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geekwayne's review
4.0
'Bobby's Got a Brand-New Car' by Zidrou with illustrations by Sébastien Chebret is a fun ride through a child's imagination of grown up things.
Little Bobby gets to pick out his dream car (a convertible) and pay for it with his own money (the magic card that pays for everything!). He takes it out for a drive and listens to all the sounds a happy car makes. He picks up his mom from school, but when he gets dad, dad has to sit in the back.
The book never lets on whether this is a daydream, and I think I'm ok with that. Surely children are smart enough to know they can't drive cars yet. The magic card that pays for everything might be a teachable moment, but I say let the kids have a little dream of being big and being on the road.
It's a cute story and the illustrations are perfect. I liked the style that this book had. I also liked that it didn't belittle Bobby.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Little Bobby gets to pick out his dream car (a convertible) and pay for it with his own money (the magic card that pays for everything!). He takes it out for a drive and listens to all the sounds a happy car makes. He picks up his mom from school, but when he gets dad, dad has to sit in the back.
The book never lets on whether this is a daydream, and I think I'm ok with that. Surely children are smart enough to know they can't drive cars yet. The magic card that pays for everything might be a teachable moment, but I say let the kids have a little dream of being big and being on the road.
It's a cute story and the illustrations are perfect. I liked the style that this book had. I also liked that it didn't belittle Bobby.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
rdyourbookcase's review
4.0
Adorable, and perfect for transportation story time! Kids like to imitate adults, so this is perfect. Also, it sets up for a sequel!
hainyh's review
3.0
This little story is about Bobby going out to by a new car. It's quite an adult theme for a children's book, such as going into a car salesroom, saying for a car, and obeying traffic lights etc. Also, I'm not sure how much of a good idea it is to give children the idea that mummy or daddy's magic card 'pays for everything'! The illustrations are adorable and quite unique, and the text is well-placed on each page to ensure that it can be read on top of the full pages of colour. On the whole it's a nice book, but I'm not convinced it's an appropriate enough topic for a children's book.
annsantori's review
4.0
Really neat story that doesn't ever break from Bobby's imaginative world. Texture on the illustrations is really nice as well . . . reminiscent of Ehlert
librarianryan's review
2.0
This is a nice story of a kid buying a car and making sure his parents get home safe. It has beautiful color illustrations. I say this but there is a recurring theme that I don’t like. Bobby has a “magic card, the one that pays for everything”. I think this is a bad lesson to be teaching. We don’t know if it’s a credit card or a bank card, just that it pays for everything. We need to teach children about money from an early age, and using a “magic card” is an irresponsible lesson to teach without knowing the origin of said card.
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