Little Blue Truck: questions to ask and activities to try
Little Blue Truck beeps hello to all the farm animals. When a big, important dump truck gets stuck in the mud, Blue and his friends show what friends are for.
What age is Little Blue Truck for?
Little Blue Truck is best for ages 2–5.
Little Blue Truck (Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry)
- Age
- 2-5
- Best for
- Kindness and friends who help each other
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Join in with all the animal noises and beeps. Talk about why the animals helped Little Blue Truck, and why the dump truck changed his mind.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 2–5 (nursery to Reception)
- What they'll enjoy
- Little Blue Truck beeps hello to all the farm animals. When a big, important dump truck gets stuck in the mud, Blue and his friends show what friends are for.
- Helps with
- Kindness and friends who help each other
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Kindness
- Helping others
- Animal sounds
- Being friendly
Comprehension and discussion questions for Little Blue Truck
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “What did Little Blue Truck say to the animals?”
- “What happened to the dump truck?”
- “Who came to help?”
- “Why did the animals help Little Blue?”
- “How did the dump truck feel at the end?”
- “How can you be a friend to someone?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Beep hello
Take turns being Little Blue Truck and saying hello to toy animals with a beep. What noise does each animal make back?
Muddy rescue
Push a toy car into a pile of cushions and rescue it with help from other toys.
Little Blue Truck activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
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- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Little Blue Truck, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about kindness.
A 20-minute session for ages 2–5 (nursery to Reception), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Join in with all the animal noises and beeps. Talk about why the animals helped Little Blue Truck, and why the dump truck changed his mind.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “What did Little Blue Truck say to the animals?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Beep hello. Take turns being Little Blue Truck and saying hello to toy animals with a beep. What noise does each animal make back? Children who finish early can try Muddy rescue.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Little Blue Truck activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 29 October 2026
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