Start Your Engines 5-Minute Stories

by Rey and Others

A lively collection of free-wheeling fun, this jam-packed treasury features ten stories about bikes, cars, trains, and machines that can each be read aloud in five minutes flat. Whether they prefer semi trucks, tanker trucks, pickup trucks, or tow trucks, when on-the-go kids need a break from the hustle and bustle this story time collection is there to give them a lift! Features a padded cover with plenty of shine.Includes ten tales that are ready to Curious George Takes a Train by Margret and H. A. Rey Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt All Aboard the Dinotrain by Deb Lund, illustrated by Howard Fine Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Ivan Bates Monster Trucks! By Mark Todd Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw, illustrated by Margot Apple Rush Hour by Christine Loomis, illustrated by Mari Takabayashi Here Comes Darrell by Leda Schubert, illustrated by Mary Azarian Monsters on Machines by Deb Lund, illustrated by Robert Neubecker Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton PLUS jokes from Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

224 pages, Hardcover

First published March 4, 2014

Reviews

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

After one too many requests to read the same collection of small board books over and over and OVER, repeatedly on the same night, every night, I've started reading "big books" to my toddler at bedtime in hopes he will get bored and drift off. This book has done the trick. He is obsessed with cars & trucks & things that move, so is immediately attracted to this book. Some of the stories are very graphic & quick to read, while others are more wordy, so we work our way up to those. it's an odd assortment, and some go down better than others. The one about the old guy with the snowplow is just awful, but effective in boring the boy right to sleep so...hooray?

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect bedtime book. My son has gone through various favorite stories in this book, but I think Here Comes Darrell is my personal favorite.

[Liesl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome collection of stories with vehicles along with monsters, dinos, Curious George, sheep, a pug, and others! One of my son's favorites. FYI, a couple of stories are more than 5 minutes.

[Tucker bell]

Good -