Red Canoe Shows Up at Two!
Published on 31. July 2025
Book
Hardback
24 pages
978-1-77278-344-5 (ISBN)
Description
I spent the day
On the dock
And who zoomed up
At six o'clock?
A purple speedboat.
A day on the dock is never dull when boats of all shapes, sizes, and colors are zooming on by! Indulge your preschoolers love for boats while also subtly teaching them about colors and time! Who zoomed up at six o'clock? A purple speedboat! What boat will arrive next? What time will it be?
Victoria Allenby adds another kid-tastic instalment to the Big, Little Concept Books collection that has already graced story times with the Mathical Book Prize honor book Shape Up, Construction Trucks!, the sound-celebrating Listen Up! Train Song, and the most recent Look Up High! Things that Fly. Like its predecessors, this book features a closing note to caregivers with age-appropriate enrichment activities to extend both the learning and the fun. But they needn't worry about handing the whole thing over to their children, since the padded cover, rounded corners, and extra-sturdy paper of this Toddler Tough format can endure many a rough reading.
On the dock
And who zoomed up
At six o'clock?
A purple speedboat.
A day on the dock is never dull when boats of all shapes, sizes, and colors are zooming on by! Indulge your preschoolers love for boats while also subtly teaching them about colors and time! Who zoomed up at six o'clock? A purple speedboat! What boat will arrive next? What time will it be?
Victoria Allenby adds another kid-tastic instalment to the Big, Little Concept Books collection that has already graced story times with the Mathical Book Prize honor book Shape Up, Construction Trucks!, the sound-celebrating Listen Up! Train Song, and the most recent Look Up High! Things that Fly. Like its predecessors, this book features a closing note to caregivers with age-appropriate enrichment activities to extend both the learning and the fun. But they needn't worry about handing the whole thing over to their children, since the padded cover, rounded corners, and extra-sturdy paper of this Toddler Tough format can endure many a rough reading.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Red Canoe Shows Up at Two!"Eye-catching images help kids master time and colors....Useful and attractive introductions to several important concepts."-Kirkus Reviews
"These books may exceedingly simple, but so much thought goes into them."-School Library Journal, Fuse 8
"[E]very aspect of this book has child development in mind and is immensely approachable for the youngest of readers to grow their knowledge while enjoying the book."-YA Central
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Interest Age: From 2 to 5 years
Product notice
Reinforced binding
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77278-344-5 (9781772783445)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Victoria Allenby has been writing poetry and stories for as long as she can remember. Her debut picture book, Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, won the 2014 Preschool Reads Award and was nominated for the 2015 SYRCA Shining Willow Award. After several more picture books and the critically acclaimed Toadstool Corners early reader series, Victoria earned a constellation of starred reviews for her innovative Big, Little Concept Books series for very young children, which includes Shape Up, Construction Trucks!, Listen Up! Train Song, and Let's Add Up! Victoria lives in Toronto, Ontario.