The Cars and Trucks Book

by Todd Parr

Overview

From bestselling and beloved author Todd Parr, a new book about all of the different ways that cars and trucks help people and have fun.

Some trucks help on the farm.

Some trucks help in the city.

Some cars like to drive in the snow.

And some cars like to drive to the beach.

All cars and trucks LOVE to be on the ROAD!

Todd Parr brings his trademark bright colors and bold lines to his new book about cars, trucks, and the occasional bus. In a fun collection of silly images, Todd explores all of the ways vehicles have an impact on our daily lives, while weaving in messages about positivity, the environment, and safety. Readers will laugh along with the whole four-wheeled gang!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316506625
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	12/24/2018
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	529,214
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Todd Parr has inspired and empowered children around the world with his bold images and positive messages. He is the bestselling author of more than forty books, including The Goodbye Book, The Family Book, The I Love You Book, and It's Okay to be Different. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Hometown:

Berkeley, California

Date of Birth:

July 9, 1962

Place of Birth:

Rock Springs, Wyoming

Education:

High school diploma

Website:

http://www.toddparr.com

Editorial Reviews

11/26/2018
Working with his trademark bright colors, heavy lines, and smiley-faced people and animals, Parr celebrates automobiles. Short, occasionally rhyming phrases categorize different vehicles, which Parr renders with sharp teeth, wide grins, and friendly drivers. Parr’s silly lines are softly tongue-twisting: “Some trucks haul dirt./ Some trucks play in the dirt./ Some trucks carry trucks./ Some trucks carry ducks” (a duck driver leads passengers on a “Duck Truck” tour). A “ski patrol” car drives in the snow, while a blue race car with a yellow dog driver heads to the beach. Everybody knows that cars and trucks get lots done, but an endnote from Parr reminds readers “it’s also good to take the bus or ride a bike.” Ages 3–6. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

2018-09-17

Comfort and care take a momentary hiatus as premier bibliotherapist Parr tackles a whole new world of vehicular options.

Parr opts for standard preschool fare with his pretty paean to cool trucks and cars (but mostly trucks) everywhere. His signature style, combining bright, peppy colors and thick black lines, is an apt fit for the goofy array of at least semisentient trucks on display. Readers are repeatedly informed what it is that cars and trucks "LOVE" ("to be on the road," "to be clean," "to help people," and "to say good night"). Seemingly unwilling to abandon his sense of responsibility for the well-being of the world entirely, Parr includes a note at the end that encourages readers to use buses or bikes too as well as an oddly adult list of nine tips for safe driving. In addition to Parr's customarily offbeat color scheme, there's a bit of an edge to this outing, making it an oddly refreshing read. Whether it's the distinctly pointy teeth on the monster and ski-patrol trucks, the pizza truck that advertises itself as "Home of the Stinky Pot Pie" (its proprietor is a skunk), or the free-flying tighty whities and other undies on the top of a laundry truck, there's much here to amuse both younger and older vehicle fans.

A book that will encourage even the youngest of fans to keep on truckin'. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews