In this case approximately three times the price of a standard edition. Whilst book reviews normally focus on the quality of the story rather than the cover price, it is worth a mention that designer fashion costs. The man who is more known for his suits than his stories has restyled this forty-year-old as a handsome hardback, sporting an interactive slip jacket – removing the book turns the traffic lights from red to green and gives the vehicles some go-faster stripes.

However, I’m pretty sure though that I never saw a shark car, wolf wagon or pickle truck on either the M5 or the I5.įirst published in 1974, Cars and Trucks and Things that Go has been reissued in a Paul Smith special anniversary hardback edition. This is an American book so some of the cars, trucks and fire engines may look a little unfamiliar. Prepare to be dazzled along the journey by more vehicles than you ever thought existed all illustrated and labelled. That’s a quiet page in Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. In and around Ma and Pa Pig’s house there are no less than seven motors.

The pig family are heading out for a picnic and – goodness – they are going to have some ride! This is the loose storyline that functions as a vehicle (pun intended) to introduce a mind-boggling array of ‘things that go’. Publisher: Harper Collins Children's Books This is a special anniversary edition clad in a Paul Smith designer wrap adding style and interactive fun to this 70’s classic. Even 11-, 12-, and 13-year-olds are known to pore over the book nostalgically, cooing at Lowly Worm and eagerly tracking Officer Flossie's book-long chase after that irresponsible, speedster driver in a cowboy hat.Summary: Fasten your seat belt for a bumpy ride with Richard Scarry and his ‘Cars and Trucks and Things That Go’. When you purchase it for your fledgling talker, you should consider it an investment. What's most amazing about this book, however, is its longevity. Along the way it entertains with the silly and slapstick-everything from toothpaste and toothbrush cars to six fire department vehicles that show up to extinguish a ladybug-size fire in a miniature pink convertible. It's also teeming with detail-rich scenes and characters on every page, teaching children the rewards of looking long and closely (such as finding the hidden 'Goldbug' in each spread).

For starters, it's a great vocabulary guide that names the many things that go (and some that haven't a prayer of going, but are great fun to imagine anyway). Although this book was around when many of today's parents were youngsters, it has remained a steadfast must-have in every toddler's library.

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