Lexile Measure: AD700L (What's this?)
Series: Little Golden Book
Hardcover: 24 pages
Publisher: Golden/Disney (May 17, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0736427813
ISBN-13: 978-0736427814
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.2 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #47,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #119 in Books > Children's Books > Cars, Trains & Things That Go > Cars & Trucks #2440 in Books > Children's Books > Action & Adventure
Age Range: 3 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
Grandpa and I began collecting "everything Thomas" when our older grandson was about 2 1/2, and then - just shy of turning 4 - came his obsession with Disney's 2006 "Cars" movie and it's 2011 sequel "Cars 2"... we were "all in"! We have thoroughly enjoyed welcoming all of the funny and lovable characters from Radiator Springs into our home with the DVDs and diecasts, and in this Little Golden Book based on the sequel, Lightning McQueen and his pit crew (Luigi, Guido, Sarge & Fillmore) take part in the 3-country World Grand Prix that's run in Tokyo (Japan), Porto Corsa (Italy) and London (England) against arch-rival Francesco and other racers. You can't begin to cover in 24 pages the entire contents of the movie, but it does a very good job of covering the main aspects, with Mater (Lightning's best friend) being pulled into this tale of espionage with spies Holley and Finn, being chased by the bad-guy "Lemons" (hilariously, they are all based on cars with poor track records, i.e. Gremlins, Pacers, Hugos), but primarily it's a story about friendship, including Luigi's Uncle Topolino reminding Lightning (after having had some cross words with Mater) that, "Whoever finds a friend finds a treasure." These "Cars" books are definitely a couple of the most frequently read from the collection of Little Golden Books we have based on Disney's movies, and this one is a very fun, enjoyable read. (It was also wonderful to watch the transformation from MY reading the book TO him, to the point where HE reads the book to ME. Our younger grandson - not quite 2 - is already well aware of who Lightning and Mater are, and the books are read so often that he sometimes finishes the sentences!)
I remember golden books growing up and now that my son is into books, mainly due to the wife, its great to continue with the cycle. My son loves anything Disney and this is no exception. And as long as he's happy, I'm happy. He loves the book.
The children I purchased this book for were very happy with it. Teir father reads to them every night at bed time and the little ones are 4 and 6 so I think this action will promote their like of books! Tank you!
Golden books as a whole have decreased in quality over the last decade or so. Pages are uneven and not bound properly so some stick out and harder to turn pages.. Flimsy and easy to tear if you arent delicate.
My great grandchild loves the movie cars he is 2 and his favorite of all is Mater the tow truck his mother is reading the stories to him. All the Golden Books are wonderful with lots of pictures for kids to enjoy.
This is a good old fashioned Golden Book...my grandchildren treasure it! Cars 2 has great pictures and is easily held by the smallest child!
This is not like the Golden Books I loved as a child. The covers are so much cheaper now and seem to be like cereal box cardboard. While I was disappointed by the quality, my two year old loves it, although he is thrilled with anything that has Cars!
Horrible craftsmanship. In addition to the photos that show how the pages are bigger than the cover and the wrinkles in the book- the cover is very sharp and bent up, almost as if the die on their machine needed to be changed. The spine of the book is in awful condition. Shame on you golden books.
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