{"product_id":"the-green-machines-book-4-dinky","title":"The Green Machines Book 4: Dinky (Children's Picture Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order the paperback, or read it tonight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Choose your format:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback (pre-order), £5.99:\u003c\/strong\u003e posted in the first week of December 2026.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDigital copy (PDF), £3.00:\u003c\/strong\u003e emailed to you straight away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback + Digital copy, £6.99:\u003c\/strong\u003e read the PDF now and get the paperback in December.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDinky\u003c\/strong\u003e is Book Four of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Green Machines\u003c\/strong\u003e, the children's picture book series by David Woods about helpful vehicles with big personalities in the village of Little Muddlebury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDinky is the smallest of the Green Machines, and he can drive backwards just as fast as forwards. On the day of the Harbour Fair, Mayor McNeil puts him at the front of the convoy as its scout. When a sea mist rolls in and the lane fills with Farmer Geoff's sheep, going backwards turns out to be exactly what is needed. Then, at the prize-giving, somebody shouts that Dinky is not a real Dingo at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading age: 4 to 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 pages, square format (146 x 146 mm), illustrated in colour throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by David Woods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriends in this story: Foxy, Mac, Andrea, Sandy, Bertie, Morris, Old Charlie, Quack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnds with a page of true facts about the real vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne duck hides in every picture for children to find\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eReal Dinky is a copy of a Daimler Scout Car, which soldiers nicknamed the Dingo. Real Dingos were built in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and 6,626 were made. A Dingo has five gears forwards and five gears backwards, so it really can drive as fast backwards as forwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Dinky and all 38 Green Machines at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreenmachinesbooks.co.uk\/books\/dinky\"\u003ethegreenmachinesbooks.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Green Machines","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (pre-order)","offer_id":58612712243583,"sku":"GM-S1-04-DINKY","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital copy (PDF)","offer_id":58632023343487,"sku":"GM-S1-04-DINKY-PDF","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback + Digital copy","offer_id":58632023376255,"sku":"GM-S1-04-DINKY-BUNDLE","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0039\/4490\/6801\/files\/the-green-machines-book-4-dinky.jpg?v=1791096127","url":"https:\/\/www.militarymart.co.uk\/products\/the-green-machines-book-4-dinky","provider":"MilitaryMart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}