Who's Driving
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Who's Driving
By (Author) Leo Timmers
Illustrated by Leo Timmers
Gecko Press
Gecko Press
16th October 2009
New Zealand
Classifications
Children
Fiction
839.3137
Winner of Flemish Children's and Youth Jury Award 2007
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 292mm, Height 210mm
195g
Description
Whos driving the fire engine Elephant! He is driving to the fire station. Toot toot, toot toot! Whos driving the racing car Hare! Hes driving to the racing track. Vroo-oom! But who gets there first Was it Cat Giraffe, in her convertible No, its the turtle, on his little legs.
Reviews
"This is an amusing book to reread, since even the smallest details are assigned a narrative purpose. Clearly, one animals clutter is another pigs livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale." New York Times (US)
"Is a good example of less is more Not a lot happens, but its a perfect read-aloud book for children up to the age of about three, thanks to the repetition and all the chug, vroooom, brrrmmmm and wheeeeee noises youre encouraged to make" The Age (AU)
"Precisely the kind of thing that toddlers love to do. They want bright colours, they want animals, they want sounds that they can imitate and questions that they can answer ... I really like it. its incredibly simple. Theres lots to talk about, its very clever." Kate De Goldi, National Radio New Zealand
"This is an amusing book to reread, since even the smallest details are assigned a narrative purpose. Clearly, one animals clutter is another pigs livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale." New York Times (US)
"Is a good example of less is more Not a lot happens, but its a perfect read-aloud book for children up to the age of about three, thanks to the repetition and all the chug, vroooom, brrrmmmm and wheeeeee noises youre encouraged to make" The Age (AU)
"Precisely the kind of thing that toddlers love to do. They want bright colours, they want animals, they want sounds that they can imitate and questions that they can answer ... I really like it. its incredibly simple. Theres lots to talk about, its very clever." Kate De Goldi, National Radio New Zealand
Author Bio
Leo Timmers was born in 1970 in Belgium. At the age of 12 he started to draw comics and later trained in graphic design. He illustrates for magazines and newspapers and has released many successful picture books. He has a large following as one of Belgiums pre-eminent picture book artists.
