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  He counts the trucks on every spread

  We are now on day fourteen of reading this. He can name all eleven trucks by spread now, including which one is his favorite and why. This was not a skill I expected from a picture book.

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  Good for a kid who cannot sit still

  My son sits still for exactly one thing and this is it. The trucks make it urgent somehow, even on the twelfth read. I do not understand it. I respect it.

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  He makes engine sounds for each one

  He narrates each truck as we turn the page. The sound effects are different for each one and he is completely consistent about which is which. I could not reproduce this system if asked.

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  It made him the authority at daycare

  He carried it in his backpack for a week. He showed every kid at daycare. He told them that was him in the book. This is factually accurate and I let him have it completely.

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  The hero looks exactly like him

  His signature look is a red shirt and muddy knees. Both are in the book. The art team either has magical abilities or a very good algorithm. Either way, my son believes they've met and I am not correcting him.

• He brings it to the table at dinner

  He brings it to the table and points at the parade page while I'm trying to serve food. We've had this negotiation for three weeks. I've stopped fighting it. The trucks eat with us now.

• My nephew hasn't put it down since Christmas

  Gift for my nephew. His mother texted me two days later to say he'd been sleeping with it. She asked what I'd given him. I sent her the link. She's ordering one for his sister.

• He has started drawing his own trucks

  He fills pages with trucks now, same shapes, different colors. He told me he's making the next parade. I keep every drawing. The book started this and I think it's the best thing it has done.

• First book he asked to bring to grandma's

  He's packed toys, he's packed games, he has never once packed a book to bring somewhere. This book went in the bag the first time we mentioned grandma's. It lives in his overnight things now.

• The parade spread is worth the price alone

  There's a spread where all eleven trucks are lined up together. He puts his finger on each one and works through them slowly like he's checking attendance. It takes longer than the rest of the book combined. Worth every second.