This Car

Paul Collicutt. Farrar Straus Giroux, $15 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-374-39965-8

This Train, This Plane and This Boat author-illustrator Paul Collicut continues to explore transportation and opposites with This Car. ""This car is short. This car is long. This car is old. This car is new,"" reads the straightforward text; dramatic full-color illustrations show an array of automobiles. Endpapers showcase popular and lesser known cars, their make and model. (Aug.)

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