100 Best Car Books of All Time

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Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans book cover1

Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans

A. J. Baime

5.0
By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather’s company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up. Baby boomers were taking to the road in droves, looking for speed not safety, style not comfort. Meanwhile, Enzo
If I Built a Car book cover2

If I Built a Car

Chris Van Dusen

4.8
?If i built a car, it?d be totally new! Here are a few of the things that i?d do. . . .? Jack has designed the ultimate fantasy car. inspired by zeppelins and trains, Cadillacs and old planes, with brilliant colors and lots of shiny chrome, this far-out vision is ready to cruise! there?s a fireplace, a pool, and even a snack bar! After a tour of the ritzy interior, robert the robot starts up the m
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go book cover3

Cars and Trucks and Things That Go

Howard Hughes

4.7
Librarian note: an older cover for this edition can be found here.

Now in picturebook format! This is an amazing tour of everything that moves in the magical world of Richard Scarry.

This children's classic is bursting with all kinds of fun vehicles from the magical world of Richard Scarry.

From tractors to trucks, sports cars to unicycles, and fire engines to mouse beach buggies, there's lots to see
The Art of Racing in the Rain book cover4

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein

4.7
Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver.

Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing,
Little Blue Truck book cover5

Little Blue Truck

Alice Schertle

4.5
Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick up--that is, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing to whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road.
Filled with truck sounds and animals noises, here is a rollicking homage to the power of frien
Let's Go for a Drive! book cover6

Let's Go for a Drive!

Mo Willems (author)

4.5

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
In Let's Go for a Drive Gerald and Piggie want to hit the road. But the best-laid plans of pigs and elephants often go awry.
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Toot Toot Beep Beep

Emma Garcia

4.4
Colorful cars beep-beep, toot-toot, vroom-vroom, and whoosh across these collage-like pages, inviting kids along on an entertaining trip. Little ones will love joining in with the sounds, reading them aloud as they watch a little red jeep, big blue van, sleek black sports car, long pink limousine, and big yellow taxi pass by. But what do you get when all these vehicles make their distinctive sound
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All the Way to Havana

Margarita Engle, Mike Curato

4.4
So we purr, cara cara, and we glide, taka taka, and we zoom, zoom, ZOOM!

Together, a boy and his parents drive to the city of Havana, Cuba, in their old family car. Along the way, they experience the sights and sounds of the streets--neighbors talking, musicians performing, and beautiful, colorful cars putt-putting and bumpety-bumping along. In the end, though, it's their old car, Cara Cara, that
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Moo!

David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka

4.4
When Cow gets her hooves on the farmer's car, she takes it for a wild ride through the country. Moooo! But a bump in the road brings this joy ride to a troublesome end. Moo-moo. . . Has Cow learned her lesson about living life in the fast lane? Moo?

Pairing two talented creators who managed to tell a complete story with just one word—MOO—this imaginative picture book will have readers laughing one
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My Car

Byron Barton

4.4
Toddlers are continuously fascinated by the automobile. From the sound of the engine to the proper care and keep of a car. This spectacular machine loses its mystique as we grow older, but Byron Barton's vibrant picture book just may rekindle your -- and your child's -- love of the auto.

Using a very bold color palette with smooth lines and short text, My Car introduces young readers to Sam. Sam lo
A Man Called Ove book cover11

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

4.3
A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.

Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just beca
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What Kind of Car Does a T. Rex Drive?

Mark Lee, Brian Biggs

4.3
Dinosaurs find their ideal vehicles in this hilarious, crowd-pleasing read-aloud, perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site .

When a stegosaurus, a pterodactyl, and a triceratops all show up at Uncle Otto's car lot, he doesn't have a clue how to help them. After all, he's never sold a car to a dinosaur before. Luckily, Ava and Mickey--two kids with
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Christine

Stephen King

4.3
Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 national bestseller of the ultimate vehicle of terror!

“This is the story of a lover’s triangle…It was bad from the start. And it got worse in a hurry.”

It’s love at first sight for high school student Arnie Cunningham when he and his best friend Dennis Guilder spot the dilapidated 1958 red-and-white Plymouth Fury for sale—dubbed “Christine” b
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)

J. R. R. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Illustrated by Francis Mosley. TOLKIEN

4.3
"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--his very own motorcycle. Living in a knothole in a hotel room, young Ralph has seen plenty of families come and go, some more generous with their crumbs than others. But when young Keith and his parents check in to the hotel, Ralph gets his first chance to check out. He has always fantasized about ven
Sheep in a Jeep book cover15

Sheep in a Jeep

Nancy E. Shaw

4.3
Out for a drive in the country, Nancy Shaw and Margot Apple's well-known and beloved sheep run into some mishaps with their sturdy red jeep.
How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot book cover16

How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot

John Muir

4.3
First published in 1969, this classic manual of automotive repair equips VW owners with the practical skills to keep their Volkswagen running smoothly. Inside you'll find:

Expert knowledge on any air-cooled Volkswagen built through 1978, including Bugs, Karmann Ghias, vans, and campers

Easy-to-understand, fun-to-read information for novice and veteran mechanics alike, with anecdotal descriptions and
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How Cars Work

Tom Newton

4.3
How Cars Work is a completely illustrated primer describing the 250 most important car parts and how they work. This mini-textbook includes wonderfully simple line drawings and clear language to describe all the automotive systems as well as a glossary, index, and a test after each chapter. How Cars Work provides the basic vocabulary and mechanical knowledge to help a reader talk intelligently wit
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Crash into You (Pushing the Limits, #3)

Katie McGarry

4.3
From acclaimed author Katie McGarry comes an explosive new tale of a romance forged in the fast lane

The girl with straight A's and the perfect life—that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy family…and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-ye
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Hot Rod Hamster

Cynthia Lord, Derek Anderson

4.3
From Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord and NYT bestselling illustrator Derek Anderson comes an INTERACTIVE read-aloud picture book for the very young-featuring an extremely lovable and adorable hams
Old car, new car, shiny painted blue car
Rust car, clean car, itty-bitty green car.
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Newbery Honor-author Cynthia Lord and New York Times bestselling illustrator Derek Anderson put t
How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer book cover20

How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer

Adrian Newey

4.3
'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon Hill


The world’s foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain’s greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir.


How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian’s unrivalled 35-year career in For
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Crashed (Driven, #3)

K. Bromber

4.3
Alternate cover edition for B00HG05AZC0


When life crashes down around us, how hard are we willing to fight for the one thing we can’t live without, each other?

Life is full of moments.
Big moments.
Little moments.
And none of them are inconsequential.
Every single moment prepares you for that one instance that defines your life. You must overcome all your fears, confront the demons that chase you, a
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Revved (Revved, #1)

Samantha Towle

4.3
Race car mechanic Andressa "Andi" Amaro has one rule—no dating drivers. With a good reason behind the rule, she has no plans on breaking it.

Carrick Ryan is the bad boy of Formula One. With a face and body that melts panties on sight, and an Irish lilt that leaves women on their knees, begging for more. He races hard and parties harder. The youngest driver to ever sign with F1, he’s still at the to
Auto Repair For Dummies book cover23

Auto Repair For Dummies

Deanna Sclar

4.3
Book by Sclar, Deanna
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site book cover24

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld

4.2
The #1 New York Times bestselling children's book

As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they'll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play! With irresistible artwork by bestselling illustrator Tom
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Fueled (Driven, #2)

K. Bromber

4.2
Alternate cover edition for 9780989450232

What happens when the one person you never expected suddenly happens to be the one you’ll fight the hardest to keep?

Colton stole my heart. He wasn't supposed to, and I sure as hell didn't want him to, but he crashed into my life, ignited feelings within me that I thought had died forever, and fueled a passion that I never knew could exist.

Rylee fell out of
Rhinoceros Success: The Secret to Charging Full Speed Toward Every Opportunity book cover26

Rhinoceros Success: The Secret to Charging Full Speed Toward Every Opportunity

Scott Alexander, Dave Ramsey

4.2
Author Scott Alexander wants you to wake up tomorrow morning as a full-grown, 6,000-pound rhinoceros! Rhinos have purpose. Rhinos have dreams. And rhinos put everything they've got into everything they do. If you have ever thought I can do better, if you have ever felt the stirrings of rhino blood in your veins and your heart quicken at the scent of success, then you are ready. Listen to Rhinocero
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Little Blue Truck's Halloween

Alice Schertle

4.2
Beep! Beep! It’s Halloween! Little Blue Truck is picking up his animal friends for a costume party. Lift the flaps in this large, sturdy board book to find out who’s dressed up in each costume! Will Blue wear a costume too? With the delightful rhymes and signature illustration style that made Little Blue Truck a household name, Blue’s new adventure is full of festive costumes, fall colors, and ple
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Car Science

Richard Hammond

4.2
Top Gear's Richard Hammond is in the driving seat for this turbo-charged tour through the nuts and bolts of car technology. Help your child discover all about the science of cars in this explosive tour.
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T is for Turbo: ABC Book (Motorhead Garage Series)

Michael J. Myers and Richard A. Wright

4.2
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Trucks, Planes and Cars Coloring Book: Cars Coloring Books for Kids

Ann Rainbow Coloring books

4.2
Do your kids love Cars, Trucks, and Planes - Then this coloring book is for you. Coloring Book is for boys and girls aged from 2 to 8 years old (Coloring book for preschoolers and toddlers). The Coloring book is packed with the best trucks, cars and planes for you to spend a colorful time with your kids or let them enjoy it by themselves. Special bonus includes coloring pages of Fire trucks, Monst
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The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)

Maggie Stiefvater

4.2
Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after…
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1)

Ian Fleming, Brian Selznick

4.2
Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond novels, wrote only one children’s book—and it is a classic! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the name of the flying, floating, driving-by-itself automobile that takes the Pott family on a riotous series of adventures as they try to capture a notorious gang of robbers. This is a story filled with humor, adventure, and gadgetry that only a genius like Fleming cou
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Car

Kate Dopirak, Mary Peterson

4.2
A little red car beeps good night to all of his four-wheeled friends in this fresh take on the classic song, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”

Twinkle, twinkle, little car,
how you love to travel far.
Now it’s time to go to bed.
But you want to drive instead.

It’s time for Little Car to go to sleep, but he isn’t tired yet! So he cruises around town saying goodnight to all of his friends, from the tracto
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Rattletrap Car

Phyllis Root and Jill Barton

4.2
"A picture book that passes the fun test with flying fizz." — BOOKLIST

It’s hot. Hot, hot, hot! So Junie and Jake and Poppa and the baby want to go to the lake. But can they make it there in their rattletrap car? It doesn’t go fast, and it doesn’t go far — but with the help of some razzleberry dazzleberry snazzleberry fizz, a beach ball, a surfboard, and a three-speed, wind-up, paddle-wheel boat, t
Go, Dog. Go! book cover35

Go, Dog. Go!

P.D. Eastman

4.2
Reading goes to the dogs in this timeless Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. From big dogs and little dogs to red, green, and blue dogs, dogs going up and dogs going fast . . . who knew dogs were so busy? And laughter will ensue at the repeated question “Do you like my hat?” Like P. D. Eastman’s classic Are You My Mother?Go, Dog. Go! has been a go-to favorite for over fifty years, leaving audience
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Old, New, Red, Blue! (Step into Reading)

RH Disney

4.2
Ready, set, GO! Lightning McQueen, the rookie hot-shot race car, is screaming his way down the track on his way to winning the Piston Cup. But when he gets stuck in a slow little town called Radiator Springs, McQueen must learn a valuable lesson about friendship—fast. This beautifully illustrated Read-Aloud Storybook is the complete retelling of Disney presentation of a Pixar film latest computer-
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Number One Sam

Greg Pizzoli

4.2
They're off! Sam is the best race-car driver in history-he is number one at every race!

But when his best friend, Maggie, shows that she has racing talent of her own, Sam doesn't know how to handle coming in second place. Will he learn what it truly means to be a winner?

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Cannonball!

Brock Yates

4.2
This first book of its kind tells the behind-the-scenes story of the incredibly illegal Cannonball rally. This best seller is now available in paperback!In the early 1970s, Brock Yates, senior editor of Car and Driver Magazine, created the now infamous Cannonball Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash; a flat out, no-holds-barred race from New York City to Redondo Beach, California. Setting out t
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And on that Bombshell: Inside the Madness and Genius of Top Gear

Richard Porter, Ben Elliot, et al

4.2
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Cars Galore

Peter Stein, Bob Staake

4.2
Buckle up for an exuberant ride humming with energetic rhymes and whimsical, retro art from a masterful team.

Black car, green car,
nice car, mean car.
Near car, far car.
Whoa! Bizarre car!

Ready to hit the road? Gear up for a nonstop parade of shapes, sizes, sounds, and even smells in a wild array of cars packed with big personalities, awesome features, and eccentric passengers. Driven by Peter Ste
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Race Car Count

Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Michael Slack

4.1
Race car 1 honks look at me!
He zooms in front with the turn of a key.

Race car 2 is close behind.
The sound of vroom is on his mind.

This simple, rhyming text is perfect for reinforcing counting with young children, and the vibrant, energetic illustrations make this a terrific package for the youngest vehicle enthusiasts.
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Clarkson on Cars

Jeremy Clarkson

4.1
Jeremy Clarkson gets under the bonnet in Clarkson on Cars - a collection of his motoring journalism.

Jeremy Clarkson has been driving cars, writing about them and occasionally voicing his opinions on the BBC's Top Gear for twenty years.

No one in the business is taller.

In this collection of classic Clarkson, stretching back to the mid-1980s, he's pulled together the car columns and stories with whic
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Salvaged (Saints of Denver, #4)

Jay Crownove

4.1
Hudson Wheeler is tired of being the nice guy. He’s ready to start living in the moment but when he meets Poppy Cruz, her sad eyes hook him in right away. Wheeler can see Poppy’s pain and all he wants to do is take care of her and make her smile, whatever it takes.

After a lifetime of being hurt, Poppy’s determined to keep herself safe by keeping everyone else at arm’s length. Wheeler’s sexy grin s
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride book cover44

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride

Kate DiCamillo

4.1
The New York Times best-selling porcine wonder finds herself behind the wheel in this hilarious adventure available in paperback.

Mr. and Mrs. Watson's porcine wonder, Mercy, loves nothing more than a ride in the car. It takes a fair amount of nudging and bribing and a "You are such a good sport, darling" to get the portly pig out of the driver's seat, but once the convertible is on the road, Mercy
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Bully (Fall Away, #1)

Penelope Douglas

4.1
My name is Tate. He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me so informally, if he referred to me at all. No, he'll barely even speak to me.

But he still won't leave me alone.

We were best friends once. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumors got more sadistic as tim
The Spooky Wheels on the Bus book cover46

The Spooky Wheels on the Bus

J. Elizabeth Mills and Ben Mantle

4.1
A haunted Halloween bus ride that will have children singing with excitement.

THE SPOOKY WHEELS ON THE BUS is a humorous Halloween-themed version of the classic song THE WHEELS ON THE BUS...with a few ghoulish tricks and treats up its sleeves!

Count from One Spooky Bus up to Ten Goofy Ghosts as this Halloween ride races through town picking up a few unsuspecting passengers along the way.
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Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving

Ross Bentley

4.1
Performance and racing drivers constantly seek ways to sharpen their skills and lower their lap times. Ultimate Speed Secrets is the indispensable tool to help make you faster, whatever your driving goals.

Professional race driver and coach Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indycars to World Sports Cars to production sedans, on ovals, road courses, and street circuits around the world. His pro
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From a Buick 8

Stephen King

4.1
The state police of Troop D in rural Pennsylvania have kept a secret in Shed B out back of the barracks ever since 1979, when Troopers Ennis Rafferty and Curtis Wilcox answered a call from a gas station just down the road and came back with an abandoned Buick Roadmaster. Curt Wilcox knew old cars, and he knew immediately that this one was...wrong, just wrong. A few hours later, when Rafferty vanis
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Lowriders in Space (Lowriders in Space, #1)

Cathy Camper, Raul the Third

4.1
Lupe Impala, El Chavo Flapjack, and Elirio Malaria love working with cars. You name it, they can fix it. But the team's favorite cars of all are lowriders—cars that hip and hop, dip and drop, go low and slow, bajito y suavecito. The stars align when a contest for the best car around offers a prize of a trunkful of cash—just what the team needs to open their own shop! ¡Ay chihuahua! What will it ta
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Go! Go! Go! Stop!

Charise Mericle Harper

4.1
One day Little Green rolls into town and says his first word: "Go!" The town is building a bridge, and now everyone has a job to do, from dump truck to forklift. Little Green helps them do their jobs with gusto. Until . . . there is a little too much gusto. They can go, go, go . . . but how will they stop?

This bright, fun book with a bold package captures the endless energy of little boys and the
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My Truck Is Stuck!

Kevin Lewis, Daniel Kirk

4.1
My Truck Is Stuck. Rotten luck. Can't go! My truck is stuck. Tug and tow. Two engines roar. But the truck won't go. Not one inch more. Does anyone know how to make my stuck truck go? In this lyrical read-aloud, young drivers are introduced to the ins and outs of hauling, beeping, and repairing -- get ready for a fun ride!
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Pocket Genius: Cars

DK

4.1
From the factory to the road, browse through more than 170 cool cars - from hatchbacks to hybrids - in Pocket Genius: Cars. Trace the history of the automobile from early vintage cars to modern concept cars, limousines to coupes, and minivans to sports cars in this compact-size reference guide perfect for children ages 8-12.

Redesigned in paperback, DK's best-selling Pocket Genius series is now ava
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The World According to Clarkson (World According to Clarkson, #1)

Jeremy Clarkson

4.1
Jeremy Clarkson shares his opinions on just about everything in The World According to Clarkson.

Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit. And as a result, he's got one or two things to tell us about how it all works; and being Jeremy Clarkson he's not about to voice them quietly, humbly and without great dollops of humour.

In The World Ac
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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us

Tom Vanderbilt

4.1
Would you be surprised that road rage can be good for society? Or that most crashes happen on sunny, dry days? That our minds can trick us into thinking the next lane is moving faster? Or that you can gauge a nation s driving behavior by its levels of corruption? These are only a few of the remarkable dynamics that Tom Vanderbilt explores in this fascinating tour through the mysteries of the road.
Where Do Diggers Trick-or-Treat?: A Halloween Book for Kids and Toddlers (Where Do...Series) book cover55

Where Do Diggers Trick-or-Treat?: A Halloween Book for Kids and Toddlers (Where Do...Series)

Brianna Caplan Sayres

4.1

If you love Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? and its things-that-go companion books, now you can join the all the vehicles as they celebrate Halloween! Perfect for the littlest truck lovers!Candy, costumes, and jack-o-lanterns meet diggers, tractors, flat bed trucks, and--of course, monster trucks!--in this rhyming sturdy board book about Halloween night. Where do road rollers trick or treat after

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The Cars and Trucks Book

Todd Parr

4.1
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Good Night, Little Blue Truck

Alice Schertle

4.1
The #1 New York Times Bestseller
Beep! Beep! Beep! It’s time for sleep. Say goodnight with Little Blue Truck and friends!

A storm is brewing and Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are hurrying home for bed. But who can sleep with all that racket? It’s not long before other friends show up seeking safety from the storm. Thunder and lightning sure can be scary, but it’s easy to be brave toget
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The Man in the White Suit: The Stig, Le Mans, the Fast Lane and Me

Ben Collins

4.1
Top Gear's iconic driver, the Stig, is finally revealed!

Ben Collins divulges how he came to be Top Gear's iconic driver, as well as what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army, face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear, and much more. When the Black Stig disappeared off the end of an aircraft carrier in 2003, audiences were introduced to the White Stig—faster, stranger,
Little Critter: Monster Truck: A Fun Story about Monster Trucks for Children (Ages 4-8) (My First I Can Read) book cover59

Little Critter: Monster Truck: A Fun Story about Monster Trucks for Children (Ages 4-8) (My First I Can Read)

Mercer Mayer

4.1

Join Mercer Mayer’s beloved character Little Critter at a Monster Truck Rally in this My First I Can Read book! Perfect for fans of trucks and cars.Little Critter wants a new toy Squisher truck!For two weeks, Little Critter does chores to pay for it—he lets the dog in, takes out the trash, and cleans his room. When he finally has enough money, the toy store is all sold out.To cheer up Little Critt

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Vroom!

Barbara McClintock

4.1
From beloved author and artist Barbara McClintock comes Vroom!, a playful picture book following a little girl's imaginative journey in a race car.

Join a little girl as she zooms—
past fields and forests,
up mountains,
over rivers,
through deserts,
home again,
and into bed in this playful picture book about the power of imagination, from award-winning author and artist Barbara McClintock.
Time for School, Little Blue Truck: A Sweet School Story About Helping Friends for Children (Ages 4–8) book cover61

Time for School, Little Blue Truck: A Sweet School Story About Helping Friends for Children (Ages 4–8)

Alice Schertle

4.1

Ride along to school with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck and meet Blue's new friend: a bright yellow school bus. Beep-beep!Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are excited to meet a bright yellow school bus on the road. They see all the little animals lined up in the school bus’s many windows, and Blue wishes he could be a school bus too. What a fun job—but much too big

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Who Is Driving?

Leo Timmers

4.1
Who is driving . . . the fire engine?
Elephant!
He is driving to the fire station.

From fire trucks to convertibles and snails to elephants, here's a book that's full of toddler favorites! Kids must solve the puzzle: which animal is driving which vehicle? With bold illustrations full of funny details, kids will love reading--and playing--this simple guessing game again and again.
Little Blue Truck Leads the Way book cover63

Little Blue Truck Leads the Way

Alice Schertle

4.1
Zooom! Wooeeee . . . ! "Make way!" The big city sure is a speedy, noisy place for a country truck like Blue. Everywhere Blue looks, he sees buses, police cars, taxis, vans, a street sweeper, and even the mayor’s limousine. With everyone pushing to be first, soon there’s a giant traffic jam! But even a wrangle-tangle is no match for Little Blue Truck, who comes to the rescue in true Blue style.

Brim
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Little Blue Truck's Christmas

Alice Schertle

4.1


It's the most wonderful time of the year! Little Blue Truck is spreading cheer by delivering Christmas trees to his animal friends. Can you help count each green tree from one to five and back again? Don’t forget to save one for Blue! Beep! Beep!

With the gentle rhythm and signature illustration style that made Little Blue Truck a household name, Blue's new adventure is full of holiday warmth. Stu
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Race!

Sue Fliess, Edwardian Taylor

4.1
In this imaginative book, a tiny car lines up next to all the other cars revving their engines. . . . Will it be able to take the Winner's Cup?

Race cars!
Line up!
Who will take the Winner's Cup?

Cars start,
lights glow...
"Rev your engines...GO GO GO!"

All the cars are lining up for the race, but one car is smaller than the rest. As it squeezes in between all of them, the cars rev their engines . . . an
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business book cover66

Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business

Bob Lutz

4.1
"It's time to stop the dominance of the number-crunchers, living in their perfect, predictable, financially-projected world (who fail, time and again), and give the reins to the 'product guys'...those with vision and passion for the customers and their product or service." When Bob Lutz got into the auto business in the early 1960s, CEOs knew that if you captured the public's imagination with inno
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Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

Morgan Matson

4.1
When you're on a road trip, life is all about the detours. . . .

Amy Curry is having a terrible year. Her mother has decided to move across the country and needs Amy to get their car from California to Connecticut. There's just one small problem: Since her father died this past spring, Amy hasn't been able to get behind the wheel. Enter Roger, the nineteen-year-old son of an old family friend, wh
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Race Car Dreams

Sharon Chriscoe, Dave Mottram

4.1
After a day at the track of zipping and zooming, a race car is tired and ready for bed. He washes his rims, fills his tummy with oil, and chooses a book that is all about speed. All toasty and warm, he drifts off to sleep, he shifts into gear . . . and dreams of the race!
Little Blue Truck Lost and Found: A Rhyming Picture Book about Friendship and a Farm Hayride for Kids (Ages 0-8) book cover69

Little Blue Truck Lost and Found: A Rhyming Picture Book about Friendship and a Farm Hayride for Kids (Ages 0-8)

Alice Schertle

4.1

It's a fun day on the farm with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck and friends—until Toad goes missing!Toad helps prepare for a hayride by loading piles of hay into Little Blue's truck bed. But when they're ready for a ride, Toad is nowhere to be found! Can Blue and his farm animal friends find Toad in time for him to join the fun?This seventh picture book in the beloved and bests

70

Cool Cars

Quentin Willson

4.0
A comprehensive and compact guide to the world's best cars, Cool Cars features more than a hundred classic cars, from the Bentley R-Type Continental and the Buick Roadmaster to the Datsun 240Z and the Lamborghini Countach. Stunning multi-angle photography reveals the true craftsmanship and beauty of these classic cars, while the text pays tribute to each vehicle and explains why it's destined to b
71

On the Edge

Richard Hammond

4.0
Richard Hammond is one of our most in-demand and best-loved television presenters. On September 20, 2006, he suffered a serious brain injury following a high-speed car crash, and the nation held its breath. On the Edge is his compelling account of life before and after the accident and an honest description of his year of recovery, full of drama and incident. It is also, perhaps, his explanation o
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton

4.0
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines,
73

Porsche: Excellence Was Expected: The Complete History of the Sports and Racing Cars

Karl E. Ludvigsen

4.0
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How To Drive: The Ultimate Guide, from the Man Who Was the Stig

Ben Collins

4.0
Driving is the most dangerous thing each of us does on a daily basis - and yet the average learner receives just eighteen hours' training - less than a Starbucks barista. In this inspirational, instructive, highly entertaining book, Ben Collins uses his super-charged experience of racing, stunt-work and cutting-edge scientific knowledge to tell you all of the things you didn't learn on your test -
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American Muscle Cars, 1960-1975 Coloring Book

Bruce LaFontaine

4.0
Expertly rendered illustrations of fast, flashy, and powerful sports cars, among them the 1962 Ford Thunderbird, 1964 Corvette Stingray, 1968 Chevy Impala SS427, 1969 Camaro Z-28, 1970 Ford Torino Fastback, 1971 Mustang Boss 351, 1974 Firebird Trans-Am, and 37 others. For coloring book enthusiasts and "muscle car" fans.
Meet the Cars book cover76

Meet the Cars

Disney Book Group

4.0
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Mitchell's License

Hallie Durand, Tony Fucile

4.0
Hop in for a hilarious, heartwarming ride with four-year-old Mitchell, a kid with a need for speed, a lead foot, and a very special license to drive.

Mitchell was four years, one month, and five days old when he got his license. He may need a little boost getting into the driver’s seat, but once he’s behind the wheel, his car sure goes fast! Left turn, right turn, slow down for speed bumps - Mitche
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Trash Truck: Perfect for Little Fans of Big Trucks

Max Keane

4.0

Based on the Netflix original series and inspired by a true story, this board book is perfect for little fans of big trucks!When Hank, a six-year-old boy with a big imagination, meets his best pal, a giant honking, snorting Trash Truck, things will never be the same. This book includes a unique gatefold, perfect for making any story time extra special!Trash Truck is based on the real life experien

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Motor Mouth (Alex Barnaby #2)

Janet Evanovich

4.0
Barney is a woman with a taste for speed, talent for breaking rules, and knows too much about cheating. First there was boyfriend NASCAR racer Hooker and a salesclerk. Now an unlikely winner has to be cheating. Another spotter calls for help, trapped. Their drooling St Bernard leaves his teeth marks in a corpse. They are on the run, suspected of murder.
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Joy Ride (Big Rock #5)

Lauren Blakel

4.0
From the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of FULL PACKAGE and BIG ROCK, comes a hot & hilarious new standalone romantic comedy…

Let’s be honest, ladies. A good man is a lot like the perfect car. You want a hot body, an engine that purrs, and superior performance under the hood...for the best joy ride of your life.

I’m at your service. Ready to go all night long.

But then a wildly sexy brunette ap
Build your own Cars Sticker book: Build And Customize your own Supercars in this Interactive Sticker Book book cover81

Build your own Cars Sticker book: Build And Customize your own Supercars in this Interactive Sticker Book

Simon Tudhope

4.0

A high-octane sticker book with over 10 pages of stickers with which young car enthusiasts can customize a range of supercars. Complete each car by adding wheels, headlights and trim - includes a rally car, a Le Mans car, a Pro Mod racer, an SUV and many more.- Features over 100 stickers to place!- Includes cool statistics on every page - perfect for sharing with friends and family.- Screen-free f

What Do You Say, Little Blue Truck? Sound Book: An interactive farm sound book with eight tactile buttons―pig, sheep, cow, horse & more―for toddlers ages 0-5 book cover82

What Do You Say, Little Blue Truck? Sound Book: An interactive farm sound book with eight tactile buttons―pig, sheep, cow, horse & more―for toddlers ages 0-5

Alice Schertle

4.0

Get ready to moo, baa, and beep with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck in this interactive sound book!The friendly Little Blue Truck beeps hello to all of his animal friends in this all-new, original story. How will each of his friends say hello back? Do they beep like Blue—or will they say something new? Come along for the ride and enjoy learning about animal noises with eight s

Dig It! Dump It! Build It! 10-Button Sound Book for Little Construction Lovers, Ages 2-7 book cover83

Dig It! Dump It! Build It! 10-Button Sound Book for Little Construction Lovers, Ages 2-7

Cottage Door Press

4.0

Let's all sing along with this sound book as we explore construction work, tools, and machines! Explore the construction site to learn about the tools and each kind of truck used to build, from bulldozers and dump trucks to jack-hammers and cement mixers. Push the audio buttons that correspond with the icons on the page - pushing buttons on books with sound helps enforce fine motor development and

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Driven to Distraction

Jeremy Clarkson

4.0
Brace yourself, Clarkson’s back. And he’d like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars in the world (alongside a few irredeemable disasters ...). Or he would, if there weren’t so many things competing for his attention first. So much to get off his chest. The world according to Clarkson is a perplexing place, filled
85

Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers, #1)

Penny Reid, Joy Nash, et al

4.0
From the NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling series

Beards, brothers, and bikers! Oh my!

Identical twins Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly handsome face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. This is why Jessica James, recent college graduate and perpetual level-headed good girl, has been in naïve and unhealthy infatu
86

The Boxcar Children 1-4 (The Boxcar Children, #1-4)

Gertrude Chandler Warner

4.0
The paperback editions of The Boxcar Children Mysteries: #1, The Boxcar Children; #2, Surprise Island; #3, The Yellow House Mystery; and #4, Mystery Ranch are offered together in a cardboard case.

Little Blue Truck and Racer Red: A Fun Picture Book About Race Cars, Friendship, and Trying Your Best for Children (Ages 4-8) book cover87

Little Blue Truck and Racer Red: A Fun Picture Book About Race Cars, Friendship, and Trying Your Best for Children (Ages 4-8)

Alice Schertle

4.0

The #1 bestselling Little Blue Truck meets a zippy red race car with a need for speed.Little Blue Truck and good friend Toad are out for a drive when a flash of red whizzes by—then whizzes back to stop and say hi. Sleek and low, Racer Red is made for speed and loves to go fast! When she challenges Blue to a race, Blue knows that win or lose, it’s fun to try! Beep! Beep! Zooooom!

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Indestructibles: Things That Go!

Amy Pixton

4.0
Learn all about things that go in a book that’s indestructible.

Baby’s driving down the road. Look, a truck!
Baby’s flying in the air. Wow, there’s a plane!
Baby’s sailing on the sea—along with a ship, a sailboat, and a submarine!


Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read”
Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend: A Farmyard Story About Welcoming New Friends for Children (Ages 4–8) book cover89

Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend: A Farmyard Story About Welcoming New Friends for Children (Ages 4–8)

Alice Schertle

4.0

Welcome a new friend to the farm with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck!Beep! Beep! Have you heard the news? There is someone new on the farm!All the animals are nervous and excited about meeting a new friend—what will he be like? Does he neigh like a horse or oink like a pig? Does he have fur or feathers? Does he swim? Does he fly? Making new friends can be scary at first but be

90

America's Wildest Show Rods of the 1960s and 1970s: Analysis and Opinions from George Barris, Darryl Starbird, Candy Joe Bailon, and Others

Scotty Gosson

4.0
The 1960s and 1970s were a time of artistic excess. Crazy outfits, new-found freedoms of the boomer generation, and the hippie movement, all created an explosion of style completely unique to the period and generation. The 1960s and 1970s were also a time of intense automotive enthusiasm. New car launches every September were greeted with anticipation, muscle cars with excessive horsepower were th
Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy: A Touch-and-Feel Book: A Touch-and-Feel Book – An NYT Bestselling Sensory Farm Animal Board Book book cover91

Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy: A Touch-and-Feel Book: A Touch-and-Feel Book – An NYT Bestselling Sensory Farm Animal Board Book

Alice Schertle

4.0

A touch-and-feel board book starring the New York Times #1 bestselling Little Blue Truck!Soft and woolly, shiny and smooth...this Little Blue Truck book for the youngest fan provides fun and sensory exploration, while gently sharing that we don’t have to be the same to be the best of ourselves—and the best of friends.The touch-and-feel for Little Blue’s youngest fans features touchable elements fo

92

Car: The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile

DK

4.0
Tracing the history of the automobile, from the first prototypes to the super cars of today, Car covers the technological developments and manufacture of cars, the cultural backdrop against which the various models arose, and the enduring impact the car has had on society as an object of curiosity, symbol of luxury, and item of necessity.

The most lavishly illustrated treatment of the subject on t

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Wheels on the Bus

Raffi

4.0
Singing and reading to your child are considered two of the most vital ways parents can stimulate the development of a child's brain during the earlist years. Raffi's Songs to Read unites the rhythm, rhyme, and repetition that helps to lay the foundation for later speech, listening, and reading skills. here with fresh new cover designs are some of Raffi's best-known songs. With enchanting illustra
Goodnight Train Halloween: A Cozy Bedtime Book for Celebrating Halloween Featuring Friendly Ghosts, Costumes, and Jack-O-Lanterns (The Goodnight Train, 4) book cover94

Goodnight Train Halloween: A Cozy Bedtime Book for Celebrating Halloween Featuring Friendly Ghosts, Costumes, and Jack-O-Lanterns (The Goodnight Train, 4)

June Sobel

4.0

The perfect gift for the littlest trick-or-treater! The Goodnight Train takes a magical Halloween ride to bedtime in this sturdy board book with peek-a-boo pages. Trick or Treat! Trick or Treat! Whoooo! Whoooo!It's Halloween night and the Goodnight Train is set to choo choo BOO! See costumed sheep, find glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and fill the boxcar with candy freight before rolling into the statio

95

Chrysler Slant Six Engines: How to Rebuild and Modify

Doug Dutra

4.0
The year 1960 was an important one in auto manufacturing; it was the year all of the Big Three unveiled entrants in a new class of car called the compact. Chrysler's offering, the Plymouth Valiant, was paired with its redesigned 6-cylinder engine entrant, the Slant Six, known by its nickname the "leaning tower of power." This engine powered the Valiants when they swept the top seven positions in t
Disney Pixar Cars - I'm Ready to Read with Lightning McQueen - Play-a-Sound - PI Kids book cover96

Disney Pixar Cars - I'm Ready to Read with Lightning McQueen - Play-a-Sound - PI Kids

Pi Kids

4.0

Read along as Lightning McQueen races to the finish line! Press 10 buttons to hear each page read out loud. Simple sentences, large type, and expressive narration make it easy for beginning readers to follow along!

97

The Happy Man and His Dump Truck

Miryam

4.0
A happy man thrills a group of farm animals when he takes them for a joy ride in his dump truck. This book is a true classic illustrated by the inimitable Tibor Gergely.
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Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car

Eileen Christelow

4.0
The monkeys and Mama are eager to get a new car. The five little monkeys clean and paint their old car until it sparkles like new. But who will buy it? Perhaps those clever monkeys can convince their cranky crocodile neighbors that what they really need is . . . yes, a car! Children will love predicting how the five little monkeys will deal with each new challenge, making this a perfect story for
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Gus's Garage

Leo Timmers

4.0
Gus's workshop is chock-full of odds and ends. When his friend Rico comes over with a problem (his scooter seat is way too small for a rhino), Gus finds just the thing to fix it.
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The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit

Michael Cannell

4.0
In THE LIMIT, Michael Cannell tells the enthralling story of Phil Hill-a lowly California mechanic who would become the first American-born driver to win the Grand Prix-and, on the fiftieth anniversary of his triumph, brings to life a vanished world of glamour, valor, and daring.

With the pacing and vivid description of a novel, THE LIMIT charts the journey that brought Hill from dusty California