A race car finishes his race and gets ready for bed in this adorable rhyming bedtime story. Going through his nighttime rituals: he washes his rims, fills his tummy with oil, and heads to the library for a book to snuggle down with for the night. It’s a story that’s just perfect for bedtime, as my 4 year-old will gladly attest to; it’s entered our nightly reading routine, and the gentle rhyme and bright but subdued, kid-friendly art is a lovely transition from go-go-go running around all day to slowing down and getting ready for bed.
The endpapers bring us into and lead us out of the story with black and white checkered flag; in auto racing, it’s the checkered flag that waves when the winner has crossed the finish line; it’s a fun fact to add to a storytime and it adds both to the beginning and end settings for the story.
Cars fans, racing fans, boys and girls alike will enjoy this sweet bedtime story. I love that the race car snuggled down on its own with a good book, showing that while snuggle time with Mom or Dad is great, you can also be perfectly content to cuddle up with a night time read all on your own.
Is your little one a fan of “just one more book” at bedtime like mine is? Add Sherri Duskey Rinker’s Steam Train, Dream Train to the reading rotation for another rhyming dream story.
You can pick up a copy of Race Car Dreams for your little racer on September 13th. It’s available via Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or IndieBound. Support your local libraries and borrow it, too! Don’t forget to add it to your GoodReads!
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Thank you so much for the lovely review of RACE CAR DREAMS! So happy your little one is enjoying it!
My pleasure! Thank you for such a great bedtime story!
Lovely review!!! VROOM!
Thank you! Vroomy-vroom-Vroom! (A little inspiration from Mo Willems’ Pigeon there.) 🙂
What a compelling review! “Lovely transition from go-go-go running around all day to slowing down and getting ready for bed.” I wish this book had been available when my son was a go-go-go little guy… but luckily I have young go-go-go nieces and nephews!
Vroom vroom!!
Thanks so much! My four year-old is absolutely go-go-go, so your nieces and nephews should love it! Phew, I thought I was tired when my older two were little, but it seems like my little guy has the energy of the three of them in one little body. 🙂
This was a great review, and I couldn’t agree more. Race Car Dreams is a fantastic way to wind down the day with little ones! (Or to share with a classroom!)
Thanks so much!