New Release

Working Boats: Ferry: A Boat-Shaped, Look-Inside Board Book for Toddlers

Tom Crestodina

$11.99

Publish Date: September 29, 2026

Publisher:

Little Bigfoot

ISBN:

9781632176608

Pages:

Age Range:

2 - 5

Language:

English

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Description

Looking for a gift for a curious toddler who loves ferry boats? This boat-shaped board book answers “What’s inside?” and “How does it move?” through a look-inside adventure!

• A boat they can hold: Die-cut in the shape of a ferry boat, this engaging toddler board book invites young readers to explore it again and again.

• Discover how things work: Detailed illustrations and a revealing cross section take children inside the engine room, pilothouse, and maze of pumps and pipes.

• Learning on every page: Young readers discover how a ferry’s machinery and crew work together to carry passengers across the water.

• A standout gift: Ideal for birthdays, holidays, travel surprises, and toddlers fascinated by transportation, ferry rides, and boat books for kids.

Educational and imaginative, it makes complicated machinery easy for toddlers to understand with an unusual shape and fascinating illustrations that keep young ferry enthusiasts engaged. It’s perfect for families seeking books about boats that encourage curiosity, learning, and hands-on exploration.

About the Author

Born in the midwest, artist Tom Crestodina has been working as a fisherman in Alaska for more than 20 years and studied marine engineering at the Seattle Maritime Academy. After the birth of his first child with his wife, Ania, he began making cutaway drawings of the vessels he was working on as a way to communicate with his small child while he was at sea. After other seafarers began to ask for drawings of their own vessels, he went on to document the maritime trades in his whimsical style, and his work is now carried in shops and and galleries all over the Pacific coast of North America. He lives in Bellingham, Washington, with Ania and their two children. Discover his art on his website TheScow.BigCartel.com.

Praise for Working Boats: Ferry: A Boat-Shaped, Look-Inside Board Book for Toddlers

PRAISE FOR WORKING BOATS

"Boys and girls — and grown-ups — intrigued by the maritime world of the North Pacific will get much pleasure and a pack of insider knowledge from Tom Crestodina’s Working Boats"
—New York Times

“Working Boats is a great resource for kids, and as I mentioned earlier, their parents as well. The drawings will attract beginning readers, the text will keep bringing them back as they master their skills, and the complete package will appeal to grownups."
—Anchorage Daily News

"If a photo illustration is worth a thousand words, Crestodina’s cut-away drawings give us more like five thousand words each. . . It is no cliché to say that, for the mariner inclined, from eight to eighty, this is the one book that does it all.
—National Fisherman

"Cross sections and exploded views abound in the detailed illustrations."
—Kirkus Reviews

"An informative and fun book for readers interested in boats and how they work, and the target audience will be engaged by the high level of detail."
—Booklist

"If your young reader is less interested in story and more interested in non-fiction — especially the workings of a seagoing vessel — then this book is a great gift choice."
—Montreal Gazette

"This is an excellent book by Tom Crestodina. Clarity is the book’s superpower. The writing never overexplains. The words are short and rhythmic lines pull a young reader forward, leaving the heavy lifting to the illustrations."
—Readers' Favorite

"Working Boats: Ferry is a great choice for a toddler who loves look-and-find type of games and a slightly older kid who is curious about how things actually work."
—Readers' Favorite