Buck and His Truck (Starters)

A lively and engaging Starters title for beginner readers from bestselling author Vivian French, with a friendly text and stylish two-colour illustrations.

Buck and His Truck is part of Walker Starters, the wonderfully fun and friendly series for beginner readers. “Buck’s truck is the BEST!” “Larry’s lorry is the GREATEST!” Buck the truck-driver and Larry the lorry-driver are rivals. One day they are both asked to do the same job. Could they have more in common than they’d thought? This is a charming and uplifting story told through a range of writing styles, including hand-lettered speech bubbles, postcards and posters. The illustrations, which appear on every page, are lively and stylish, and play an active part in helping children understand the text.

Synopsis

Buck and Larry are rivals in the removal business. Buck’s truck is old and rusty. Larry’s lorry is noisy and dented. They would both love to buy a smart little van. When they get the message wrong and think Lord and Lady Pringle want to move house (instead of their horses), they realize the error of their ways and decide to become partners in order to achieve their dream and buy a smart little van between them.

About the Author

Vivian French is a bestselling children’s author who has written over 40 books for Walker, and more than 250 books during the course of her career. Her recent work includes the critically acclaimed picture book The Most Wonderful Thing in the World and the junior fiction title The Adventures of Alfie Onion. Vivian helped to found the mentoring scheme Picture Hooks for aspiring young illustrators. She lives in Edinburgh. Follow Viv on Twitter under the handle @fivekingdoms, or visit her at her website: www.vivianfrench.com.

Julie Lacome is a highly talented freelance illustrator. She has published over 30 children’s books, including the hugely popular Walker title Walking Through the Jungle. She studied at Central St. Martin’s and Edinburgh College of Art, where she now works part-time as a tutor of Illustration. Her illustration work has included commissions for advertising agencies, TV companies, greeting cards and design companies. She lives in Edinburgh.