I Like My Car

Paperback
$7.99 US
7.78"W x 10"H x 0.1"D  
On sale Oct 23, 2018 | 32 Pages | 9780823439522
Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile BR10L
A Level B I Like to Read book about cars, colors, and funny animals!

The rhino loves his red car . . . which just happens to have a rhino-horn hood ornament. And the alligator loves her green car that has sharp teeth and spikes just like hers! The shark's car has a fin and a tail.
The funny animals in this book match their equally funny cars as they all make their way to a car party!
MICHAEL ROBERTSON is a toy designer-turned-illustrator whose long list of clients includes The New York Times, Barnes and Noble, National Geographic Kids, PBS Kids, Family Circle, and many publishers. He has received multiple recognitions from the Society of Illustrators.
"With illustrations perfectly matched to the text, this series entry introduces beginning readers to short, easily identifiable words and colors. . . .  This colorful work for the very youngest of independent readers may encourage confidence in identification of words and word patterns through its eye-catching illustrations and text repetition."—School Library Journal
 
"Even struggling readers will be challenged to find anything at all difficult in this latest entry in the I Like to Read series. . . . this book is bound to please beginning readers with automotive fixations"—Kirkus Reviews
 
"Picture books about cars and trucks abound, but this one has several things going for it: a brief, cohesive text along with clear, colorful illustrations and a sense of fun. These qualities make it just right for the youngest car-loving children."—Booklist

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A Level B I Like to Read book about cars, colors, and funny animals!

The rhino loves his red car . . . which just happens to have a rhino-horn hood ornament. And the alligator loves her green car that has sharp teeth and spikes just like hers! The shark's car has a fin and a tail.
The funny animals in this book match their equally funny cars as they all make their way to a car party!

Author

MICHAEL ROBERTSON is a toy designer-turned-illustrator whose long list of clients includes The New York Times, Barnes and Noble, National Geographic Kids, PBS Kids, Family Circle, and many publishers. He has received multiple recognitions from the Society of Illustrators.

Praise

"With illustrations perfectly matched to the text, this series entry introduces beginning readers to short, easily identifiable words and colors. . . .  This colorful work for the very youngest of independent readers may encourage confidence in identification of words and word patterns through its eye-catching illustrations and text repetition."—School Library Journal
 
"Even struggling readers will be challenged to find anything at all difficult in this latest entry in the I Like to Read series. . . . this book is bound to please beginning readers with automotive fixations"—Kirkus Reviews
 
"Picture books about cars and trucks abound, but this one has several things going for it: a brief, cohesive text along with clear, colorful illustrations and a sense of fun. These qualities make it just right for the youngest car-loving children."—Booklist

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