Faster! Faster!

by Leslie Patricelli, Leslie Patricelli (Illustrator)

Overview

Hang on tight for more comic joy in this companion to the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner Higher! Higher!

A day at the park. A ride on Daddy's back. Run, Daddy! Faster! Faster! How fast can Daddy go? Faster than a dog? A horse? How about a cheetah? Must his feet even touch the ground? Leslie Patricelli reprises the duo from Higher! Higher! in another humorous riff on a favorite pastime — a laugh-out-loud-funny tale of few words about doting dads and high-energy kids whose imaginations know no bounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763654733
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	04/10/2012
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.78(w) x 9.56(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Leslie Patricelli is the author-illustrator of Higher! Higher! as well as eleven board books starring her beloved bald baby character, most recently Tubby and Potty. “While racing home from the post office, my daughter Tatum was riding on my back yelling, ‘faster, Mommy, faster!’ “ she says. “Our imaginations took off, and the sequel to Higher! Higher! was born.” Leslie Patricelli lives in Ketchum, Idaho, with her husband, their three children, a slow fat cat, a quick kitten, and two bunnies that can outrun them all.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Small children will be positively delighted.
—The New York Times

Once again, Patricelli successfully channels a preschooler’s nimble imagination. The book’s playful design, featuring hand-lettered text and richly colored cartoonlike acrylics, speaks directly to its young audience. Slow down and share this one with your little speedsters.
—The Horn Book

The boldly colored, uncluttered pictures with minimal backgrounds are perfect for preschoolers, and the repetitive text is tailor-made for the very young. An absolute delight.
—School Library Journal

Editorial Reviews

Small children will be positively delighted.
—The New York Times

Once again, Patricelli successfully channels a preschooler’s nimble imagination. The book’s playful design, featuring hand-lettered text and richly colored cartoonlike acrylics, speaks directly to its young audience. Slow down and share this one with your little speedsters.
—The Horn Book

The boldly colored, uncluttered pictures with minimal backgrounds are perfect for preschoolers, and the repetitive text is tailor-made for the very young. An absolute delight.
—School Library Journal

Gradually drawing back from fantasy to reality, the book's ending will amuse parents as much as children. Bold, black lines define the simple forms in these colorful acrylic paintings. A satisfying sequel to a well-loved picture book.
—Booklist Online

The exuberant duo from HIGHER! HIGHER! (2009) is back in Patricelli’s latest, this time imagining all the animals dad could be as his daughter rides on his back...Another imaginative delight…what will this duo dream up next?
—Kirkus Reviews

With minimal words and bold illustrations, Patricelli captures the joy kids experience playing with their dads.
—The Huffington Post

From the Publisher

The exuberant duo from Higher! Higher! (2009) is back in Patricelli's latest, this time imagining all the animals dad could be as his daughter rides on his back. While her younger brother gets pushed on a swing in the background (yelling, "Higher, higher!" of course), the lively girl demands a ride of her dad. Climbing on his back and taking his necktie in her hands like reins, she demands that he go "Faster! Faster!" until suddenly it is no longer her father she is riding. He becomes first a dog, then a rabbit, an ostrich, a horse, a cheetah, a hawk, a dolphin and a sea turtle—all of which sport Dad's purple polka-dot tie. Each spread gives a glimpse of the next animal Dad will become, as well as a look back at the exhausted animal he was on the previous page. Motion streaks and clouds of dust give readers clues as to just how fast Dad is… until, as a sea turtle, he finally runs out of steam, and the picture changes back to a young girl atop her tired and sprawled-out father. She gently reassures him, "You're fast, Daddy!" as they head off for (one hopes) further imaginative play. Patricelli's acrylics combine bright colors with minimalist details to capture the joy of the young girl and the closeness of their father-daughter bond. Another imaginative delight…what will this duo dream up next? (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews

Nervous moms may want to avert their gaze; out-of-shape dads may need reinforcements. Small children will be positively delighted.
—The New York Times Book Review

Pamela Paul