Rattletrap Car

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"A picture book that passes the fun test with flying fizz." Booklist

Its hot. Hot, hot, hot! So Junie and Jake and Poppa and the baby want to go to the lake. But can they make it there in their rattletrap car It doesnt go fast, and it doesnt go far but with the help of some razzleberry dazzleberry snazzleberry fizz, a beach ball, a surfboard, and a three-speed, wind-up, paddle-wheel boat, theyre off to the lake where its cool, cool, cool! Phyllis Roots wonderfully inventive wordplay and Jill Bartons spirited, expressive illustrations make this a read-aloud road trip to remember.

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"A picture book that passes the fun test with flying fizz."

Author Bio

Phyllis Root says this story is based on "all the rattletrap cars Ive ever driven!"

Jill Barton says she often draws on her memories of her grandfather, a farmer, when illustrating stories set in the country.