Firefighters! (Disney/Pixar Cars)

by Frank Berrios, Walt Disney Company (Illustrator)

Help keep Radiator Springs safe by joining the Fire Brigade! Boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love this action-packed Little Golden Book featuring Red the fire truck, Mater, and Lightning McQueen from Disney/Pixar Cars.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 12, 2009

About the author

I was born and raised in Spanish Harlem, Queens, and the Bronx. As a New York kid, I remember riding graffiti-covered subways and hearing hip-hop blaring from parks and passing cars on the street. I loved my city. It was always buzzing with activity and different things for kids to see and do.

But I also loved to just sit and read. It started with daily comic strips like Peanuts by Charles Schulz. Then I discovered Mad Magazine and superhero comics like Batman, Spider-Man and Black Panther. These stories dealt with heroes and villains, innocence and guilt, freedom and justice. I became interested in justice and the legal system and was encouraged to become a lawyer. I had enjoyed working with kids as a counselor at a summer day camp, so I also thought about being a teacher. But after graduating from college, I knew that being a lawyer or a teacher just wasn’t right for me.

I found a temp job at DC Comics in midtown Manhattan. I answered phones, sorted mail, and did other small jobs. It wasn’t creative work, but I met cool people and got lots of free comics. That led to a full-time job in the Editorial Department. I went from reading comic books for fun, to working with legends in the comic book industry. Before long, I moved from DC Comics to Random House Children’s Books, where I’ve worked on a wide variety of Disney and Nickelodeon books over the last twenty years.

I’ve also written several Little Golden Books, including Black Panther, The Amazing Spider-Man, Falcon, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, I Am Captain Kirk and Too Many Tribbles! as well as My Little Golden Book about Jackie Robinson, Football with Dad and Soccer with Mom.

Reviews

[Elaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Excellent illustrations, otherwise kinda blahh.

[Read Ribbet · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a thrift store find to add to my collection of Little Golden Books. Based on Disney Pixar's Cars, Frank Berrios tells the story of Radiator Spring in need of more firefighters and decide to create a volunteer force. The training doesn't seem to go as planned, but when a real fire requires action, the volunteers spring into successful action demonstrating that teamwork works.

[Ramona Cantaragiu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compared to the other books this is a masterpiece that is completely innocent and well illustrated.