Who Is Driving?

by Leo Timmers, Leo Timmers (Illustrator)

Overview

From fire trucks to convertibles and snails to elephants, here's a book that's full of toddler favorites! Kids can solve the puzzle: which animal is driving which vehicle? Bold illustrations full of funny details will make kids love reading--and playing--this simple guessing game again and again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619634770
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/18/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	30
File size:	25 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Leo Timmers has written and illustrated several books for children that have been published all over the world. He lives with his family in Brussels, Belgium.
Leo Timmers has written and illustrated several books for children, including All Through My Town, Who is Driving?, and the award-winning Happy with Me. He lives with his family in Brussels, Belgium.

www.leotimmers.com

Editorial Reviews

Kids take the wheel in this paper-over-board title that invites them to love learning by making it fun. Belgian author/artist Timmers pens a straightforward story that asks preschoolers to guess which animal matches up with a particular vehicle. Eagle-eye readers will take notice of any number of clues tucked within the pages. A motley crew of animals in all shapes and sizes springs to life in a rainbow of acrylic paints as they scurry toward their respective vehicles. An elephant in a protective hard hat and telltale striped uniform (with a flame insignia on the sleeve) strides in a line-up with three other creatures toward the fire engine, but with a turn of the page, the pachyderm alone mans the truck ("weeoooh weeoooh weeooh"); a pink-clad, tennis outfit-wearing giraffe belongs to an equally hot pink convertible, while the pitchfork-carrying pig is the rightful driver of the tractor. Youngsters will enjoy sounding out the noise each vehicle makes as their engines "start" and practically bound right out of the book. Ages 3-6. (Feb.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-K
This is a concept book with a difference: on every other spread, four animals dressed in various outfits parade across the verso toward a type of vehicle (fire engine, tractor, race car, etc.) on the right, and the text asks, "Who is driving?" The next spread reveals the answer as the correctly outfitted animal is shown taking off behind the wheel, accompanied by appropriate sound effects. Readers have to notice minute details of each animal's clothing in order to come up with the right answer. The vivid acrylic illustrations in primary colors have a three-dimensional look and will delight toddlers, although they might not be able to match all the drivers and their vehicles without a little help. The format is clear and simple with white pages as background for the animals, alternating with brightly colored pages for the full pictures. Children will love guessing who each driver will be as well as helping to make each vehicle's noise. A surefire winner for the youngest set.
—Judith ConstantinidesCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Young children will relish matching each vehicle with the appropriately costumed driver in this latest from Timmers. Keys in hand, four animals line up to get in each vehicle, but which one belongs? A turn of the page reveals the answer, along with the driver's destination. Toddler favorites abound-fire truck, race car, tractor and airplane. But a few curve balls in the forms of a fancy car, convertible and a jeep, are thrown in to stretch thinking skills. Timmers's acrylic illustrations are delightfully three-dimensional, appearing as if they might pop off the page at any moment and zoom right into the living room. Unlikely drivers and outfits will keep youngsters engaged in looking for more funny details. A must for any preschool group studying community helpers and careers. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews

Children will love guessing who each driver will be as well as helping to make each vehicle's noise. A surefire winner for the youngest set.” —School Library Journal, starred review

“Vivid against white or solid-colored backgrounds, the clarity and pizzazz of the sturdy images will draw children into the fun. Good for storytimes.” —Booklist

“Kids take the wheel in this paper-over-board title that invites them to love learning by making it fun. …Youngsters will enjoy sounding out the noise each vehicle makes as their engines "start" and practically bound right out of the book.” —Publishers Weekly

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