Tire Mountain

by Andrea Cheng, Ken Condon

In the inner city, Aaron creates hope right outside his door. Aaron loves the corner where he lives. Right next to their house is Aaron's dad's shop, Cincy Tire and Wheel. His dad can change a tire faster than Aaron can say his name. And Aaron is always ready to help take the old tires to his Tire Mountain. But Aaron's mom is tired of living in the city. She wants to move someplace where Aaron will have room to run and play. Aaron convinces his mom that there is plenty of space to play on their very own corner.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

Andrea Cheng is a Hungarian-American children's author and illustrator. The child of Hungarian immigrants, she was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio in an extended family with three generations under one roof. Her family spoke Hungarian and English at home. After graduating with a BA in English from Cornell University, she went to Switzerland, where she apprenticed to a bookbinder, attended a school of bookbinding called The Centro del Bel Libro, and learned French. Upon her return, she returned to Cornell to study Chinese and earned an MS in linguistics. Now she teaches English as a Second Language at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Her children’s books include Grandfather Counts, Marika, The Key Collection, Honeysuckle House, Where the Steps Were, The Bear Makers, and Brushing Mom’s Hair. With her husband, Jim Cheng, she has three children: Nicholas, Jane, and Ann.

Reviews

[Savanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summary: This story is about a boy whose father changes tires and just piles the flat tires in an unused corner. The mother wants to move someplace nice where her son can grow up. The boy isn't interested in moving. One day the boy is talking to one of his neighbors who mentions that this area used to be really nice. The boy gets an idea and builds a playground/park out of tires in an empty lot.

I liked this book because it shows the positive effects of hard work, and even thought the kid still is going to have to move his did something to be proud of.

Picture Book

This book is not controversial.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A small boy puts all the old tires from his dad's shop to good use.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young boy builds a small neighborhood park with recycled tires from his dad's autoshop.