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Lightning McQueen is a hot-shot young race car competing for the coveted Piston Cup. But when he gets lost on the way to a big race, he realizes that he still has a lot to learn about what it takes to be a true friend. This exciting retelling of the newest Disney/Pixar film is sure to be a hit with young speedsters!
Series: Little Golden Book
Hardcover: 24 pages
Publisher: Golden/Disney; 5th edition (April 25, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0736423478
ISBN-13: 978-0736423472
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.1 x 7.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #12,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #48 in Books > Children's Books > Cars, Trains & Things That Go > Cars & Trucks #838 in Books > Children's Books > Action & Adventure #1109 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction
Age Range: 3 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
As a children's book-of-a-movie it's pretty good, well designed story which highlights the best parts of the movie without being a chore for the parents to read. It has some flaws making it a "hide behind the couch sometimes" book though:First, his name is "Lightning" in casual conversation not "McQueen". This isn't a news article and it's awkward to call everyone by their last names all the time. Try explaining that to an age appropriate child. I don't need to argue about which name is correct to use with someone who can't quite handle the toilet yet.And the "accused" page is actually really weird.And the random different fonts. What's that about? Should those words be emphasized? No, because that gets you dirty looks from your SO. So, why are they in different fonts? Just to make sure this will not be an early reader for children who don't do well distinguishing fonts?Oh wait, and the ending is weird and awkward. Not quite up to snuff.In retrospect, I'm taking another star away. Check it out in a bookstore first before you commit, because as parents of young children know, this will not be a book you read once but a thousand times. It just does not hold up to that.
My daughter loves the movie Cars so when I found this book I had to get it for her. It is a little short but it follows the same basic premise of the movie. The pictures are very nice and colorful and catch her attention. On her own she likes to go through the book and point out the characters and say who they are. This is a great Little Golden Book!
I really liked this review of the story cars. It is rather short, I wish it were longer, however, young children will get the meaning of the book or story pretty clearly. Take care of those who love you, it will come back to you. Learn not to be selfish and self serving. Really, is not that how we will all have a better life?
As other reviews have mentioned, the story in this book is very much condensed. I knew that going in so our expectations were not set high. My 2 year old son loves books and anything I can do to encourage reading is a plus. The character and story recognition appealed to him and he was excited to read this book. It is a part of our nightime routine, we have several books in rotation.
My nephew is obsessed with the movie "Cars" so when I saw this book, I knew I had to send it to him. The story isn't very long, but it makes for a good bedtime story and it follows the movie pretty well in book form. The illustrations are colorful and recall different scenes from the movie.We grew up reading Little Golden Books, so I was happy to buy a book that I knew my nephew would like, from a publisher who made books when I was a kid.
It's really too bad with this book because the Disney Cars theme is WONDERFULLY imaginative, and the toys and cartoons are great, but this book is really bad. My grandson got no joy out of it whatsoever, and neither did I while reading it to him, and isn't this supposed to be the whole POINT? I read this to my child and was extremely disappointed by the convoluted, and frankly, strange plot. I almost did not finish it, and will never read it to him again. The plot is sketchy and very hard to follow. There seems to be some sort of friendship lesson here, but it falls very short of the mark and does not work at all. Shockingly, there is a LAWYER and someone SUING someone in this borderline inappropriate and strange book - it is just indecipherable and weird. Do NOT buy this book if you're looking for an old-fashioned, charming type of children's book. There are MUCH better stories out there (Lyle the Crocodile, etc ... and many, many wonderful old-fashioned Little Golden books we all remember such as the ones by Richard Scarry, etc.) It is almost as if the writer of this thing has never read any charming children's books ... and there are so MANY that you can hardly MISS THEM. Unless you're really hell bent on reading a convoluted kids' book with a lawyer suing someone in it to your child, skip this one completely. Sorry to be so brutal here.
This is a great book for my 2 1/2 year old boys- it's long enough to have a story line, but short enough that it keeps their attention.Great construction with the cardboard cover.
I bought this book for my little 22 month old grandson. He doesn't really understand the story, but the book is so well illustrated he is really enthralled. He points at every character and asks its name. The story is well written, as Golden Books always have been.
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