Beep Beep

by Petr Horáček

Hop in! The bold illustrations and playful sound words in these two board books with die-cut pages will beckon to preschoolers who love things that go.When a family piles into a bright yellow car to drive to Grandma’s house, they go BROOM, BROOM through the town; VROOM, VROOM along the highway; and CHUG, CHUG over the crosswalk. Getting there is almost as exciting as the welcome that awaits at the end. BEEP, BEEP!Book Board BookPublication 6/10/2008 16Reading Age 2 and Up

Genres: Picture Books, Transport, Childrens, Spanish Literature, Cars, Travel, Fiction

16 pages, Board Book

First published May 1, 2008

About the author

Petr Horáček is the author-illustrator of Look Out, Suzy Goose and Silly Suzy Goose, as well as Run, Mouse, Run!; Bird, Fly High; A New House for Mouse; and Strawberries Are Red. He lives in England.

Reviews

[Ruth Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute board book about traveling to Grandma's house.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

October 2020 - great for young vehicle fans.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

A family takes an onomatopoeic filled drive to grandma's house.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great title for the youngest board book audience about a car taking a trip through town to see a special person.

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This bilingual board book title is in English and Spanish. The simple text and bold colorful illustrations show a family driving to Grandma's house, going through the town, traveling along the highway, driving over the crosswalk, stopping at a red traffic light, and driving down the hill with grandma looking out of a cut out window while she waits for them. Each two page spread shows a scene with appropriate fun sounds and brief text. The highway spread has many cars on a black background but nothing to indicate an actual highway. Several pages are cut around the car which provides an easy way to turn the pages and gives it a 3D effect. Recommended for 6 months to 5 years.

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

It held my 2 year old's attention span. That's a plus.
She enjoyed being able to turn the cut out car that turned into a new scene or looking through the windows in the house. which is another plus.
I didn't find it cute enough to give another star or to buy personally but I am glad I checked it out at the library because she enjoyed me reading it.

[Msjennifers Corner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This board book with lift flaps is perfect for very little babies. Simple short text (mostly sound effects) keep their interest as well as peek-a-boo effect with the flaps. Overall an enjoyable experience for sitting with baby. Be careful not to leave baby alone with this one though because the flaps are easily torn out though it is a board book.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Explores the concepts "to", "through","along", "over", "stop", "down", and "here" accompanied by lots of fun Onomatopoeia or playful sounds such as "broom, broom", "vroom, vroom", "chug, chug", "wheeee", and "beep, beep". You can easily guess how much fun this is to perform together with your child or a story time crowd.

[Asho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Apparently I'd forgotten to review this book, even though my son has checked it out from the library periodically for at least a year now. He likes it because of the fun cut-out pages. I like it because it's short! My favorite part about reading this book is that he now points to the family in the car and says "That's Mommy, that's Daddy, that's me, and that's You-ee-za!" So cute.

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about cars with more substance than the average board book.
A very simple storyline with cute cut-aways, clever design and a double-page spread containing lots of different cars make this book a winner for car obsessed toddlers.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

The cutout pages framing the car and windows allow the reader to move through the "story" which is a neat element. Simple structure reminding me of board book "Spot Goes Splash" which my children loved in early years.

[Amy Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone is on their way to Grandma's house. Good for transportation theme.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack really likes this book because it involved two of his favorite things--cars and going to Grandma's!

[Kristie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great win by Horacek.

[Karen C · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very simple, colorful boardbook about visiting grandma.

[Gail · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, Horacek books are very sweet and creative.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

My one-year-old boy loves this! The car makes some unlikely sounds, in my opinion, but the length of the book and combination of noises and brief text has him hooked.

[Sarah Stumphf · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 17 month old LOVES this book! He just keeps saying "Vroom, vroom"

[Savannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

My two year old is obsessed with cars and this book is one he really enjoyed. I even loved the cut outs and creativity.

[Marissa Elera · Rating 3 out of 5]

A board book that is actually appropriate for the very young. Cute.

[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short sweet book with interesting cutouts and noises - how do we get to grandma's?

[Brandi · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lift-the-flap simple story of a family drive to Grandma's house full of bright colors and playful sounds.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book and we just happen to be going to grandma's house today.

[Marcia Van Camp · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the way the book was shaped and cut

[Carmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

family on a road trip to grandma's house- beep beep, vroom vroom. Fun cutouts.

[Huda Fel · Rating 5 out of 5]

on their way to granny :D

[The Book Box]

Mama read this to me one night last month because she had gotten a lot of transportation books for the preschool where she works.