• Pinkwater, Daniel. TOOTH-GNASHER SUPERFLASH.
  The Popsnorkle family tests out a new sports car that can magically change into different animals.
• Greenblat, Rodney. UNCLE WIZZMO'S NEW USED CAR.
  Uncle Wizzmo tries out a car at Turnpike Larry's.
• Barton, Byron. MY CAR.
  Perfect for toddlers, this brightly-illustrated book has Sam describing his car. We find out at the end that Sam is a bus driver.
• Hurd, Thacher. ZOOM CITY.
  Dogs race through the city in this jazzy rhyming board book.
• Zelinsky, Paul O. WHEELS ON THE BUS.
  A pop-up version of the popular children's song.
• Kovalski, Maryann. WHEELS ON THE BUS.
  An equally successful version, where Gran and her two granddaughters have fun singing while they wait for the bus.
• Steen, Sandra and Susan. CAR WASH.
  Brother and sister sit inside the car while it goes through the bubble machine, and they imagine being under the sea.
• Murphy, Stuart. BEEP BEEP, VROOM VROOM!
  A simple but amusing story about putting toy cars into a pattern.
• Haynes, Max. IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.
  The reader has the viewpoint of the driver, looking through the windshield at a variety of animals and people encountered on the road.
• Rex, Michael. MY RACE CAR.
  A little boy describes his car, which turns out to be a toy.
• Marshall, James. THE CUT-UPS CRACK UP.
  Spud and Joe take the principal's car out for a ride.
• Coy, John. VROOMALOOM ZOOM.
  Daddy and Carmela take an imaginary car trip.
• Maccarone, Grace. CARS, CARS, CARS.
  Rhyming, fun story about all types of cars.
• Barracca, Sal. THE ADVENTURES OF TAXI DOG.
  Maxi, a stray dog, is adopted by cab driver Jim in New York City. A Reading Rainbow book.
• Burningham, John. MR. GUMPY'S MOTORCAR.
  Everyone piles into Mr. Gumpy's car in thi
  

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