
Author/Illustrator: Barbara McClintock
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019
Age: 3-6
Themes: Automobiles, cars, imagination
Opening: See image below .

Summary: (from my library catalog) Follows a young girl’s imaginary journey as she zooms in a race car past fields and forests to faraway lands before returning home to her own safe bed.

I like this book because: the deceptively simple writing packs a punch, inviting listeners to add “Vroom!” whenever possible! It was such a fun read aloud, with beautiful illustrations loaded with details, esp the ones in the forest that the kids loved to shout out as soon as they found them! (See image below)

Resources/activities: read companion books like, Go, Dog, Go!, by P.D. Eastman, and Red Light, Green Lion, by Candace Ryan and Jennifer Yerkes; build your own toilet-paper roll cars. Our storytime gang used used milk lids and pipe cleaners (we tried straws and twisty ties, but they didn’t work as well).

For more Perfect Picture Book Friday picks with teacher/parent resources, check out the list on Susanna Hill’s blog HERE.

Love this, Julie! What a cute car and perfect for storytime!
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Definitely worked out better than some of my other paper roll crafts!
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I’ve been waiting to get this one. Thanks for the the reminder. I love that forest spread. And thanks for the tip on the car wheels.
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Enjoy!
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This sounds like a perfect storytime book. I imagine that kids will love “vrooming” along!
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They did!
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What an imaginative book! Love the idea of a little dreaming about being a race car driver. Perfect for my niece!
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That is a great picture book for kids. I also love the car craft. So cool.
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Wow! I love the looks of this book and your car-making activity! Gotta start saving some lids for my class!!
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I have soooo many TP rolls saved – there are so many things you can make with them! ‘Soft’ lids are easier to punch holes in!
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I love the varying perspectives in the illustrations. And it looks like a surefire winner as a read aloud. VROOM!
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