Description
The alphabet comes to zooming, vrooming life with vehicles for every letter, A to Z! A big, boxy bus drives up for letter B, a kayak floats by for letter K, and a rocket blasts off for letter R. A fun and thrilling range of planes, trains, automobiles, and more take readers on a ride through this charming early-learning book. Beloved picture book author Rhonda Gowler Greene and illustrator Daniel Kirk join forces for another classic rhyming story for every fan of things that go!
The alphabet comes to zooming, vrooming life with vehicles for every letter, A to Z!
About the Author
Rhonda Gowler Greene is the author of more than twenty children's books. A former elementary school teacher, Rhonda holds a master's degree in educational media. Among other honors, her books have been named a School Library Journal Best Book, an International Literacy Association Children's Choice Book, and a Bank Street College Best Book. She lives in West Bloomfield, Michigan. www.rhondagowlergreene.com. Daniel Kirk has written and illustrated forty popular and bestselling books for children, including Library Mouse, which Booklist heralded in a starred review as "fun, fun, fun." He lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. www.danielkirk.com.
Reviews
Creative and appealing . . . Each page consists of a singsonglike rhyme that makes for a jovial readaloud. * School Library Journal *
Vrooming vehicles of all kinds, carrying a distinctive cast of anthropomorphic animals . . . A playful twist for automobile-loving readers. * Publishers Weekly *
It's the interactions among the cast of animals that generate the fun in the full-spread illustrations. There are lots of vehicle-themed alphabet books, but very few are as all-inclusive as this one is. * Kirkus Reviews *
The featured letters are often incorporated into the vehicles or other parts of Kirk's appealing digital illustrations, but when kids realize that the amiable, dressed-animal characters also represent those letters, naming them adds to the fun. . . . A versatile, enjoyable picture book for kids enthralled by vehicles. * Booklist *
This appealing picture book will work well in classrooms and storytimes and as a bedtime read. A must-have for most collections. * School Library Journal on PUSH! DIG! SCOOP! *
In this well-conceived, bouncy and colorful primer, Greene builds up various geometric shapes from a line. . . . A clever and fun introduction to the assorted shapes. -- starred review * Publishers Weekly on WHEN A LINE BENDS . . . A SHAPE BEGINS *
In prose reminiscent of the 'Old MacDonald' song, Greene develops an amusing story. . . . A storytime winner. -- starred review * School Library Journal on BARNYARD SONG *
A sure-fire hit. . . . Fun, fun, fun. -- starred review * Booklist on LIBRARY MOUSE *
Kirk soups up his streamlined oil paintings with comic nuance. The dog characterizations are a stitch, and youngsters will enjoy the subtle jokes. A load of fun. * Publishers Weekly on MY TRUCK IS STUCK *
Book Information
ISBN 9780802735096
Author Rhonda Gowler Greene
Format Hardback
Page Count 40
Imprint Walker & Co
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Weight(grams) 422g
The alphabet comes to zooming, vrooming life with vehicles for every letter, A to Z!
About the Author
Rhonda Gowler Greene is the author of more than twenty children's books. A former elementary school teacher, Rhonda holds a master's degree in educational media. Among other honors, her books have been named a School Library Journal Best Book, an International Literacy Association Children's Choice Book, and a Bank Street College Best Book. She lives in West Bloomfield, Michigan. www.rhondagowlergreene.com. Daniel Kirk has written and illustrated forty popular and bestselling books for children, including Library Mouse, which Booklist heralded in a starred review as "fun, fun, fun." He lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. www.danielkirk.com.
Reviews
Creative and appealing . . . Each page consists of a singsonglike rhyme that makes for a jovial readaloud. * School Library Journal *
Vrooming vehicles of all kinds, carrying a distinctive cast of anthropomorphic animals . . . A playful twist for automobile-loving readers. * Publishers Weekly *
It's the interactions among the cast of animals that generate the fun in the full-spread illustrations. There are lots of vehicle-themed alphabet books, but very few are as all-inclusive as this one is. * Kirkus Reviews *
The featured letters are often incorporated into the vehicles or other parts of Kirk's appealing digital illustrations, but when kids realize that the amiable, dressed-animal characters also represent those letters, naming them adds to the fun. . . . A versatile, enjoyable picture book for kids enthralled by vehicles. * Booklist *
This appealing picture book will work well in classrooms and storytimes and as a bedtime read. A must-have for most collections. * School Library Journal on PUSH! DIG! SCOOP! *
In this well-conceived, bouncy and colorful primer, Greene builds up various geometric shapes from a line. . . . A clever and fun introduction to the assorted shapes. -- starred review * Publishers Weekly on WHEN A LINE BENDS . . . A SHAPE BEGINS *
In prose reminiscent of the 'Old MacDonald' song, Greene develops an amusing story. . . . A storytime winner. -- starred review * School Library Journal on BARNYARD SONG *
A sure-fire hit. . . . Fun, fun, fun. -- starred review * Booklist on LIBRARY MOUSE *
Kirk soups up his streamlined oil paintings with comic nuance. The dog characterizations are a stitch, and youngsters will enjoy the subtle jokes. A load of fun. * Publishers Weekly on MY TRUCK IS STUCK *
Book Information
ISBN 9780802735096
Author Rhonda Gowler Greene
Format Hardback
Page Count 40
Imprint Walker & Co
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Weight(grams) 422g
