Building with Dad

A little boy joins his father at a construction site. Dad’s helping to build a new school, and he takes his son to watch its progress.

They see lots of machines at work: a dump truck, a backhoe, an earthmover, a giant grader, a steamroller, a cement mixer, a crane, and more.

Finally, the school is finished—just in time for the first day.

Bill Thomson’s exquisite illustrations, rendered in acrylic paint and colored pencils, are delivered in a double-spread vertical format, which, when the book is turned sideways, bring this building experience to life with unprecedented dramatic perspective.