The infectious rhythm of this rhyming picture book is matched by the wide appeal of its theme as an array of equipment and tools and workers are featured in the construction of a new building. “Build the frame. Build the frame. Hammer all day long. Make the stairs and floors and walls. Bing! Bang! Bong!” From the first pilings going into the ground to the framing, roofing, pipes, and paint, the project is described in broad but wonderfully appealing strokes. It all culminates with the opening of a new library: “Choose your books. Choose your books. Borrow all you need. The library’s here for everyone. Ready…Steady…Read!” (Ages 2–5)

Thonk! Clonk! Clap! The team behind Roadwork and Demolition returns to the construction site, where big machines and busy workers dig, hoist, and hammer away.

There’s lots of noise and excitement involved in building a library! Preschoolers will clamor to take a close look. Award-winning duo Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock are back with another rhythmic read-aloud full of bustling illustrations and sound words that beg kids to join in.