Cars and Trucks and Things That Go

Richard Scarry packed every spread of this picture book with vehicles, and finding them all is most of the fun. Cars, trucks, tractors, trains, fire engines and a long parade of invented machines crowd the pages, each labelled clearly enough for a child to name it. A hidden Goldbug waits somewhere on every spread, which gives a young reader a reason to look again at a page already turned. Shared reading works particularly well here, since the density of detail keeps conversation going far beyond the text itself. Notable features: • Crowded illustrated spreads filled with vehicles of every kind • A hidden Goldbug to find on each spread • Labelled machines that build vocabulary naturally • Detail dense enough to reward many repeat readings A lasting favourite for toddlers and preschoolers, parents reading aloud and anyone building a first picture book collection, written and illustrated by Richard Scarry and available from Boipoka.