Review: Big Digger ABC by Margaret Mayo

Author: Margaret Mayo

Illustrator: Alex Ayliffe

Source: Hachette Children’s Books

Published by Orchard Books

Release date: April 2015

Hardback: $24.99aud

Synopsis: The ultimate book of vehicles from the creators of the bestselling Dig Dig Digging!

Explore the amazing A to Z of vehicles in this ultimate book of things that go. This bright and busy picture book is packed with all the vehicles little ones love, from diggers and fire engines to spaceships and underwater robots.

Margaret Mayo's lively, rhythmic text is perfect for reading aloud, while Alex Ayliffe's bold and colourful illustrations bring each mega machine to life in glorious detail. With one vehicle for every letter from A to Z, this is an exciting introduction to the alphabet and the perfect picture book for machine-mad little ones. 

Review: 5 out of 5 stars

As a toddler, my son was obsessed with everything to do with vehicles – especially emergency and construction so this book would have been amazing for when he was younger.

The illustrations are wonderfully detailed and are vividly appealing, they catch your eye and hold your interest which I feel is important in a  book such as Big Digger ABC.

It is educational, not only with the vehicles but also with the alphabet – each letter showcases a different vehicle starting with that letter, it is an all-round perfect book but I definitely feel little boys would prefer it. The writing is wonderful and is in rhyme which is always a lot of fun, my 7 year-old daughter read this out loud and thought it was great.

Thank you kindly to Hachette Children’s Books for the opportunity to read Big Digger ABC.

About the author: Margaret Mayo is an acclaimed storyteller and author who has been creating stories for children for over 35 years. She has written more than 50 books, including the bestselling Dig Dig Digging, Choo Choo Clickety-Clack and Stomp, Dinosaur, Stomp! A former teacher, Margaret uses her wide-ranging experience with children in her writing. She lives in Brighton.

About the Illustrator: Alex Ayliffe is a bestselling, award-winning writer and artist. Her distinctive papercut illustrations are bright and bold with lots of child appeal. Alex has illustrated many books for children, including the bestselling Emergency! and Boo Barney, winner of the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award. She lives with her family in Hertfordshire.