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When city inhabitants find the introduction of cars into their lives is destructive to their environment and makes them unhappy, Eric, a wild car, solves the problem.

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1 author picked Eric, the Wild Car as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Eric and his herd of wild cars are a newly discovered species of furry cars which roam the prairie and drinking from outcroppings of oil. Its unique, whimsical, and oddball humor inspired me to start thinking of my own ideas for picture books although it took me another ten years or so to make it happen. 

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