What Do Wheels Do All Day?/¿Qué Hacen Las Ruedas Todo El Día? - by April Jones Prince (Board Book)

About the Book

Presents the wide variety of wheels, including the many types of vehicles they are used on, what they do, the sounds they make, and who they transport.

Book Synopsis

Wheels are busy. On banana carts, they're pushed; on dog wagons, they're pulled. On bikes they're pedaled forward; on tow trucks, towed backward! "Wheels work, and wheels play. / That's what WHEELS do all day!" The rhyming text is written in both English and Spanish in this dynamic board book, each language clearly differentiated with color. Laroche's extraordinary three-dimensional paper-relief artwork makes every colorful scenario pop, whether the wheels are spinning, whirring, racing, or rolling.

Review Quotes

"A short rhyming text in very large type provides the framework for Laroche's impressive bas-relief cut-paper collages. . . . Best of all, the wide, single-scene spreads create their own staccato rhythm, with wheels of all sizes punctuating the pages like beats of a drum." --Horn Book, starred Horn Book, Starred

"This handsome, large-format picture book points out common uses of wheels in a short, rhyming text, brightly illustrated with distinctive collage illustrations. . . . A simply written, well-illustrated picture book." --Booklist Booklist, ALA

"The striking collage art consists of paper cutouts that have been layered to provide dimension and enhanced by drawing and painting. . . . A fun choice for storytime."-SLJ School Library Journal

About the Author

April Jones Prince is the author of Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing. She lives in Massachusetts with her family. Visit her website at www.apriljonesprince.com.

Giles Laroche also used his paper-relief art technique in his books What's Inside? and If You Lived Here. He lives in Salem, Massachusetts. Visit his website at www.gileslaroche.com.