"Beep! Beep! The big city sure is a speedy, noisy place for a country truck like Blue. With everyone pushing to be first, soon there's a giant traffic jam! Luckly, Little Blue Truck comes to the rescue in true Blue style." --

As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a family as they move to a new town.

Maisy and Charley visit their friend Dotty, who lives in a big city filled with noisy traffic, enormous buildings, and crowded sidewalks.

"Mr. Elephant wants nothing more than some peace and quiet--that is, until he gets it"--Verso page.

"A young girl explores her city with her father, taking in all its sensory details. Her city speaks to her in so many ways: "sometimes it echoes," and "sometimes it trills." It "buzzes and tweets and flocks." It's both "busy" and "relaxed," and "smelly" and "sweet." In the end, we discover that the city doesn't just speak to this inquisitive young girl - it also listens ... Author Darren Lebeuf, an award-winning photographer, uses spare text and a...