Are We There Yet? - Hardcover

Dandi Daley Mackall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525470956 ISBN 13: 9780525470953

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 2003

Synopsis

Enhanced with animated illustrations, a humorous tale tells of a familyÆs summer road trip vacation down Route 66 that includes a flea-bitten dog, singing parents, weary siblings, and one pair of missing underpants.

About this title

About the Author:

Dandi Daley Mackall is the author of many books for young readers.

Shannon McNeill has illustrated several picture books, and her artwork has been called "a delight" by Booklist.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 3-This is a knowing yet cheerful look at family travel: "Boring,/Snoring,/Zilch to do./Someone pinched me!/Wonder who?/Open sunroof-/Bye-bye, shoe!" The title question is asked repeatedly. The backseat looks smaller and smaller as the brother, sister, dog, various games, books, luggage, and a picnic basket vie for space. McNeill's wacky, full-color art perfectly captures the claustrophobia, car sickness, monotony, and relief when the family finally reaches its destination, where the adults look happy to sit on a bench with the dog while the kids play with bumper cars. A confusing detail: in one picture, a parent's watch says 5:15, but the scene that follows appears to be set in the hottest part of the day. This book can be used with Maggie Smith's Counting Our Way to Maine (Orchard, 1995) and David McPhail's Pigs Ahoy! (Dutton, 1995) for a fun storyhour about vacations.
Bina Williams, Bridgeport Public Library, CT
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0525470956
• ISBN 13: 9780525470953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Shannon McNeill