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A review by xterminal
I'm Dirty! by Jim McMullan, Kate McMullan
3.0
Kate and Jim McMullen, I'm Dirty! (Joanna Cotler Books, 2006)
Another entry in the “kids who love heavy equipment” subgenre. The subject of this quirky little tome is a backhoe loader who's, well, kind of conceited, judging from the first four pages. There's a quick section about counting backwards from ten, then the dirty part kicks in. I was a little jarred by the subtlety of some of the dirt references when juxtaposed with the ones that hit you in the face with a week-old dead haddock, but the pre-lit crowd is probably not going to notice things like that. The Bean liked this one well enough, though it didn't have the staying power of some of our other truck books; he may pick back up on his enthusiasm for it later, though. ** ½
Another entry in the “kids who love heavy equipment” subgenre. The subject of this quirky little tome is a backhoe loader who's, well, kind of conceited, judging from the first four pages. There's a quick section about counting backwards from ten, then the dirty part kicks in. I was a little jarred by the subtlety of some of the dirt references when juxtaposed with the ones that hit you in the face with a week-old dead haddock, but the pre-lit crowd is probably not going to notice things like that. The Bean liked this one well enough, though it didn't have the staying power of some of our other truck books; he may pick back up on his enthusiasm for it later, though. ** ½