Browse

Trucks/Cars/Big Machines Genre

default book cover image

Books in the Trucks/Cars/Big Machines genre:

Botts in War, Botts in Peace: Earthworms Can Take Anything (1944)

This entry in the saga of Alexander Botts, natural born salesman, takes him from 1933 to fighting in World War II.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Jenny, the Bus that Nobody Loved (1944)

Jenny may be old, but she’s not decrepit and she has a gold button on her dash.

Author(s): Maurice Dolbier
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Little Fire Engine (1946)

Mr. Small is a fireman today.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Scuffy the Tugboat (1946)

The little tugboat wants to sail on the big waters, until he meets the sea.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Gertrude Crampton
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Taxi that Hurried (1946)

The little taxi gets Tom and his mother to the train station on time. Later editions are considerably shorter. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Earthworms through the Ages: The Wisdom of Alexander Botts (1947)

These entries in the Botts saga take him from 1932 to 1947.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Joe Krush

Five Little Firemen (1948)

“The finest fire is the fire that’s out,” sing the five little firemen. Later editions have fewer pages.

Little Old Automobile (1948)

A naughty little automobile drives down the road and runs over anything that stands in its way, until it meets a train. Read online at archive.org.... View More

The Magic Bus (1948)

Jenny the bus may be old, but she has a golden button on her dashboard that will take you anywhere. This is an abridged edition of Jenny, the Bus that Nobody Loved.... View More

Author(s): Maurice Dolbier
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Happy Man and His Dump Truck (1949)

All the animals want a ride in the happy man’s dump truck Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Miryam Yardumian
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Hello, Mr. Henderson (1949)

Alexander Botts’ boss, Mr. Henderson has enough troubles of his own keeping Earthworm tractor buyers happy.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Joe Krush

Great Big Fire Engine Book (1950)

Ding, ding, ding! goes the fire engine bell and the firemen are off in their engines to fight the fire. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Tibor Gergely
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Bulldozer (1951)

Bill Crane is just out of high school when he and his friend Ducky Davis discover a Caterpillar D2 in the waters of a Maine pond. Soon Bill has rescued the machine and embarked on a career as a contractor. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edwin Schmidt

The Great Big Car and Truck Book (1951)

Cars and trucks for every use.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

No Rest for Botts: Earthworms Make the World Go Round (1951)

Master tractor salesman Alexander Botts has been discharged from the army and is back in action.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Maybelle the Cable Car (1952)

When the city fathers of San Francisco decide to remove the cable cars in the name of progress, the people vote to keep them. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Virginia Lee Burton
Illustrator(s): Virginia Lee Burton

Scuffy the Tugboat (1955)

Scuffy wants to sail on the big waters, until he meets the ocean.

Author(s): Gertrude Crampton
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

My Little Golden Book about Travel (1956)

The story of transportation from the raft to the jet liner.

Author(s): Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Animal Stories (1957)

A Giant Little Golden Book containing The Happy Man and His Dump Truck, Animal Gym and The Merry Shipwreck.... View More

The Great Wheel (1957)

Eighteen-year-old Conn leaves Ireland and sails to America, where he helps build the first Ferris Wheel for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. The Junior Literary Guild edition has a library binding. A prepublication binding in yellow cl... View More

Author(s): Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1958

Big Caesar (1958)

Big Caesar is a huge, ancient truck which sixteen-year-old Ronnie Gaines has renovated and uses in a part-time hauling business. Ronnie views the big truck as a negative burden to his social life but eventually comes to realize it is the opposite bec... View More

Author(s): Charlton Ogburn, Jr.
Illustrator(s): Joe Krush

Cars and Trucks (1959)

A smaller version of The Great Big Car and Truck Book.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Fire Engines (1959)

When the fire alarm goes off, the firemen hop on the fire engines and off they go to put the fire out. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Tibor Gergely
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Firemen and Fire Engines (1959)

Stamps of fire engines and firemen to punch out and paste in. Ric Estrada did the stamps, Richard Scarry the pictures.... View More

Author(s): Jane Goldsmith
Illustrator(s): Ric Estrada
Richard Scarry

The Diggers (1960)

Verses on the diggers of holes from moles to Mary Anne.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Clement Hurd

The Best of Botts (1961)

Alexander Botts, world’s greatest salesman, sells Caterpillar tractors all over the United States, in France and New Guinea.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Larry Lurin

Davy Goes Places (1961)

Davy gets about on cars, trucks, trains and scooters.

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Make Way for the Thruway (1961)

The road engineers change the route of the thruway so they don’t go through an old grandmother’s house.

Author(s): Caroline Emerson
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

More Mr. Small (1962)

An omnibus including The Little Auto, The Little Sail Boat and The Little Airplane.... View More

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Jean-Claude’s Island (1963)

Will a tractor come to Jean-Claude’s island in the St. Lawrence River?

Author(s): Natalie Savage Carlson
Illustrator(s): Nancy Ekholm Burkert

Jenny and the Wonderful Jeep (1963)

Short jeep story for kids.

Author(s): Sally Scott
Illustrator(s): Beth Krush

Original Letters of Alexander Botts (1963)

More adventures of the world’s greatest salesman.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Tony Sarg

Boats (1967)

A collection of pictures of boats.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Cars (1967)

A collection of pictures of cars.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Read About the Busman (1967)

A history of mass transportation up to modern times and the busman.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Read About the Fireman (1967)

This is a history of fire fighting brought up to today.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Richard Scarry’s Best Storybook Ever (1968)

This is a large omnibus selected from Richard Scarry’s books for Golden Press. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Motoring Millers (1969)

Relates the life of the Miller girls when their widower father marries Miss Kate and keeps the new 1911 Great Smith polished and rolling about the country.

Author(s): Alberta Wilson Constant
Illustrator(s): Beth Krush
Joe Krush

Of Dikes and Windmills (1969)

The story of how the Dutch have built a country by pushing back the sea.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Fire-Brigade Willie (1970)

A four year old boy and a fire brigade - what could be more natural?

Author(s): Dorothy Clewes
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Richard Scarry’s Going Places (1971)

This compendium includes Busy, Busy World, and Cars and Trucks, and My Golden Go Go Library, and Hop Aboard! Here We Go!... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Crash! Bang! Boom! (1972)

Pictures of sounds.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Richard Scarry’s Hop Aboard! Here We Go! (1972)

This is an anthology of previously published pictures in a larger format.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Alexander Botts: Great Stories from the Saturday Evening Post (1973)

Adventures of a natural born tractor salesman.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Little Fire Engine (1973)

The little fire engine is condemned to patrol the roads as a higgler’s van when it is replaced by a motorized pumper.

Author(s): Graham Greene
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Little Steamroller (1974)

The little steamroller foils a gang of smugglers.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Graham Greene
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things that Go (1974)

The Pig family heads for the beach on a very busy highway.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Steamroller (1974)

Daisy gets a steamroller for Christmas, but she can’t control it and it squashes everything flat. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Evaline Ness

Tin Lizzie (1975)

Chronicles the experiences of a Model T Ford with a series of owners from 1909 to the present day.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Bored - Nothing to Do! (1978)

Two brothers decide to build an airplane -- and it flies!

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Bored - Nothing to Do! (1978)

Two brothers decide to build an airplane and it works!

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Lowly Worm: Things on Wheels Book (1979)

Lowly demonstrates a wide variety of wheeled vehicles.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s First Omnibus (1979)

A collection containing Busiest People Ever, Best Counting Book Ever and Cars and Trucks and Things That Go.... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Bill’s Service Station (1981)

It’s a busy day at the service station.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Fire House (1981)

The alarm bell rings and the firemen are off!

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Make Way for the Highway (1982)

The road engineers change the route of the highway to avoid taking down an old grandmother’s house.

Author(s): Caroline Emerson
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Lowly Worm Car and Truck Book (1983)

Lowly has his own car and truck book now.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Going Places in the Car (1987)

A board book with pictures of cars and trips.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Things that Go (1987)

Cars and trucks and things that go.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Superpower (1987)

The story of the building of #1070, prototype locomotive of the Berkshire class 2-8-4 by the Lima Locomotive Works.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Trains, Boats and Trucks (1987)

An omnibus containing Tootle, and Scuffy the Tugboat, and Cars and Trucks, and Fire Engines.... View More

The Diggers (1988)

The diggers of holes from moles to Mary Ann.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Daniel Kirk

Richard Scarry’s Best Ride Ever (1989)

Look out! Dingo Dog is on the road again!

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Cars (1991)

Pictures and words about cars. Can you find Goldbug?

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Busiest Firefighters Ever (1993)

The Firepigs of Busytown are kept busy, even when there are no fires.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Mr. Fixit Smallest Pop-Up Book Ever! (1993)

The ingenious Mr. Fix-It gets in trouble again.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Old Ironsides: Americans Build a Fighting Ship (1997)

The story of the building of the American super-frigate U.S.S. Constitution.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Pouring Iron: A Foundry Ghost Story (1998)

Howard prepares a mould for casting at the Old Knight Foundry.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Locomotive: Building an Eight-Wheeler (1999)

The construction of a 4-4-0 from draftsman to delivery.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

T-Model Tommy (2000)

Tommy Ballard has his way to make in the Depression, but with the help of his sturdy Model-T, he’s well on his way.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

The Fabulous Saga of Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor (2001)

Further adventures of the tractor salesman extraordinaire.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Jenny: The Airplane that Taught America to Fly (2002)

The story of the Curtiss JN-4D trainer, affectionately known as the Jenny by her pilots. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Model T: How Henry Ford Built a Legend (2002)

Describes how Henry Ford built his Model T.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Rider in the Sky: How an American Cowboy Built England’s First Airplane (2003)

Samuel Cody came to England with a Wild West show and stayed to build her first aeroplanes. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): John Hulls
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Bulldozer (2004)

Bill Crane has just graduated from high school when he and his friend Ducky Davis discover a Caterpillar D2 in a Maine Pond. Soon Bill has salvaged the machine and started a career as a contractor.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edwin Schmidt

The John Bull: A British Locomotive Comes to America (2004)

A British steam engine is brought to America and adapted for local conditions. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Alexander Botts Rides Again: More Mayhem on the Earthworm Tractor (2005)

A collection of stories about the adventures of Alexander Botts, super salesman of Earthworm tractors.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

A Subway for New York (2005)

How they built the first subway in New York City.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Pharaoh’s Boat (2009)

Shows how the Egyptians built a boat to take Pharaoh Cheops to the underworld.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

The Diggers (2013)

A poetical look at diggers from moles to Mary Anne.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Antoine Corbineau

Sign up for our free book-of-the-week email!

Looking for updates from the Treasury of Great Children's books? Look no further, our Book-of-the-Week email is free and will keep you informed of the latest happenings!

Please fill out the form to subscribe:

* indicates required