Fire Truck and School Bus by Salina Yoon [in AsianWeek]
08 Sep, by in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Korean American, Nonethnic-specific, Repost
Another two delightful chunky books for the tiniest hands to manipulate and learn the basics of how these big vehicles work.
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