A lovely story, especially great for my son who is fire truck mad! The perfect balance of imaginative and informative, showing children that they don't just put out fires! The illustrations were beautiful too.

I read this book to my 4 yos (b/g twins) while waiting for big sister to finish gymnastics. It was a hit! They loved that the kids got to be the firefighters for the day. There was an inclusive group of friends, and each of them felt they got to take part.

The illustrations were descriptive enough that they felt that they could read the story from the pictures alone.

Such a cute read about a day as a firefighter. This book included fun illustrations and a storyline that kept my 5 year old interested! Who doesn’t love saving an ice cream shop. As a parent I enjoyed reading this to my 5 year old and loved the letter from the firefighters leaving the station in the hands of a little boy! My son is already hoping the rocket ship at the end means there will be another story of a day in a rocket ship! Great writing and overall a great story to enjoy with my children.

Lovely story with a great message, just perfect for the little ones.
With wonderful illustrations that catches the eye and compliments perfectly the story, this book transports the youngest to a wonderful adventure with great lessons.

A very fun story of a boy who has to be firefighter for a day. He assembles a crew and helps his community in ways that a firefighter would usually do so. The illustrations are fun as well.

This is a delightfully charming picture book! My kids loved the story of Luke’s adventurous day with the fire truck. The message of friendship and helping each other was beautifully done. The illustrations were perfect as well. Highly recommend!

5⭐
Firefighters have decided to take the day off, leaving little Luke in charge.

I can safely say this is one of my son's favorite books at the moment & mine too! Constantly asking for fire trucks!

Thank you NetGalley and MamaBear Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Very cute story, my son was so invested in the pictures and couldn’t stop giggling! He really, really enjoyed it and it was so lovely reading it with him!

Mother of a 5yo and 8yo here and we LOVED this book! My son is a huge fan of firefighters and loved the chance to experience a day as a firefighter, as Luke grabs his dog and a few friends to spend a day in the life of a firefighter. What a clever idea, we cannot wait to see what else Ashley Wall as written!

Thank you to NetGalley and Independent Book Publishers Association for this eARC!

This was such a cute book! My boys (4 and 2) really loved it. They were engaged the whole time and now want to see if they can be firefighters for a day.

This is an adorable children’s book about a day on a fire truck! It does a great job of getting the terminology correct so it teaches the children in a super fun and exciting way. The story itself it so cute and even as an adult I enjoyed reading this out loud to my 2 year old. She loves fire trucks and sat through the whole book eagerly turning the pages. A great addition to the series and one we would highly recommend!

Such an adorable book. The illustrations were very cute and well done. The story does a great job of introducing some big words in a child friendly way.

Luke finds a note from the Fire Chief asking that he gather a crew and cover the work of the station for the day. So he does! Friends gathered together and work done! Super!
The illustrations by Vaughan Duck are imaginative, delightfully colorful, and FUN!
Well suited for reading alone or WITH someone any age from 3 and up, including ESL, and great for gifting to everyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a temporary uncorrected eGalley on NetGalley Reader from MamaBear Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles via NetGalley.
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