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Awesome Engines: Big Digger ABC

An A to Z of things that go!

Margaret Mayo, Author

Alex Ayliffe, Illustrator

Series: Awesome Engines

Imprint: Orchard Books

Publication date: October 1, 2015

Category: Early learning: ABC books / alphabet books

ISBN: 9781408332702

From the creators of the bestselling Dig Dig Digging comes the ultimate book of things that go! This bright and busy picture book is packed with all the vehicles little ones love, from diggers and fire engines to spaceships and underwater robots.

Margaret Mayo’s lively, rhythmic text is perfect for reading aloud, while Alex Ayliffe’s bold and colourful illustrations bring each mega machine to life in glorious detail. With one vehicle for every letter from A to Z, this is an exciting introduction to the alphabet and the perfect picture book for machine-mad little ones.

Reviews

From rockets to go-karts this is the ultimate book of vehicles.

Bookseller

Margaret Mayo

Margaret Mayo was an acclaimed storyteller and author who wrote more than 50 books for children. Her titles include the bestselling Dig Dig Digging, Choo Choo Clickety-Clack! and Stomp, Dinosaur, Stomp! A former teacher, Margaret used her wide-ranging experience with children in her writing.

Alex Ayliffe

Alex Ayliffe is a bestselling, award-winning writer and artist. Her distinctive papercut illustrations are bright and bold with lots of child appeal. Alex has illustrated many books for children, including the bestselling Dig Dig Digging and Boo Barney, winner of the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award. She lives with her family in Hertfordshire.