Genre
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Pace
Fast-paced
Illustration
Cartoony
Fanciful
Subject
Automobiles
Motor vehicles
Roads
Transportation, Automotive
Vehicles

Great book for babies or young children who love cars. Very artistic and imaginative illustrations of basic cars, all the while being nondescript.

Cars Galore by Peter Stein is a picture book that celebrates all things car.

There are traditional cars and cars that seem like they belong in Richard Scary's Cars, and Trucks, and Things That Go. Then toss in a rhyming scheme that's similar to Go, Dog. Go! by P. D. Eastman or One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss.

The book is a short, fun read. It's one with enough detail and humor to warrant a re-read or two. She and I had fun trying to match up the cars to the ones named in the text. For those extra cars, we tried to make up our own names and rhymes. ( )

Grades Preschool - 2

Silliness abounds in this energetic rhyming book about all kinds of cars. "Fast car, slow car/ on-the-go car/ Big car, small car./ Has-it-all car./ Cars and MORE cars!/ Doing-chore cars!/ Rev-'em-up-and-/ make-'em-ROAR cars!" Bob Staake's stylized retro drawings nicely complement Stein's verses, and will make adult readers think they've stepped back to the 1960's. When fans of all things car spot this title, it won't stay on the shelf... the upbeat tempo makes it a book that kids will want to hear over and over again.
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Fanciful and fun. ( )