Who Is Driving?
Starred Review.PreSchool-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 Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.