Synopses & Reviews
Wheels are busy. On banana carts, theyand#8217;re pushed; on dog wagons, theyand#8217;re pulled. On bikes theyand#8217;re pedaled forward; on tow trucks, towed backward! "Wheels work, and wheels play. / Thatand#8217;s what WHEELS do all day!" The rhyming text is written in both English and Spanish in this dynamic board book, each language clearly differentiated with color. Larocheand#8217;s extraordinary three-dimensional paper-relief artwork makes every colorful scenario pop, whether the wheels are spinning, whirring, racing, or rolling.
Review
"A short rhyming text in very large type provides the framework for Laroche's impressive bas-relief cut-paper collages. . . . Best of all, the wide, single-scene spreads create their own staccato rhythm, with wheels of all sizes punctuating the pages like beats of a drum." --Horn Book, starred
Review
"This handsome, large-format picture book points out common uses of wheels in a short, rhyming text, brightly illustrated with distinctive collage illustrations. . . . A simply written, well-illustrated picture book." —Booklist
Review
"The striking collage art consists of paper cutouts that have been layered to provide dimension and enhanced by drawing and painting. . . . A fun choice for storytime."–SLJ
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"A short rhyming text in very large type provides the framework for Laroche's impressive bas-relief cut-paper collages. . . . Best of all, the wide, single-scene spreads create their own staccato rhythm, with wheels of all sizes punctuating the pages like beats of a drum." --Horn Book, starred Horn Book, Starred
"This handsome, large-format picture book points out common uses of wheels in a short, rhyming text, brightly illustrated with distinctive collage illustrations. . . . A simply written, well-illustrated picture book." and#151;Booklist Booklist, ALA
"The striking collage art consists of paper cutouts that have been layered to provide dimension and enhanced by drawing and painting. . . . A fun choice for storytime."and#150;SLJ School Library Journal
Synopsis
Yeah, what do wheels do all day?
Well . . . they push . . . race . . . stroll . . . fly . . . whiz . . . and spin . . . all day long!
Simple, direct text, combined with brilliant cut-paper relief illustrations, captures kidsand#8217; fascination with and#147;things that goand#8221; and opens their minds to the wide variety of wheels and what they do.
Synopsis
A rolling, racing, spinning story for preschoolers about the many different things wheels do. This board book has rhyming text in both English and Spanish that focuses on verbs and action words for bilingual babies on a roll!
Synopsis
What DO wheels do all day? Find out in this bilingual board book brimming with colorful collage art, vivid verbs, and a diverse cast of characters doing many different things on wheels. From biking to driving, skating to strolling, and taking a ride on a ferris wheel, this book's rolling rhyme guides preschoolers through a racing, spinning world. With text in both English and Spanish, set in two colors for maximum readability, this is a great choice for new language learners, bilingual families, and anyone on a roll!
About the Author
Giles Laroche lives in Salem, Massachusetts. His amazing paper relief art has illustrated many children's books. This is his first book for Houghton Mifflin.April Jones Prince is a children's book author and freelance editor. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and young son. Her most recent book for Houghton Mifflin was Twenty-one Elephants and Still Standing, a story about P. T. Barnum and the Brooklyn Bridge.