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Book 18

The Little Wagon That Would Not Move

When pulling harder doesn’t work

Luna is the one who says, “Stop before they spill.” A muddy, apple-filled picture book about pausing a stuck plan and finding a better way, for ages 2–5.

Ages 2–5Read-aloud
  • Luna’s idea: make the wagon lighter
  • Debra the barn owl tips her head, and Luna works out the rest
  • Not one apple spills on the way home
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Front cover: Panda and Luna with a little wagon of apples on an orchard lane.
Back cover of The Little Wagon That Would Not Move

From the back cover

A little apple wagon rolls down the orchard lane. Squish! One wheel sinks into the mud. Luna tugs and tugs. Splat! A muddy nose! “Look. Think. Try together.” Debra the barn owl glances at a flat board, and Luna has a plan. She pulls slowly, Panda pushes gently, and the wagon rolls free.

About this book

Kids who push and pull at a stuck toy will know this feeling. Luna’s first idea is more muscle, and she gets a nose full of mud for it. Her next ideas are better: take some apples out to make the wagon lighter, then roll the wheel up onto a flat board.

It pairs well with real-life jams, from a stuck zipper to a toy car wedged under the couch. Ask what Luna tried first, what she tried next, and why they kept to the firm edge of the lane afterward.

Inside this book

Scene from The Little Wagon That Would Not Move: Luna pulls a wagon full of apples through the orchard while Panda walks behind.
Scene from The Little Wagon That Would Not Move: Panda studies the wheel stuck in the mud as Debra the owl watches from a branch.
Scene from The Little Wagon That Would Not Move: Luna pulls and Panda pushes as the wheel rolls up onto a flat board.

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