Book description
If I built a car, it'd be totally new!
Here are a few of the things that I'd do. . . .
Young Jack is giving an eye-opening tour of the car he'd like to build. There's a snack bar, a pool, and even a robot named Robert to act…
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1 author picked If I Built a Car as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If I Built a Car is one of my all-time favorites.
Honestly, I read it to myself just for the fun of it. But every child I read it to loves it as well.
Chris Van Dusen (my all-time favorite illustrator) hits all the marks of a great picture book: wonderfully imaginative, absolutely beautiful retro 50’s style artwork, and his rhyming text has such perfect rhythmic timing.
It’s a joy to read, and each page is so full of hidden wonders. After you read this one, you will definitely want to check out his other “If I Built” books and…
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