How to Walk a Dump Truck

“Adopting a dump truck is a big responsibility”; fortunately, though, the comic team behind How to Eat an Airplane offers this no-nonsense manual. “Everyone knows that dump trucks make the best pets,” a knowledgeable narrator intones, proceeding with practical advice on everything from finding a “forever truck” to selecting a leash to working through gratuitous noise (“If your dump truck honks too much, say ‘No!’ in a firm voice”). Also recommended: a trip to the truck park to play “Haul the Dirt.” And when your truck’s emotional tank is empty? Let it snuggle at the foot of the bed. Catusanu’s attractive digital collages include photo elements and feature trucks with doglike mannerisms. Appended, an eight-question quiz—“Dog or Dump Truck?”— reveals some surprising similarities between the two, emphasizing the book’s engaging combination of the serious and the silly. Ages 4–8. (June)