Miles of Smiles: 101 Great Car Games and Activities [Paperback]

Carole Terwilliger Meyers (Author)

Book Description

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Carousel Press; Revised edition (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0917120116
• ISBN-13: 978-0917120114
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #13 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > United States > Regions > General
  • #50 in Books > Travel > Specialty Travel > Family Travel
  • #65 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Parenting & Families > Parenting > General

More About the Author

Award-winning travel writer Carole Terwilliger Meyers is a native San Franciscan. She holds a B.A. degree in anthropology from San Francisco State University and an elementary teaching credential from Fresno State College. Carole is the author of 17 books, including MILES OF SMILES: 101 GREAT CAR GAMES & ACTIVITIES and WEEKEND ADVENTURES IN SAN FRANCISCO & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. She is the founding publisher of Carousel Press and the editor of DREAM SLEEPS: CASTLE & PALACE HOTELS OF EUROPE. Also an active freelance writer, she has written for Family Fun, Sunset, and numerous other magazines, as well as for the travel sections of many newspapers. She has also been both a movie and restaurant critic. Carole has been quoted in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, has been a featured guest on the Today Show, is an extra in Mick Jagger's 'Visions of Paradise' music video, and is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers. Ms. Meyers resides in Berkeley, California.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

81 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it's all about the journey there!, April 26, 2002

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Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miles of Smiles: 101 Great Car Games and Activities (Paperback)

I've seen those ads for minivans with little monitors for passengers in the back seats to watch movies. Frankly, the idea of appals me! Don't our children also need a vacation from TV & movies? How much real life are they missing? How dull will our children's brains become, being force-fed with endless artificial stories?

"Are we there yet?" is a question rarely asked when you bring MILES OF SMILES along on your journeys. It is a good book for travellers, chock-a-block with things to do with eyes & brains. Thinking on the move, exercising the brain cells, learning to wrap the tongue around strange words, thinking inside the head, rather than passively, staring into space as someone else's ideas reel into the mind.

In my childhood, the only way we went on vacations was by family car. My mother was the driver, with my father navigating. To retain his sanity, he invented all sorts of brain teasing games. So, I was thrilled when I came upon Carole Terwilliger Meyers' handy little book MILES OF SMILES. It's perfect for a glove compartment or a seat pocket. I have, however, played many of these games with my kids on busses, trains, even 'planes.

MILES OF SMILES is a book that will let you think, use your brain, get to know your family. It has a whole slew of new games to play, which can be adapted to any age passengers. In the Introduction, Carole Terwilliger Meyers even gives parents a clue as to how to entice teenagers into the games.

Pick up a couple of copies of MILES OF SMILES - just in case you lose the first!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, August 10, 2008

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jsc (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miles of Smiles: 101 Great Car Games and Activities (Paperback)

I pulled this book out when things were degrading during our 3000+ mile road trip this summer. I chose a game, everyone played and had fun. The games are simple to learn, also indexed according to age group - which helped find an appropriate game quickly. When spending so much time in the car, you need many different "tools" to make it through. This is a great one!

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of activities, July 19, 2005

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Melkrag - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miles of Smiles: 101 Great Car Games and Activities (Paperback)

This was a great book, we have used it on 2 long trips so far and love it. There are tongue twisters, jokes, and lots of activities for everyone to participate in. A great buy!!