Review by Booklist Review
The writer and illustrators of Trucks: Whizz! Zoom! Rumble! (2003) and Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing! (2005) offer a visually intriguing introduction to the automobile. The rhyming text rolls smoothly along as it presents a wide variety of vehicles--from hot rods to limousines to vans--that fit under the broad heading of cars. Color heightens the appeal of the clip art, stamps, etchings, maps, and original drawings, which come together in the paper-collage illustrations. The humor of incongruity (an elephant driving an SUV, flamingos in a sports car, a filling-station octopus pumping gas) gives a bit of spark to the retro-style art. A snappy, stylish presentation of a subject with perennial appeal. --Carolyn Phelan Copyright 2006 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Following in the same format as Patricia Hubbell's Trains and Trucks-about which PW wrote, "The convoy of vehicles, often with surprising drivers, travel the highway against a backdrop of offbeat collage compositions featuring maps, etchings and original drawings"-Cars: Rushing! Honking! Zooming!, illus. by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy, similarly celebrates the wheels of the open road. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Hubbell's third ode to things that go is sure to be a hit. The rollicking text features witty rhymes that present a wide variety of wheeled vehicles, including limousines, taxis, police cars, and race cars. "Start the motor! Turn the key!/Compact car or SUV." Detailed collages are rendered in clip art, etchings, and original drawings. The vibrant and intricate illustrations feature a large family of rabbits in a station wagon and Dalmatians driving fire trucks. As taxis swerve and dodge across pages, the text rolls and bumps as well. Some spreads require turning the book sideways. While this title has a longer story, it is similar to Thacher Hurd's Zoom City (HarperFestival, 1998). Perfect for one-on-one sharing and storytimes.-Maren Ostergard, Bellevue Regional Library, WA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
The pit crew of Hubbell, Halsey and Addy continue their successful series of preschool books about vehicles with this high-octane look at cars. Like its two predecessors, Trains (2005) and Trucks (2003), the inventive collages of Cars--retrofitted with a 50s ambiance--fuel the clipped, energetic verses. "Fasten seatbelts. Off we go! Fast! Fast! Slow . . . Slow." An amazing amount of information about the American love affair with the automobile is presented, ranging from grease monkeys and gas stations to the wide variety of transports and their internal parts. While it will take an eagle eye to discern some of the details, such personalities as pink flamingoes in a pink coupe, canine cops behind the wheels of bone-and-badge insignia sedans and mice cruising with their favorite cheese have curb appeal. The diverse typography and page-design help propel this winner past the finish line. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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