A young designer verbally crafts a dream car in this retro-flavored
flight of fancy, proudly unveiling to his bemused dad and dog a
domed, finned, two-toned sedan that combines spiffy features of
classic Cadillacs and Jetsons-era styling-plus pool, sofa, snack
machine, a robot at the wheel and the ability to be a boat, a
submarine or a rocket. Van Dusen portrays it all in bright, 1950s
colors, adding a shiny-featured lad and giving every surface, even
the dog's nose, a plastic sheen. "My car will be cool! My car will
be keen! / My car will be one big fantastic machine!" Will readers
start badgering their parents to trade in the family Humvee or
Beamer? Not likely-especially as there's nary a video screen in
sight-but budding designers will certainly get a jumpstart from
this. (Picture book. 6-8) (Kirkus Reviews)
"If I built a car, it'd be totally new "
"Here are a few of the things that I'd do. . . ."
Young Jack is giving an eye-opening tour of the car he'd like to
build. There's a snack bar, a pool, and even a robot named Robert
to act as chauffeur. With Jack's soaring imagination in the
driver's seat, we're deep-sea diving one minute and flying high
above traffic the next in this whimsical, tantalizing take on the
car of the future. Illustrations packed with witty detail, bright
colors, and chrome recall the fabulous fifties and an era of
classic American automobiles. Infectious rhythm and clever
invention make this wonderful read-aloud a launch pad for
imaginative fun.
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