A timid young boy joins his eager father for a ride on a roller coaster. When the roller coaster finally comes to a stop, the excited young boy is ready for another ride...but his queasy father has other ideas.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1–A little boy is finally tall enough to ride the Dino Coaster. His enthusiastic father coaxes the reluctant child up the stairs and into the car. When they reach the top and begin the dizzying descent, however, the roles are reversed, with the child obviously thrilled and Dad clearly not. When the ride is over, the boy rushes to get in line again while his father rests on a bench with a bemused expression on his face. The text, which consists of brief rhyming couplets, successfully carries the action. Luthardt's quirky acrylic cartoons make effective use of bright colors and crisp lines and should have substantial child appeal. While not an essential purchase, the story could be an effective discussion starter for overcoming fears.–Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ
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"[Luthardt's] amusement-park palette and boldly geometric acrylics pop with energy..."
-Publishers Weekly
"The text, which consists of brief rhyming couplets, successfully carries the action. Luthardt's quirky acrylic cartoons make effective use of bright colors and crisp lines and should have substantial child appeal. "
---School Library Journal
It takes a dinosaur-themed roller coaster to show a kid that he has the right stuff. After passing muster with the You must be this tall sign, the young hero climbs aboard albeit more reluctantly than his eager dad (who, in typical goofy dad fashion, is wearing socks with his sandals). In Luthardt s (Larabee) paintings, however, the duo undergoes a mien switch after the coaster s first big drop. For the text, Sailing at the speed of sound,/ Zooming, racing toward the ground, Dad gets an anywhere but here look on his face, while his son responds with the wide grins and arms-over-head posture of an aficionado. Newcomer Adam s story unspools in singsongy couplets with plenty of heavy-duty action words ( Lurching, tilting up again./ Jerking, rumbling round the bend ). Luthardt doesn t offer the kind of visceral thrills to be found in Marla Frazee s recent Roller Coaster, but his amusement-park palette and boldly geometric acrylics pop with energy, and he s particularly good at capturing the swooping black track. The ending is predictable, but it s a triumph that youngsters won t mind reliving several times over. Ages 2-6. --Publishers Weekly
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A wonderful adventure!,
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This is a simply marvelous book! It tells of the exciting adventure of a son and father taking a roller coaster ride together. It's lots of fun! Young children will enjoy the great rhymes, the descriptive verbs, and the colorful pictures. My son loves to have it read to him and requests it again and again and again. We've given it as a gift to a few of his friends and they enjoy it as much as he does. We hope that Diane Adams will write many more books!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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fun, colorful and exciting!,
This review is from: Zoom! (Hardcover)
This book is sooooo cute! I can relate to being afraid of rollercoasters as an adult and a child. The ending has a fun twist. This is an amusement park experience all kids and adults can identify with. You can tell that this story came from the authors very own experience.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Fun for the Family,
This review is from: Zoom! (Hardcover)
This book is a lot of fun! Kids get very excited about this story because they love hearing about rollercoasters and can also relate to the idea of being scared of them. They think its funny that the Dad ends up being the one scared, and I think they feel braver as a result. Also, the illustrations are fabulous and really convey the fun and color of an amusement park. I want to ride that roller coaster! This is a fun book for kids and adults, and I think the author is truly talented!
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