Little Blue Truck
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertleby Alice Schertle
Shares rank 3 of 5 picture books by recommenders
Recommended as a children's book that holds up to rereading with feeling, and as one that belongs on a regular reading list.
Recommended as a children's book that holds up to rereading with feeling, and as one that belongs on a regular reading list.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Worth rereading over and over
“anything you can stand to read over and over again with feeling (Little Blue Truck was it for me)”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Ask HN: What's your favorite children's books?” Belongs on a regular reading list
“If Little Blue Truck isn’t on your regular list you should add it.”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Named alongside other favorite children's books
“along with the Little Blue Truck”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?”
Other picture books people recommend
The four most recommended other picture books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frog and Toadby Arnold Lobel | 10 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Goodnight Moonby Margaret Wise Brown | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Little Blue Truckby Alice SchertleThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Bea Wolfby Zach Weinersmith | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Where the Wild Things Areby Maurice Sendak | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“anything you can stand to read over and over again with feeling (Little Blue Truck was it for me)”
“along with the Little Blue Truck”
“If Little Blue Truck isn’t on your regular list you should add it.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.