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Farmer John's Tractor by Sally Sutton
3.0

Age: 1 years-preschool
Things that go: Tractor
Seasons: Spring, flood

The watercolor is muted but there is quite a lot of detail that Belton provides with his inked highlights. When a family car gets stuck in flood waters, everyone tries to help out but get stuck themselves. The girls show fear waiting on top of the car for someone to help them until the farmer retrieves his stowed away rusty tractor and saves the day. Even though the book shows the emotion of fear in the face of danger, it by no means is terrifying and children should be exposed to a myriad of emotions, instead of being sheltered from it.