Noisy Trucks

This book goes over five vehicles (semi truck, monster truck, backhoe, fire truck, and cement mixer). My 4 year old and I really like this book and read it more nights than not. That said, we shelved this book for years because of the difficult buttons.

Buttons are hidden under textured panels. I like that the grill is rough cardboard and the backhoe arm is soft plastic, but it makes it hard to find the button. After many nights, my 4 year old can now find all but one button, but my 2 year old still struggles with most. The monster truck button gives the most problems - even when they know when it is, they struggle to push it and get frustrated. This is an odd choice given the target age of this book (“first touch and feel sound book”).

Here are the sound used:
Semi - long press of the horn
Monster truck - crash/crushing of other cars (sounds similar to rocks dropping into construction vehicle from other books)
Backhoe - chugging
Fire truck - short siren
Cement truck - turning of cement
Last page - button plays all trucks

Like other reviewers, I don't find this the most educational by itself because only one or two lines are used for each vehicle, but it's appropriate for the target audience and it says a lot that the book is entertaining to us at 4 years old and counting. Parents can easily build on the one or two lines for each vehicle while your child(ren) press the buttons.