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Synopsis
Start the engine,
buckle up.
Down the runway,
Pilot Pups!
When a couple of kids forget to put away their toys, it's up to Pilot Pups to go on a special search and rescue mission to bring their toy buddies back home.
Talented new author, Michelle Meadows, and brilliant children's book illustrator Dan Andreasen take readers on a mission that's full of action, adventure, and loads of rip-roaring fun!
School Library Journal
PreS- A boy runs off, abandoning his locomotive outdoors. In his room, three toy pups sit on his bed. With a turn of the page, the dogs zip into action: two of them climb into an airplane while the third boards a helicopter. After takeoff, they go zooming around the house over a just-waking-up dad, through a busy breakfast-time kitchen, around a stack of dishes in the sink, and out the kitchen window to the backyard where the train is stranded. The helicopter pilot lowers a hook and airlifts the locomotive and its occupants back to the child's bedroom. Everyone lands safely and the pups resume their original places. On the last page, the boy and his sister gaze at the bed wondering how the train got there. The bold, rich oil paintings are filled with activity and interesting perspectives. The simple rhyming text vividly describes the rescue mission: "Watch out for the/mountaintop!/Curving, swerving,/sudden drop./Flick the switches,/pull back up./Zipping, zooming.../Pilot Pups!" This book would be a great read-aloud in preschool storytime not only because of the lively illustrations and amusing story, but also for its descriptive vocabulary.-Linda Staskus, Parma Regional Library, OH