"Fire truck" are the first words Matt says when he gets up in the morning and the last words he says when he goes to bed at night. But it's still a surprise for readers to learn about the day Matt woke up and discovered he had turned into a fire truck himself! A deliciously detailed fold-out page shows children all the things with which Matt the Fire Truck is equipped--ladders, hoses, lights, wheels, etc--and encourages them to count each item. Only a pancake breakfast, it seems, has the power to turn Matt back into a boy. Sís's use of four colors (red, yellow, blue and black) gives the illustrations a retro look but his story of a young child's obsessive interest has a timeless appeal. Young fire truck enthusiasts will appreciate the details of the different toy fire trucks surrounding Matt the Boy and, of course, they will delight in the details on Matt the Fire Truck! (Ages 2-5)

Matt loves fire trucks, and one morning when he wakes up, he is a fire truck--right down to his hoses, hooks, and ladders! His wheels and sirens couldn't be handier for performing many important duties around the house, especially rescuing teetering teddy bears or precariously placed pets. And a gatefold spread of Matt's fully loaded rig will have happy young viewers counting from one to ten--over and over again--in this fun-filled ode to the classic red fire truck by Caldecott Honor-winning Peter Sis.