Racer Dogs

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Product description Racer Jack, Trixie, Stinky, Bingo, and others are competitors in a wild and wacky race to the finish line where confusing road signs, crazy pit stops, bumper-bending accidents, and other challenging happenings occur along the way in the pursuit of victory. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2-Rhyming text and rousing illustrations take readers to the auto races as vivacious dog drivers arrange themselves at the starting line. Then, they're off, as spectators cheer them on. Along the way they fill up on gas and food at the Gas Shack and Snack Rack. Back on the road, they see wrong-way Jack taking a wrong-way lap and heading straight for them. And then there's a huge pileup. They all claim to be the winner, but who can tell? And who really cares because so much fun has been had by all. The text has the movement of a race while the speedy dogs in cars careen off the page to the finish line. Checkerboard endpapers set the stage, gaily introducing the cheerful canines. Action-packed illustrations with a retro look accompany the fast-paced, romping text. A rollicking good read-aloud. Leslie Barban, Richland County Public Library, Columbia, SC Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist PreS-Gr. 2. With a strong sense of color and design and a mastery of computer rendering, Kolar takes children on a crazy race that is pleasantly reminiscent of P. D. Eastman's Go Dog Go! but with its own special twist. Here the dogs race against one another. Children will be rewarded for their scrutiny by a wealth of tiny details in the art. They'll also delight in learning the racers' names, discovering their distinctive personalities, watching the hectic unfolding of the race, and pulling out the many backstories Kolar works in--among them, a comical version of the tortoise-hare duel that goes on during the main race. Devotees of J. Otto Sebold will certainly see a resemblance in Kolar's pictures, which are warm, amiable, and busy at times though lacking the sense of chaos that characterizes Sebold's work. All in all, this is a handsome, enjoyable book, especially for children willing to spend time deconstructing the pictures. Tim Arnold Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved