Caution! Road Signs Ahead
By (Author) Toni Buzzeo
Illustrated by Chi Birmingham
Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Young Readers
1st June 2021
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Reference works
388.31220973
Board book
86
Width 165mm, Height 211mm, Spine 49mm
893g
Empower backseat passengers to become informed backseat drivers with this road sign decoder featuring 35 shaped road signs! From road signs around the neighborhood, like "School Crossing" and "Playground," to signs you zoom past on the highway, this hefty reference board book highlights and explains 35 road and highway signs for the youngest readers on the go. The shaped pages make each sign tactilely memorable, and the carefully crafted one-sentence explanations will easily guide young readers as they contextualize the world that zips past their backseat windows.
"A perfect read for kids on the go and curious about transportation." --Celebrate Picture Books
"Around the neighborhood or on a road trip, pre-reading passengers will be ready to understand the signs along the way." -- Kirkus (STARRED REVIEW)
Named a Best Book of 2021 --Kirkus
Toni Buzzo is a New York Times Bestselling Children's author. She has published 26 picture and board books, including the 2013 Caldecott Honor Book, One Cool Friend, illustrated by David Small. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, and Sarasota, Florida. Chi Birmingham is an illustrator living and working in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Big Sur, California, and went to the California College of the Arts for Painting. He received an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York. His clients include BusinessWeek, The New Yorker and The New York Times. This is his first illustrated board book.