Mitchell's License

PreS—When three-year-old Mitchell is reluctant to go to bed, his father issues him a driver's license and becomes his vehicle to bed. The two drive throughout the house, stopping to clean the windshield (Dad's glasses), add oil (water from the sippy cup), and honk the horn (Dad's nose). There is a minor collision, but the car seems undamaged and Mitchell becomes a better driver. The circuitous route to bed becomes more direct when he decides that they need gas and takes a detour to the cookie jar. Both father and son look ready for bed after the night's excursion. Digitally created cartoons capture the energetic child and his speedy car. The full-page artwork and text complement each other. Young readers will be tickled, and parents will appreciate the creative bedtime play.—Carolyn Janssen, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH