Tow Truck Trouble/Lights Out! (Disney/Pixar Cars) (Pictureback

by Frank Berrios, Walt Disney Company (Illustrator)

Children ages 3 to 7 will love this deluxe Pictureback, which features two all-new Disney/Pixar Cars stories, plus over 50 stickers! In the first story, Mater competes in a series of challenges against a mean tow truck named Bubba. Then flip the book over to read about Lightning McQueen's race against the mischievous car named Stinger.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 2010

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

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Synopsis: "Boys ages 3 to 7 will love this deluxe Pictureback, which features two all-new Disney•Pixar's Cars stories, plus over 50 stickers! In the first story, Mater competes in a series of challenges against a mean tow truck named Bubba. Then flip the book over to read about Lightning McQueen's race against the mischievous car named Stinger."

My Review: Munchkin was absolutely fascinated by the fact that when one story was over you could flip the book and start another story, and of course the stickers in the middle. It was great that one story featured Mater and the other Lightning for each of their fans to get a story. Both the stories also had great messages about not cheating, being kind to others and being good sports. Munchkin will definitely be asking to read these stories again.