Anonymous
Post 06/18/2011 12:08     Subject: Re:Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
Anonymous wrote:Not a book, but my daughter is obsessed with Fireman Sam. It's a UK cartoon and is on PBS Sprout sometimes. Target sells 2 Fireman Sam DVDs - I think that's all that is available in the US. The show is about a little town in Scotland with a fire department that has to rescue people quite often. It's not just about fires, but all kinds of situations where people or animals have gotten into trouble and need help. I enjoy it because the mountain rescue helicopter guy is quite attractive.


I just showed my 2 year old a clip of Fireman Sam on Youtube. He LOVES it. We just introduced "TV" and he hasn't showed any interest in anything we've tried--he gobbled this up, though.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 20:32     Subject: Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We have this video. It is sooooo good and my 7 year old still talks about it.

http://www.amazon.com/Totally-Trucks-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B000XSWVJW


How do you have this if it hasn't been released yet?


Not the PP but I saw that one wasn't available (I'm not the OP either, but have a truck-obsessed 2 year old) and I entered "totally trucks" in Amazon and they have a series of different videos. There is a fire truck one available.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 20:31     Subject: Re:Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
Anonymous wrote:My son is also crazy about firetrucks.

Here some links for board books that we have:



http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fire-truck-dk-publishing/1016574266?ean=9780789497123&itm=1&usri=fire%2btruck%2bboard%2bbooks


http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/touch-and-feel-dk-publishing/1023352348?ean=9780789488558&itm=6&usri=fire%2btruck%2bboard%2bbooks

We have the first one with the wheels--as well as a digger with wheels and a tractor with wheels. My DS is obsessed with them.


http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fire-trucks-in-action-victoria-hickle/1005386720?ean=9780439434324&itm=14&usri=fire%2btruck%2bboard%2bbooks

Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 11:09     Subject: Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We have this video. It is sooooo good and my 7 year old still talks about it.

http://www.amazon.com/Totally-Trucks-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B000XSWVJW


How do you have this if it hasn't been released yet?


We must have a previous release. We've had it for years.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 11:01     Subject: Re:Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
Not a book, but my daughter is obsessed with Fireman Sam. It's a UK cartoon and is on PBS Sprout sometimes. Target sells 2 Fireman Sam DVDs - I think that's all that is available in the US. The show is about a little town in Scotland with a fire department that has to rescue people quite often. It's not just about fires, but all kinds of situations where people or animals have gotten into trouble and need help. I enjoy it because the mountain rescue helicopter guy is quite attractive.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 09:20     Subject: Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
You have to get the Firefighter George DVD series, which features real firefighters who show the tools in all the trucks and demonstrate how things work. My son was obsessed.

http://www.amazon.com/Firefighter-George-Engines-Trucks-Safety/dp/B000C1F5J8
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 08:22     Subject: Re:Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
We like this one - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emv-Yn6g1r4&feature=related
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 06:53     Subject: Re:Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
My oldest son, now 20, loved firetrucks and his favorite bedtime story was "The Little Fireman" by Margaret Wise Brown. In the story, the little fireman fights a little fire and then goes home to have a little bowl of pink ice cream, while the big fireman fights a big fire and goes home to have a big bowl of ice cream. Then the little firefighter goes to bed and dreams a big dream, while the big fireman goes to bed and dreams a little dream. A very sweet book.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 06:24     Subject: Re:Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
Anonymous wrote:One of our favorites is Flashing Fire Engines by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker. It's not a board book, but my kids loved it so much I wanted to recommend it.


Love all their books.....about trucks, planes, etc
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 01:06     Subject: Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lois lenski- little fire engine

even fire fighters hug their moms.
not fire trucks per se, but very cute


Agree. My son & I both love this one, even now when he's long past the fire truck phase.


PP here. Just to clarify -- talking about Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 01:05     Subject: Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
Anonymous wrote:Lois lenski- little fire engine

even fire fighters hug their moms.
not fire trucks per se, but very cute


Agree. My son & I both love this one, even now when he's long past the fire truck phase.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2011 00:29     Subject: Re:Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
penguinsix wrote:I had to block this video the kids watched it so many times (and it is quite loud):



That is awesome!

If you have Comcast, On Demand has a 6 minute Fire Truck video under Kids right now, I'd have to take a look to see exactly where it is but my boys love it.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2011 23:58     Subject: Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
penguinsix wrote:Youtube "Fire Trucks Responding" and you'll find dozens of videos of alarms ringing, the doors opening at the fire station, trucks coming out with sirens blaring, etc. Kids can stare for hours. Or look up "Fire Truck Parade". That one is crazy.

Here's a few from DC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUdG5LC5UJs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-y1nLdXh5c

And international ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9-SXtNINr4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQXGuE4hyzo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=netlQ_OIdr8&hd=1

Another thing we found fun for the boys was to goto the website for our local fire department and download the pictures from their site (we have a volunteer department near us). We printed out a little 'book' of all the engines and ladders and then when they went to 'fire station day' with the school they recognized them as being the local trucks.

Most fire stations have a website now days:

http://www.dcfd.com/
http://www.northbeachfire.com/apparatus.php



These links are awesome, thank you so much (no the op).

We attended a bday party at the Cabin John Fire Station this weekend. It was amazing. The station was open to the kids, the climbed all over the trucks, the volunteers dressed in gear for them and gave demonstrations. Most people don't know this, but you really can just pop in a fire station to say hi and take a look at the trucks, they're happy to see the kids and show them around.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2011 21:23     Subject: Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
My 2 year old is also completely obsessed about Fire Trucks. Here are some of his favorites:

Fred the Firefighter

Richard Scarry's Busiest Firefighters Ever, Smokey's Fire Truck, Firefighters Busy Day

A Day in the life of a firefighter (DK book)

Firefighters A to Z (Chris Demarest)

Anonymous
Post 06/16/2011 19:11     Subject: Pls recommend: Fire truck books for a 2 y.o.
Anonymous wrote:We have this video. It is sooooo good and my 7 year old still talks about it.

http://www.amazon.com/Totally-Trucks-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B000XSWVJW


How do you have this if it hasn't been released yet?