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Tinyville Town, a new series from the bestselling and beloved author and illustrator Brian Biggs, is launching with three books: Tinyville Town Builds a Bridge, a world-establishing picture book that introduces the town and its many residents; I'm a Veterinarian, a day in the life of the town vet; and I'm a Firefighter, a day in the life of Charlie the town firefighter. The series is set in a cozy community where cell phones don't exist, the bus is always on time and everyone buys their doughnuts at the same bakery. The people are kind and everyone does their part to keep things running smoothly. Tinyville Town is a growing, thriving city full of interesting people. They can't wait to show you around!
Author Notes
Brian Biggs was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on March 9, 1968. He attended Parsons School of Design in New York City. He has worked as an art director and graphic designer, animator for interactivity and multimedia projects, teacher, writer, and illustrator. He illustrated the Shredderman series written by Wendelin Van Draanen, the Roscoe Riley Rules series written by Katherine Applegate, and the Brownie and Pearl series written by Cynthia Rylant. He writes and illustrates the Everything Goes series.
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Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Tinyville Town is a happy place where everybody has a job to do and does it well. From the baker to the bus driver, people take pride in their work, and the town runs smoothly. When a traffic jam stops the orderly flow of their day, the townspeople realize that they need a new bridge. The mayor agrees and declares that this new bridge will be bigger, stronger, and more beautiful than the first. Using broad and colorful cartoon art, the story chronicles what it takes to complete such a project. Charming spreads of construction workers and vehicles fill the book with just enough detail to be interesting while not getting overcrowded. The endpapers display a bird's-eye view of the town and pictures of all the workers for readers to have fun finding. This is the first book about Tinyville Town by the creator of the popular "Everything Goes" series, and children who enjoyed the earlier titles will gravitate to this one. VERDICT With a setting reminiscent of Richard Scarry's Busytown, this offering will be a hit with future city planners and engineers and all children who like to know how things work. Recommended for purchase.-Amy Nolan, St. Joseph Public Library, MI © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Biggs kicks off the Tinyville Town series, focusing on hard-working, civic-minded folks, from the police officer to the trash collectors, who share their expertise to make a city work. This first entry introduces the setting and cast through a problem that needs solving: a traffic jam ("The baker can't open his bakery. And the bus driver can't get to the bus stop"). Biggs breaks the trouble down with admirable clarity, providing a backstory ("The old bridge was built when Tinyville Town was much smaller," says the town engineer) and showing how a design must reflect a variety of needs (the city planner wants a bridge that can anticipate future growth, and the major wants a structure that's "beautiful to look at"). For construction fans, there are three detailed spreads devoted to the bridge's creation. The visuals are more stylized than in Biggs's Everything Goes series-while Tinyville Town is diverse, everyone has the same toylike body shape-but the mood is similarly exuberant and attentive to detail. And the can-do spirit is off the charts. Two Tinyville Town board books are available simultaneously. Ages 3-5. Agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
As this entertaining civics lessons reveals, everyone in Tinyville has a job to do, and the mayor helps solve problems. When there is a traffic jam, he gathers the necessary people in town to come up with a solution: building a wider and stronger bridge. The digitally colored pen-and-ink cartoon illustrations show architects working on blueprints, construction workers driving vehicles, and admirable diversity. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.