Hooray for Trucks!

Illustrated by Suharu Ogawa

It’s time for the hardworking trucks at the construction site to get cleaned up! But when the narrator tries to round up the muddy machines, they dig in their wheels and refuse to be led away. They don’t want to waste time being soaked and lathered, scrubbed high and low—they want to flatten soil, haul dirt, carry bricks, and lift beams. They want to WORK!

When the trucks discover that washing away the grime means they get to keep loading and lifting, they snap into action. It turns out that getting clean actually is work! Together, the trucks sponge and scrub until they sparkle. As they revel in their newfound gleam, the narrator reveals they’re cleaning up for an extra special purpose—a truck parade! The shiny machines roll down the street to the cheers of a diverse group of truck fans.

Published by Owlkids Books

ISBN-10‏: ‎ 177147467X

ISBN-13‏: ‎ 978-1771474672

What the Reviewers Say

“Hooray for trucks, bathtime, and fun rhyme and wordplay ...Sure to please young truck lovers—and just the thing to get them eager for their own baths.” - Kirkus

“Truck-loving youngsters will love this new addition to the truck pantheon….A solid addition to picture book collections. You know you can never have enough truck books!” - Youth Services Book Review

“With its general highlight on the importance of teamwork and over-arching encouraging, can-do! tone, Susan Hughes and Suharu Ogawa bring readers a positive and happy read… Hughes’s skilled use of rhyme, repetition, and onomatopoeic text, along with Ogawa’s use of popsicle bright, rainbow washes of colour for the trucks … will endear readers and keep them engaged and eager for re-reads.” - Fab Book Reviews

Awards & Nominations

  • Featured in 40 Canadian picture books to watch for in fall 2022, CBC Books