Taxi, Go

by Patricia Toht, Maria Karipidou (Illustrator)

Overview

With energy and exuberance, the author of Pick a Pine Tree and the illustrator of Angry Cookie pair up for a bustling day in the life of a big-city taxicab.

Today will be a busy day for Taxi! There are plenty of passengers to pick up, and they all need a ride—to a football game, a play, a business meeting, the airport, and more. Whizzing left, right, and through traffic, Taxi has to STOP for red lights and emergency vehicles. But after every stop, stop, stop, it’s Taxi . . . go, go, GO! Humming with musical rhyme and clever sound play, this vibrant take on a classic read-aloud theme radiates adventure and good fun. Brightly illustrated spreads of a happy urban world teem with details that vehicle-loving tots will pore over as they follow winsome Taxi through the work day and throughout the town until it’s time for bed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536231533
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	02/13/2024
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	184,101
Product dimensions:	10.50(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.37(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Patricia Toht owned a children’s bookshop called Never Never Land before turning a love of books into a love of writing. She is the author of Pick a Pine Tree, Pick a Pumpkin, Pick a Perfect Egg, and Together with You, all illustrated by Jarvis. Patricia Toht lives in Atascadero, CA.

Maria Karipidou is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including Angry Cookie and The Lipstick, both written by Laura Dockrill. She lives in Germany.

Editorial Reviews

Young transportation enthusiasts will enjoy this energetic ride and will slip into sleep when the taxi slows down. . . this bright and breezy selection is sure to be enjoyed, savored, and hailed by the very young. A lively and cheerful day in the life of a taxi.
—Kirkus Reviews

As part of a transportation lesson, story time, or bedtime reading, this rhythmic text with cheerful digital illustrations will inspire children to say, “Taxi, Yes!”. . . The rhythm of the words is reflected in the rolling hills of the road, and the repetition of “Taxi, Go!” will keep the audience in gear.
—Booklist

Digital illustrations capture the energy and movement of city dwellers and the hectic pace of life, while rhyming text that emphasizes alliteration makes for a fun-filled read-aloud. Children will enjoy the many details hiding in the art, which highlights diversity, work, play, and the value of community. Children will reach for this book again and again. Recommended, particularly for the emerging reader shelves.
—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

02/01/2024

PreS-K—Vehicle-loving children will delight in a busy and colorful world as hardworking Taxi gases up, checks tires, and careens around a vibrant city through one eventful day. Taxi collects fares and navigates heavy traffic, screaming sirens, a sudden downpour, and even a kitten-in-a-tree emergency, all while collecting passengers engaged in the business of life on one very eventful day. Digital illustrations capture the energy and movement of city dwellers and the hectic pace of life, while rhyming text that emphasizes alliteration makes for a fun-filled read-aloud. Children will enjoy the many details hiding in the art, which highlights diversity, work, play, and the value of community. VERDICT Children will reach for this book again and again. Recommended, particularly for the emerging reader shelves. —Rebecca Kirshenbaum

School Library Journal

2023-11-18
A taxi heads into the city.

Rhyming text addresses a perky, smiling taxi as it makes its way through town taking fares, driving through rain and sun, and speeding along (“Careful, Taxi— / not too fast!”). Colorful, kid-friendly illustrations depict the town’s racially diverse occupants: families and friends, bus riders, cyclists, pedestrians, travelers with roller bags, ice cream eaters, dog walkers, firefighters who use a ladder to rescue a cat, and people shielding themselves with umbrellas against the rain. An elderly resident uses a walker, and a child with a limb difference plays soccer. Observant readers will spot the town’s many animal inhabitants as well. This very busy taxi is constantly on the go, finding time to deliver passengers to different events and locations, including the airport, before eventually bringing a family home as the sun goes down, when it’s time for all to go to sleep. Young transportation enthusiasts will enjoy this energetic ride and will slip into sleep when the taxi slows down, though adults reading it aloud may have trouble maintaining the rhyme, as the text is sometimes split between pages. Still, this bright and breezy selection is sure to be enjoyed, savored, and hailed by the very young.

A lively and cheerful day in the life of a taxi. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews