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bibliokris's review against another edition
4.0
Just great fun; Ben loves it. Fun to learn about backhoe loaders and about counting. Love the McMullans' books.
mmattmiller's review against another edition
2.0
Kids interested in trucks might enjoy learning the vocabulary in this one, but if not, some parts may go over their heads. Pictures are fun though.
canada_matt's review against another edition
4.0
Learning about the life of a front-end loader, Neo had the chance to discover all the implements as well as what they can do. The life of a loader is surely not a clean one, but without them, the world would be a much dirtier place. Of course, SOMEONE has to get dirty in the bigger scheme of things. Neo hopes we can see some loaders on our future adventures and promised to check just how dirty they can get.
xterminal's review
3.0
Kate and Jim McMullen, I'm Dirty! (Joanna Cotler Books, 2006)
Another entry in the “kids who love heavy equipment” subgenre. The subject of this quirky little tome is a backhoe loader who's, well, kind of conceited, judging from the first four pages. There's a quick section about counting backwards from ten, then the dirty part kicks in. I was a little jarred by the subtlety of some of the dirt references when juxtaposed with the ones that hit you in the face with a week-old dead haddock, but the pre-lit crowd is probably not going to notice things like that. The Bean liked this one well enough, though it didn't have the staying power of some of our other truck books; he may pick back up on his enthusiasm for it later, though. ** ½
Another entry in the “kids who love heavy equipment” subgenre. The subject of this quirky little tome is a backhoe loader who's, well, kind of conceited, judging from the first four pages. There's a quick section about counting backwards from ten, then the dirty part kicks in. I was a little jarred by the subtlety of some of the dirt references when juxtaposed with the ones that hit you in the face with a week-old dead haddock, but the pre-lit crowd is probably not going to notice things like that. The Bean liked this one well enough, though it didn't have the staying power of some of our other truck books; he may pick back up on his enthusiasm for it later, though. ** ½
librarian343's review
5.0
This would be a good book for using sound effects during storytime. I like that the digger has a fun, loud personality. There are a lot of aspects about this book that would be great to make for an interactive storytime.
cdnmrs's review
5.0
My son loves this book, but most of all I think he loved having me walk up to the librarian and say, "Hello, can you help me find I'm Dirty?". Tons of fun. Great for boys age 3-6.
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