Faster! Faster!

Title:

Faster! Faster!

Author:

Summary:

A day at the park. A ride on Daddy's back. Run, Daddy! Faster! Faster! How fast can Daddy go? Faster than a dog? A horse? How about a cheetah? Must his feet even touch the ground? Leslie Patricelli reprises the duo from Higher! Higher! in another humorous riff on a favorite pastime - a laugh-out-loud-funny tale of few words about doting dads and high-energy kids whose imaginations know no bounds.

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.

Running -- Juvenile fiction.

Speed -- Juvenile fiction.

Crawling and creeping -- Juvenile fiction.

Animals -- Juvenile fiction.

Parks -- Juvenile fiction.

Animal locomotion -- Juvenile fiction.

Imagination -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

Publication Date:

2012

ISBN:

9780763654733

Publication Information:

Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.

Call Number:

P PATRICE

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Summary

Hang on tight for more comic joy in this companion to the Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor winner Higher! Higher!

A day at the park. A ride on Daddy's back. Run, Daddy! Faster! Faster! How fast can Daddy go? Faster than a dog? A horse? How about a cheetah? Must his feet even touch the ground? Leslie Patricelli reprises the duo from Higher! Higher! in another humorous riff on a favorite pastime -- a laugh-out-loud-funny tale of few words about doting dads and high-energy kids whose imaginations know no bounds.

Author Notes

Leslie Patricelli is the author-illustrator of Higher! Higher! as well as eleven board books starring her beloved bald baby character, most recently Tubby and Potty . "While racing home from the post office, my daughter Tatum was riding on my back yelling, 'faster, Mommy, faster!' " she says. "Our imaginations took off, and the sequel to Higher! Higher! was born." Leslie Patricelli lives in Ketchum, Idaho, with her husband, their three children, a slow fat cat, a quick kitten, and two bunnies that can outrun them all.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-In the spirit of Higher! Higher! (Candlewick, 2009), Patricelli takes children on a wild ride. The little girl is done with the swings and now wants her daddy to give her a ride on his back. On each page she demands that he go faster and faster. Her imagination turns him into a puppy, rabbit, ostrich, horse, cheetah, falcon, and dolphin until finally he turns into an exhausted turtle. The colorful illustrations capture the child's exuberance and sheer joy as she rides each creature on land, sea, or air, and then surprise as the turtle collapses. Each spread shows the totally exhausted animal left in her wake and gives a clue as to what unsuspecting animal will be her next ride. The boldly colored, uncluttered pictures with minimal backgrounds are perfect for preschoolers, and the repetitive text is tailor-made for the very young. An absolute delight.-Kris Hickey, Columbus Metropolitan Library, OH (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.