When Mrs. Barnes declares that "It's Apple Day," Dumpy wants to help and finally gets his chance once all of the apples are picked and made into pies, apple butter, and candy apples. - (Baker & Taylor)

When Mrs. Barnes declares that "It's Apple Day," Dumpy wants to help and finally gets his chance once all of the apples are picked and made into pies, apple butter, and candy apples. Simultaneous. - (Baker & Taylor)

It's Apple Day and time for the Barnes family to set up their annual apple shop. Everyone pitches in, and Dumpy the Dump Truck wishes he could help too. Finally Dumpy finds the perfect way to make Apple Day a success!

Readers will enjoy discovering how special Dumpy is and how he makes each day joyful in this easy-to-read book.

Horn Book Guide Reviews

In the first of two flatly written primers, Dumpy the dump truck helps find a missing baby goat; in the second book, he assists the Barnes family in selling fruit and pies on Apple Day. These tepid tales are accompanied by sloppy, almost blurry color images that give Grandpa Pop-Up a cross-eyed, indistinct appearance and make farm wife Mrs. Barnes look like a disco queen. [Review covers these My First I Can Read Book titles: [cf2]Dumpy to the Rescue![cf1] and [cf2]Dumpy's Apple Shop[cf1].] Copyright 2004 Horn Book Guide Reviews.

School Library Journal Reviews

PreS-Gr 1-While existing "Dumpy" titles (Hyperion) are geared toward beginning readers with a bit of fluency, these two entries about the lovable red dump truck are designed for the earliest of readers. In the first offering, Dumpy assists the Barnes family by delivering the appropriate dinner to various animals on their farm and helps solve the mystery of missing Baby Goat. In the second book, Dumpy plays a part in the apple harvest by transporting apple products to town and later by being transformed into a stand to sell the fruit. Colorful cartoon illustrations support both texts. This appealing truck may charm preschoolers and this format may invite some new readers aboard. Established fans, however, may be disappointed in the lack of substance.-Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.