Abcdrive!: A Car Trip Alphabet - Hardcover

Naomi Howland is the author and illustrator of several books for children, including The Matzah Man: A Passover Story and Latkes, Latkes, Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story. She lives in Claremont, California.

Ages 3-6. Wheels are the exciting action in this alphabet book. A boy on a car trip with his mother and his dog discovers a whole world of vehicles and driving, from Ambulance and Bus to Headlights and Keys, until they reach the Yield sign and Zoom home. For each letter, one clear image is the focus on each page, and the word is spelled out, but the more you look, the more you see in the busy streets. The detailed, lively scenes in acrylics and colored pencil are set in the San Francisco area and show a rich diversity of people, objects, vehicles, and actions that kids can identify. For example, the illustration for Bus includes buildings, a ballet poster, a baby, a bearded man, a boy reading a book, a girl with a teddy bear, etc. Then there are the less concrete words like both (for twins) and boarding (the bus). The busy streets are full of stories. Hazel Rochman