heavy load of
Christmas trees are no problem for this little pickup!
Blue knows that he can count on his friends to lend
a helping hand when he gets stuck, and that
taking turns is the best way to move forward.
Celebrate the rollicking, rhyming fun of the Little Blue Truck
books with the activities in this playful kit!
The Little Blue Truck Books
written by Alice Schertle
illustrated by Jill McElmurry
Little Blue Truck
Little Blue Truck Leads the Way
Little Blue Truck’s Christmas
Little Blue Truck Farm Sticker Fun!
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Maze
Oh, no! Blue is stuck in the mud! Thankfully, he has good friends to help him.
Can you help Blue find his way out of the mud?
Little Blue Truck
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Christmas Ornament
Blue loves delivering Christmas trees to his friends! Make a Little Blue Truck ornament
for your Christmas tree or to give as a gift to your friends!
INSTRUCTIONS
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Print this page on card stock using
a color printer. Carefully cut out
the two ornament pieces. Use a
four-inch-long section of ribbon to
create a hanger for your ornament:
Make a loop of the ribbon and
tape the loose ends to the back
side of one of the ornament pieces,
positioning it so that the ribbon loop
extends an inch or so above the top.
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Rub a glue stick around the
edge of the ornament piece’s
back side and place the other
ornament piece on top of it
so that the two printed sides
face outward and the ribbon
loop extends above the
top of the images.
Merry Christmas
from Little Blue Truck!
Little Blue Truck
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Garland
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Beep! That’s what Blue says!
Make a Little Blue Truck garland to
decorate your room!
INSTRUCTIONS
Print this page on card
stock using a color printer. Cut out the
triangles and tape them (points facing down)
along a ribbon or string to spell B-E-E-P-!
Hang your garland across a doorway or window.
Little Blue Truck
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Play Figures
Blue and his friends have lots of fun together. What new adventures can you imagine for Blue?
INSTRUCTIONS
Print this page and the following page on card stock
using a color printer. Cut out each figure and carefully
cut on the dotted lines beneath each figure as well. Cut
out the rectangular stands. Insert a stand rectangle in
each of the bottom slits so that the figures will remain
upright when placed on a table or the floor. Create your
own adventures for Blue and his friends!
Little Blue Truck
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Play Figures
Little Blue Truck
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Seasonal Fun
Winter, spring, summer, and fall—Blue is on the job! Draw Blue in spring and summer.
Little Blue Truck
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
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Book List
Beep! Beep! Have you read them all?
Written by Alice Schertle
Little Blue Truck
Illustrated by Jill McElmurry
★“Schertle’s rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to
chime in with animal and vehicle noises; colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for
extra effect. McElmurry’s gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination
of vividness, naïveté and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no
less satisfying for being nostalgic.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “A fun, rollicking story.” —School Library Journal
978-0-15-205661-2 • hardcover
978-0-547-98397-4 • El camioncito azul, Spanish hardcover
978-0-544-05685-5 • lap board book 978-0-547-24828-8 • board book
978-0-547-48248-4 • big book 978-0-547-53237-0 • ebook
Little Blue Truck Leads the Way
“The packed pages are clear enough for young preschoolers to recognize both the aerial
views of the traffic jams and the close-ups of all the vehicles: the big, swooshing street
sweeper; the taxi with screeching brakes; the busy police car; the frowning bus. The angry
traffic standoffs and the small truck’s triumph will be welcome fuel for many preschoolers’
imaginative play.” —Booklist
“It’s in the fusion of the old-fashioned with the modern-eclectic—one man in the crowd
listens to an iPod—that the book’s artistry shines.” —Publishers Weekly
978-0-15-206389-4 • hardcover
978-0-547-57574-2 • board book
978-0-547-85060-3 • big book
978-0-547-98429-2 • ebook
Little Blue Truck’s Christmas
“Little Blue’s fans will enjoy the animal sounds
and counting opportunities, but it’s the sparkling
lights on the truck’s own tree that will put a
twinkle in a toddler’s eyes.” —Kirkus Reviews
978-0-544-32041-3 • board book
978-0-544-55372-9 • ebook
Little Blue Truck
Farm Sticker Fun!
978-0-544-06687-8 • paperback
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Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Jill McElmurry. All rights reserved.