Author: J.M. Brum
Illustrator: Jan Bajtlik
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, 2018
Age: 2-6
Themes: cars, toys, imagination
Opening: Our car is as red as a fire engine.
Summary: (from my library catalog) A child describes the family car, which is as red as a fire engine, and is driven by his father through wind, snow, and all seasons.
I like this book because: It’s so simple (yeah, you know me!), fun, elegant and a great aid in teaching small bodies with big minds about reading pictures! I brought this book to my regular coffee date with ‘old’ folks (me and my friends!) and everyone picked it up to look at of their own accord, laughed, smiled, and said, “So cute!” Perfect holiday gift for a young friend. And yes, Virginia, even grown-ups enjoy great picture books!
Resources/Activities: draw with oil pastels on dark paper for a night-time ‘ride’; recreate the car images with chalk on sidewalks; act out the story with toy cars; make a map on a large piece of paper where your toy cars can roam; create your own toy car out of a cardboard box and ‘race’ your friends!
For more Perfect Picture Book Friday picks with teacher/parent resources, check out the list on Susanna Hill’s blog HERE.
julie rowan-zoch 
Fun review, Julie. I especially like your activities. Paper maps and ‘hotwheels’ – the stuff of my childhood. It entertained my siblings and I for hours. Thanks.
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and ourselves, eh?
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Love the layout here, fonts, illustrations etc..
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Young readers will enjoy being able to read this book on their own! Looks like a lot of fun! You pick such great books.
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I can see how this one has such great kid-appeal (and adults, too!).
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This looks like such a joy to read – great find!
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This looks great!
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