  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 04/01/2013 PreS-Gr 1—Count the lights-1, 2, 3…. Round and square openings on alternating black spreads highlight the numbers from 1 to 10 and back again. Brief text challenges readers to infer what lies on the following full-color spread, and a page turn will delight fans of motor vehicles and heavy equipment. A snowplow pushes through heavy snow as snowmen fish through holes in an icy pond and open chimneys smoke in the distance, a bright yellow school bus passes elephants in a zoo, and a vibrant red fire truck pours water on a chef's flaming skillet. Visual perspective emphasizes size and distance with a train moving along tracks from a distant tunnel or a helicopter flying amid birds above the city below. The vehicles roll past in uncluttered graphic designs and bold colors. Counting, shapes, and patterns end in a child's bedroom that holds toy images of all the vehicles and a very special single beacon for a small child… his night-light. An attractive, eye-catching find for all libraries.—Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX - Copyright 2013 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Booklist - 07/01/2013 *Starred Review* Here’s a cleverly designed book that celebrates the fun of counting, the joy of rhyme, the excitement of imagination, and—vehicles. On black pages with die cuts of various numbers and sizes emitting patches of light, a question is posed. Turn the page and surprise! Those die cuts are encircling the lights on a familiar vehicle presented as a simple geometric shape with a young boy as the driver of each of them. The reverse cuts add something new to the spread. For instance, the answer to the first question, “Light Shining Bright?,” is a train’s headlight. Cleverly, that same circle is now set against the previous black page, and it’s the opening to a tunnel. The book starts with 1 cutout, and continues through 10, and ends at 1. The final double-page spread shows a night-light in a muted room filled with toy versions of the vehicles on the previous pages, the child now in bed, reading this book. Blechman has created an interactive offering with lots of possibilities and a perfect ending. - Copyright 2013 Booklist. Loading...
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