Synopses & Reviews
"Talk about your meals on wheels!"and#160;Aand#160;convoy of comic food trucks is heading your way, serving up a mouthful ofand#160;good eatsand#160;with aand#160;side of humor and verse.and#160;They've got everything fromand#160;french fries to falafel. You can sample sushi. Build a burger. Eat an empanada!and#160;There's a food truck flavor to satisfy every appetite in this comically illustrated picture bookand#160;with rhyming text.and#160;A fun andand#160;informative homage to tasty treats and transportation.and#160;Additional fun facts on food history andand#160;nutrition are also peppered throughout the book.
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“This artistic tour de force will appeal to New Yorkers and visitors alike.” Kirkus Reviews
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“An abundance of droll details will delight regular straphangers and stir the imaginations of transportation-obsessed children.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Distinctively urban and bold…train lovers everywhere will enjoy this picture-book ride.” ALA Booklist
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“A sure hit with most youngsters, especially those who are transfixed by trains.” School Library Journal
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andquot;A tasty treat on trucks and takeout.andquot;
andmdash;Kirkus
andquot;Thereand#39;s plenty of personality in Toddand#39;s quirky fleet of trucks.andquot;
andmdash;Publishers Weekly
andquot;Readers will be inspired to write a poem or design a food truck for a favorite food thatand#39;s and#39;rib-stickinand#39;, finger-lickinand#39;, or toothpick-needinand#39;.andquot;
andmdash;School Library Journal
andquot;What will draw in ravenous readers are Toddand#39;s pen-and-ink illustrations: busy, thick-lined depictions of each heavily themed vehicle, each popping with the kind of detail that will make kids wish there were toy versions.andquot;
andmdash;Booklist Online
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Synopsis
A father.
Two children.
And more than 840 miles of track.
What does it addup to?
Something thrilling.
Are you ready for Subway?
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Speed. Color. Sound. Numbers. Maps. Connections. Navigation. Subway systems may be specific to certain cities around the world, but the pure thrill of a subway ride is universal to all young children.
Christoph Niemann's graphically elegant and playful picture book is a tour de force for preschoolers and a stellar addition to the canon of books about trains, trucks, planes, and automobiles.
Based on the author's own underground adventures with his young boys--chronicled for adult readers in Niemann's New York Times blog, Abstract City--this innovative picture book is an invitation down underground, where a system of trains and tracks delivers millions of riders to their destinations each day.
"Underneath the city is this beautifully simple system of letters, numbers, and colors. The trains and stations are huge and impressive but also comforting, because nothing ever changes. My boys are in charge; they can read the signs, navigate the grid, and they always know what happens next."--Christoph Niemann
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A comical fleet of fourteen food trucks is rolling into town in this fun and informativeand#160;picture book about the street food craze.and#160;Mark Todd's cartoon illustrations and rhyming text introduceand#160;this culinaryand#160;convoy as they take toand#160;the streetsand#160;serving up yummy treatsand#160;and some surprising facts about America's contemporary chuckwagons.
About the Author
Like many kids raised in the 70's, Mark was influenced at an early age by Star Wars and comic books. Unlike many kids, he grew up just a few miles from the Vegas strip, its neon and glitz looming over the city. He graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and currently lives and works in the Los Angeles area with his wife, artist Esther Pearl Watson, their daughter Lili and Mr. Pickles, a lovely French Bulldog.