This is great for any kid who's interested in cars, trains, and other things that go! McMullan has a great rhythm to the text of the story, with the train chugging along and the car 'vrooooooming' across the pages, this will keep any kid's attention. The colors on the page are bright, and there are plenty of spots of information for a reader to learn all kinds of things about freight trains. This one is definitely a keeper! A little red car challenges a freight train to race to Chicago. The friendly, sportsmanlike freight train accepts, and chants through the journey, from loading the cars to arriving in the freight yard-- and offering the car a ride home. A frolicking, fun run through a picture book, with rhyming, rhythmical text that makes it one of the best in this series.Some things rang untrue (truckers riding *in* their trucks on the train? pizzas in a box car, not a fridge car?) and one or two were confusing -- my son always asks about the picture showing the popsicle 'floating' out of the refrigerator car. However, neither he nor I grew tired of re-reading it.
What do You think about I'm Fast! (2012)?
Who will win the race to Chicago? Shiny red sports car or chugga chugga train? OH! You know!
—LuisPF
I'm not a huge fan of train books, but this book will make some little boys very happy!
—salvador
A heavy-duty train and race car's thrilling cross-country contest.-- Monty K.
—maddi
