I'm Fast!: A Rhyming Picture Book Full of Train Sounds and Racing Action for Kids (Ages 4-8) (Kate and Jim Mcmullan) - Hardcover

McMullan, Kate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061920851 ISBN 13: 9780061920851

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2012

Synopsis

Now in paperback! From the popular creators of I Stink! and I’m Dirty!—now a streaming animated series!—comes an irresistible readaloud about trains, a perennial kid favorite.

WHEELS on the RAILS, ALL night long,
Racin’ and a-rumblin’ the FREIGHT TRAIN song—
Chooka chooka chooka chooka

Meet one hard workin’ freight train. He’s got to get to Chicago on time and nothing is going to stop him. Mountains? Not a chance! Cows? Out of his way, ladies! He’s going to get there—and fast!
I'm Fast! is the most irresistible and fun addition yet to Kate and Jim McMullan's hilarious read-aloud series.

About this title

About the Authors

Kate McMullan is the author of the easy-to-read books featuring Fluffy, the Classroom Guinea Pig, the middle grade series Dragon Slayers’ Academy, and Myth-o-Mania, the Greek myths as told by Hades. She is also the author of the Geisel Honor Book Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day.

Kate and Jim McMullan have collaborated on many popular picture books, including I'm Brave!; I'm Fast!; I'm Big!; I'm Bad!; I'm Dirty!; and I Stink!, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book. The McMullans live in Sag Harbor, New York.

Jim McMullan is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and poster designer whose work can be seen in The Theater Posters of James McMullan. His most recent book is the illustrated memoir Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood.

Kate and Jim McMullan have collaborated on many popular picture books, including I'm Brave!; I'm Fast!; I'm Big!; I'm Bad!; I'm Dirty!; and I Stink!, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book. The McMullans live in Sag Harbor, New York.

From the Back Cover

Can a train pullin’ half a mile of heavy-duty freight cars make it to Chicago ahead of a speedy little race car?
Through the desert . . .
Through the mountains . . .
Through a blizzard . . .

Vvvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrum!

Chooka Chooka Chooka Chooka

The race is on!

Reviews

With a “Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrum,” a red sports car challenges a train engine to a race. But first the train loads lumber on the flatcar, bricks in the gondola, steel on the coil car, gas in the tank car, and gravel in the hopper. Once the engine builds up speed, there is no stopping him. He takes tunnels through mountains and warns cows off the track. Even city traffic (including the red car) halts while he chugs to his destination. The mighty engine politely offers the sports car a ride back. On the checkerboard endpapers and throughout the story, the engine is Mr. Personality: big, confident, and friendly. The text moves along in a satisfying way, though interruptions can be expected, as kids stop the action to identify the cars and their contents again and again. Featuring big, bold images, the artwork creates a strong thrust from left to right in nearly every scene while adding plenty of variation and visual interest along the way. Train fans will love this. Preschool-Grade 1. --Carolyn Phelan

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061920851
• ISBN 13: 9780061920851
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: McMullan Jim
• Number of pages: 40