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Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
The station wagon, the tow truck, the garbage truck and the bulldozer. Every manner of machinery that moves is riotously depicted in this classic favorite. As the pig family head to the beach for a picnic, they encounter every vehicle known, from the forklift to the locomotive, and many vehicles that are not as common, from the pumpkin car to the broom-o-cycle. Each detail...more
Hardcover, 72 pages
Published
June 1st 1998
by Golden Books
(first published December 28th 1974)
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Dec 23, 2012
Milo P.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Kids who love cars, trucks and construction
Recommended to Milo by:
I found it at the bookstore
When Papa found this book at King's English I sat on the floor for hours looking at it. Mama and Papa were trying to get more books from the library. But, I was so enthralled they decided they should buy it. I have read it EVERYDAY since they bought it. When Papa turned and told me that we would buy it I started screeching in delight. A woman standing near us turned and said smiling, "How wonderful to see a child so excited over a book. You would think you gave him the world."
I love to look for...more
I love to look for...more
An entomological deconstruction of America's obsession with speed and motion. Poses the highway as a cite of disordered exchange and anxiety. The motorist is both weeping and laughing knowing disaster is inevitable. Trucks become pickles. Pickles become trucks. Hellish.
It was awesome when I was four and read it every single night.
A favorite. I loved this book when I was a little girl, and now my toddler boys love it too. It's got a lot to be interested in. Sometimes we do just a few pages of pointing and discovering; other times, we do almost the entire book. The boys can be occupied with it for a long time too. If they aren't picking out different vehicles, they are looking for the hidden "Goldbug" on each spread. And if they aren't looking for him, they are looking at the different animals and situations. It's a wonder...more
THE best book for vehicle-crazy little boys, EVER!!! I got this for my best friend's little boy, who just turned four, and he LOVED it!
Now, this is a kid who is constantly on the move, running back and forth, jumping up on things, attacking innocent trees and shaking them, that kind of thing. He loves playing with his toy cars and trucks and trains, and is crazy about anything with wheels. It's hard to share a book with a boy who is the opposite of still.
But THIS BOOK captured his attention for...more
Now, this is a kid who is constantly on the move, running back and forth, jumping up on things, attacking innocent trees and shaking them, that kind of thing. He loves playing with his toy cars and trucks and trains, and is crazy about anything with wheels. It's hard to share a book with a boy who is the opposite of still.
But THIS BOOK captured his attention for...more
This book is a delight, surprising in its level of real humor. The ambience created by the diverse cars on the highway and the scenes that they pass is something special, and I find that this Richard Scarry book holds up very nicely over time. My family and I have been determinedly searching for Goldbug in these pages from as far back as I can remember. This book is inextricably tied to a lot of good memories for me, but it stands up quite well independent of those memories, too.
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When Lola started reading this to me, I had a rush of happy memories of looking at this book when I was a kid. It was amazing to me that I still knew where to find Goldbug - that was always my favorite part of the book - and when she would turn the page, I would think to myself, "I think he's in a little car somewhere around the middle" and then BOOM I'd find him. Pretty amazing after 35 years or so since I had seen the book - that's what I call a lasting impression.
This was one of the books my parents read to me and my brother when we were very young. It is interesting to see how non-linear this book is. The story is very loose, and the pages are very busy. I had a lot of fun finding Goldbug on each page. Probably the strangest thing for me was opening the book and getting a whiff of the way it smelled. It smelled the same as it did over 25 years ago. It was a surreal experience. I was looking for nostalgia and found it with this book. Good stuff.
The fabulous Richard Scarry has packed this book full of everything you need for a seriously great read. It has a silly plot, a dastardly villain, a chase scene, a Where's Waldo-esque hide-and-seek feature, suspense (what did Papa Pig do at the toy store?), and a whole lot of silliness. The illustrations are intricate and detailed there are seemingly countless things to discuss with your wee one. Miles loves this book - obvs.
My five year old can find Gold Bug better than me, and I am assuming it is due to some sort of childhood golden innocence, and that when she gets jaded and has a few dreams crushed, the little guy will get harder and harder to see until he finally disappears on the page.
Nothing Gold Can Stay(?) I will do my best to help the golden critter of wonder stay in both of our lives.
Nothing Gold Can Stay(?) I will do my best to help the golden critter of wonder stay in both of our lives.
This book is such a visually stimulating book. I had never read the story with it because my son and I always just looked at all the cars. Today, on the other hand, we read the story as well. It is very cute and suggests to you to look for things within the illustration. My son and I enjoyed looking for the goldbug and officer Flossy chasing Dingo Dog.
My boys, almost 5 and 2, cannot get enough of this book. What's not to love? Pickle trucks, construction equipment, silly animals. We love finding goldbug and watching Flossy chase Dingo all the way to the end of the book. There are so many fun details in Scarry's drawings that you find something new every time, even after hundreds of reads.
oh, this is a great one! I love Richard Scary. His books are amazing and I remember reading them to my kids and sometimes I'll burst out in class with a memory to share with my students about the book and Goldbug or the pickle car or some other similar arcane connection! Some get it, some don't, but that's okay!
May 18, 2012
Rachel Rizzo
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
kids-read-alouds
Doesn't easily afford made re-readings. Something about the questions to minute details get predictable for kids (i.e. where is gold bug now? which car doesn't go?) I'd rather have a story to read and then add my own questions about details along the way. That way I can vary the questions with each new reading.
This is currently my 2-year-old son's favorite book, so I'm reading it every day. Figured I'd better mark it down here. I know he is following in good footsteps since it was also one of my favorites at his age. Goldbug is on every page and he can find him immediately. I'm very proud.
Here are some highlights:
"bug!" - any bug, not just Goldbug.
"uh-oh!" - a car is on its side, or upside down.
"oh no!" - there is a big accident.
"that car" - whatever car Goldbug is in.
"truck!" - there are a lot of tru...more
Here are some highlights:
"bug!" - any bug, not just Goldbug.
"uh-oh!" - a car is on its side, or upside down.
"oh no!" - there is a big accident.
"that car" - whatever car Goldbug is in.
"truck!" - there are a lot of tru...more
I had this book growing up and loved it. So I was delighted last week when I picked up Macie from school and she had checked it out from the library. We had a great week of finding Mr. Goldbug together and I'm a little sad that she has to return it today. Maybe I'll have to scourer ebay for it today.
There is no better book to read with a child than this. Lay down on your tummies and flip through the pages, looking for Goldbug and enjoying the trip along with the Pig family. It's fun to point out different things going on on the wildly busy pages! Thank heaven for Richard Scarry!
Jan 01, 2010
Carmine
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
children everywhere
Recommended to Carmine by:
my aunt?
Shelves:
picture-books,
read-with-ozma
My childhood favorite is now one of my daughter's favorites. She is heavy into the transportation/machines phase. This has a variety of cars, trucks and equipment plus the ever fun search for 'Goldbug.' Always something new to see, hurray for Richard Scarry.
I read this book to one of my sons, by request, almost every night for over a year. The pages are tattered and taped with clear packing tape not because the book was mistreated but because it was loved so much. This is testament enough to it's quality.
Mar 03, 2011
Tdavis
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Two - 1st Grade
Shelves:
vocabulary,
preschool
A fabulous vocabulary enriching book with detail illustrations that will keep children interested and busy! Classic!
Early Literacy Skills:
Narrative Skills
Print Awareness
Print Motivation
Vocabulary
Early Literacy Skills:
Narrative Skills
Print Awareness
Print Motivation
Vocabulary
I love to buy this books for kids and show them the game of finding the Gold Bug on every themed page. They'll want to go through the book over and over and over and over and...well, you get the idea. The kids love it and the parents hate me! ; )
With four children, this is the one book that is demanded more at bedtime than any other. Searching for Goldbug adds to the story and keeps them engaged. I enjoy reading this book and will glady read it again upon request.
This is a classic. I remember the Richard Scarry books from when I was a kid. My 3 year old son loves all of the vehicles in this book and looking for "Goldbug" and "Dingo" through out the pages. It's a fun book to pour over.
I loved this as a kid, and the only thing I don't love about it now is that our toddler wants to read it almost every waking moment. Great fun reading the book, following the story, and trying to find Goldbug on every page.
I (Stafford) was poring over this one tonight. There is so much stuff for me to discover here as I keep growing! ("Hi Goldbug ... wherever you are!") Tonight I was studying the drivers and riders of all the vehicles.
I like this book because it talks to children about different cars and trucks and how they use wheels to go. It also talks about how and what makes the car moves. The pictures in the story were creative and colorful.
I had forgotten how much fun the Richard Scarry books are for kids. This one is a hoot, with every imaginable kind of vehicle, and it's especially fun to look for Goldbug on every page. Anna is a pro at finding him.
If you've ever wanted a book with every single piece of heavy machinery for your heavy machinery obsessed child, this is the book for you. I am crying tears of gratitude that this book exists. Seriously.
Huge favorite with our kids. They just loved trying to find the tiny GoldBug hiding on every page, and the story of poor Mr. Bumble, the pig who can't seem to get from house to garage without a major mishap!
Fun and entertaining. My kids looked at this book for hours and laughed a lot too. The book is nice because it has some themes, story lines, that continue from page to page to tie everything together.
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