{"product_id":"twenty-big-trucks-in-the-middle-of-christmas-9781536238235","title":"Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of Christmas","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Readers will find themselves pausing to pore over each glorious spread. . . . No preschooler will want to miss out on this heavyweight Christmas story.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne doughnut truck, on a cold winter day, drives into town and parks and stays.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The snowy town is filling up with a procession of trucks of all shapes and sizes, including a snowplow, a crane, a digger, a semitrailer transporting the town's majestic Christmas tree, and even a flatbed carrying Santa's sleigh. All in all, twenty trucks roll in full of sparkle and anticipation, ready to set up the holiday festivities. But when the star being hoisted to the top of the Christmas tree wobbles and crashes to the ground, what could possibly be used to replace it? Thankfully, a pair of siblings scan the scene and come up with the perfect solution. Author Mark Lee and illustrator Kurt Cyrus team up for a buoyant story delivering satisfying rhymes, holiday spirit, and most importantly, twenty trucks for counting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is a highly regarded poet, playwright, journalist, and author of novels for adults, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Tribe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Canal House\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the children's book \u003ci\u003eTwenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Kurt Cyrus\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Cyrus\u003c\/b\u003e is the author-illustrator of numerous picture books. He is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eTwenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street \u003c\/i\u003eby Mark Lee and other titles for such authors as Eve Bunting, Lisa Wheeler, and M. T. Anderson. He lives in Cottage Grove, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875453767954,"sku":"9781536238235","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e53b844-2785-4fb3-af2b-dc5939399cff.jpg?v=1738288350","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/twenty-big-trucks-in-the-middle-of-christmas-9781536238235","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}