Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Blog Tour for Booktoure

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Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Synopsis: "Make sure you wrap up warm for school, honey. A blizzard is on the way." Ten-year-old Teddy rolls his eyes at his mother. But then he hears a bang... By the time police arrive, Teddy's mother is dead. His open school backpack is strewn across the hallway. And Teddy is nowhere to be found.   When gunshots ring out from an exclusive family home on the edge of Northern Pine Lake,  Agent Tori Hunter  races through the gathering snowstorm to discover that  ten-year-old Teddy Marist has disappeared . His mother and her new boyfriend are dead in the family kitchen, breakfast still cooking on the stove. And racing to track down Teddy's father,  Tori finds he is missing too.   Local police are certain this is a simple case of a jealous ex-husband turned violent over his recent divorce. But interviewing everyone she can about Teddy's father, Tori's gut has her questioning if he would really kidnap his own child?  An...
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The Day I Had a Bulldozer by Ashley Wall

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Title: The Day I had a Bulldozer
Author: Ashley Wall
Genre: Children's Fiction
Format: Hardcover
No. of Pages: 32
Date of Publication: September 26, 2023

Description: A fun-filled friendship story about our favorite things that go…CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES!

Luke can’t believe his eyes when he looks from his window and sees a bulldozer outside … with his name on it! He feels like the luckiest boy in the world vrooming around with his best buddy, his dog Bobo. But the fun is only getting started when his friends ride in on a dump truck, steamroller, and excavator. They are ready for an amazing day of construction adventure … come join them!


Supports imagination, friendship, teamwork, and perseverance.


My Thoughts: I have a four year old son and he has always been fascinated by construction vehicles. We live in a neighborhood where other houses are currently being built and we see the construction trucks all the time. He is always asking questions about them. My Son's Nana just recently bought him his own Tonka Dump truck that is electric and he can ride up and down the streets. This book made me think about putting his name on it. I only wish he had some friends with similar construction vehicles to ride with like in this story.

On the very first page of the book is a place to write who the book belongs to and then there is a strong inspirational message from the author Ashley Wall. I absolutely loved the little message on the dedication page that reminds all children that real construction vehicles are for trained professionals only and they are not toys.

I fell in love with this story so quickly. It is fun, quirky, and has great messages for children. The way that Luke and his friends work together to solve problems to meet an end goal of getting to the new ice cream store is a wonderful example of all the messages that can be found in the book.

The book is easy to read and the story is well written. There is so much going on with the pages that it held my sons attention easily and he loved asking questions about what he was seeing. I enjoyed the font that was used and they played with the font and color of certain words or phrases. 

I am in love with the illustrations done by Vaughan Duck. They are just perfect in my opinion. The colors are so bright. There is a ton of attention to detail. The children are lifelike including the animals. 

I could just rant on  and on about why I love this book so much, but I will stop here. This is a definite must read if you have a child(ren).

Rating: 5 out of 5. This is such a cute read and I love how it teaches about imagination, friendship, teamwork, and perseverance. I highly recommend this to anyone whose child loves construction vehicles.

Many thanks to Mamabear Books for this review copy. This is my honest opinion.

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