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""A fun, colorful book, with a lively pace, tone, and, topping it all off, a meaningful message.” – School Library Journal Attention, please! Is everyone ready for the race? Three . . . Two . . . One . . . Go! The competitors hurry to their vehicles. Which is the fastest? The scooter, the fire engine, or the tricycle? Maybe it’s the racing bike? And who actually won? A cool picture book with a surprising ending. For quick boys and girls ages 3 years and up.

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"""On your mark, get set, go!.... A fun, colorful book, with a lively pace, tone, and, topping it all off, a meaningful message."" - School Library Journal """"Attention please! Is everyone ready for the race?"" begins Wielockx (Pilot Pete) as eight multiethnic children run across an empty spread. But they aren't competing in a footrace—piloting an array of land and air vehicles, they overtake each other as the book proceeds. ""The tricycle takes the lead. ‘I'm going to win!' Emma calls happily,"" Wielockx writes as a brown-skinned girl with spiky dreadlocks smiles at readers from her trike, her teddy bear waving from a rear basket. A girl named Marie on a Vespa-style scooter passes Emma, but Marie is outpaced by Tessa's jeep, and so on. Readers wondering how, exactly, these children got their motor vehicle licenses receive an answer on the final spread, where it's revealed that the various fire trucks, motorcycles, and racecars are actually part of a carousel. ""So..."" the author asks, ""who actually won?"" Solid, brightly colored backdrops keep the focus squarely on each individual vehicle and its driver, and Wielockx's detailed paintings will intrigue mechanically inclined readers while generating a just-competitive-enough sense of fun. Ages 3–up."" -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ""Young readers will love the vast array of vehicles: a jeep, a quad bike (!), a cool bus covered with flower paintings. I love the design of this book: the vibrant illustrations pop off the page, the name of each new vehicle is in bold letters, and each spread has a solid, bright backdrop. Those familiar with my blog know that I love surprise endings, and this title has a great one. How are these pint-sized characters driving fire trucks and planes? All is revealed on a charming, surprising final spread."" - MR. BRIAN'S PICTURE BOOK BLOG"

On your mark, get set, go!.... A fun, colorful book, with a lively pace, tone, and, topping it all off, a meaningful message. - School Library Journal Attention please! Is everyone ready for the race? begins Wielockx (Pilot Pete) as eight multiethnic children run across an empty spread. But they aren't competing in a footrace-piloting an array of land and air vehicles, they overtake each other as the book proceeds. The tricycle takes the lead. 'I'm going to win!' Emma calls happily, Wielockx writes as a brown-skinned girl with spiky dreadlocks smiles at readers from her trike, her teddy bear waving from a rear basket. A girl named Marie on a Vespa-style scooter passes Emma, but Marie is outpaced by Tessa's jeep, and so on. Readers wondering how, exactly, these children got their motor vehicle licenses receive an answer on the final spread, where it's revealed that the various fire trucks, motorcycles, and racecars are actually part of a carousel. So... the author asks, who actually won? Solid, brightly colored backdrops keep the focus squarely on each individual vehicle and its driver, and Wielockx's detailed paintings will intrigue mechanically inclined readers while generating a just-competitive-enough sense of fun. Ages 3-up. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Young readers will love the vast array of vehicles: a jeep, a quad bike (!), a cool bus covered with flower paintings. I love the design of this book: the vibrant illustrations pop off the page, the name of each new vehicle is in bold letters, and each spread has a solid, bright backdrop. Those familiar with my blog know that I love surprise endings, and this title has a great one. How are these pint-sized characters driving fire trucks and planes? All is revealed on a charming, surprising final spread. - MR. BRIAN'S PICTURE BOOK BLOG

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Ruth Wielockx never imagined that she would become a writer and illustrator of children’s books. She studied Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Leuven (Belgium) and Southampton (United Kingdom), and went on to get a degree in education. After years of teaching, Ruth realized that she really liked drawing and painting. She took this new passion and combined it with her love of children’s books to begin a very successful career as an author and illustrator.

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