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Bulldozer Goes to School (Bulldozer and Friends, #2)
CCBC Review:
(Reviewed with Bulldozer's Big Rescue by Elise Broach) Bulldozer (or “B”) is a childlike construction vehicle with a (white) human family. Happy with his home routine, B is anxious about starting school in the fall and making friends. In Bulldozer’s Big Rescue, his mother gives him some cookies for the new neighbors. B is paralyzed with fear—they’re strangers! What will he say? Thankfully, the Patels (Indian American) warmly welcome him, although Bulldozer “feels insulted” when their son, Jay, wants B to give him a ride on his blade. (“He is so much more than a truck.”) Reluctantly, B gives Jay a ride while sister Millie walks beside him. When a cat darts in front of B, he slams on the brakes! The frightened cat scales a tree, and B, now in way deeper than he wanted with this social errand, finds a way to save the day while also extending his emotional boundaries. In Bulldozer Goes to School, B has a rough first day in the classroom. He can’t sit crisscross applesauce and doesn’t know what to share during Circle Time. He makes a mess while trying to clean up, and then he accidentally backs into a table and breaks it. Discouraged, B joins Millie and Ryan (white) for imaginary play during recess and is pleased when his earth-moving abilities improve the landscape for their fort. Plentiful pencil illustrations with gray and yellow shading accompany these universal stories about social anxiety. ©2026 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Kelly Murphy
CCBC Age Recommendation: 4-8
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Novel
Subjects:
Anxiety
Feelings/Emotions
Problem-Solving
Vehicles and Transportation
Diversity subject:
Asian
On CCBC Booklist:
Feeling Anxious: Selected Books about Managing Worry and Fear for Children
Publishers:
Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown
Publish Year: 2025
Pages: 110
ISBN: 9780316564205
CCBC Location: Fiction, Broach
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