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English
Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
14 December 2006
Winner of the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award

It is late at night in the city. From his father's shoulder, a sleepless baby watches the snow drift down from the sky onto the busy street below. What are all those noises? What are all those lights? His tired but patient father explains everything, from the bustle of taxis swishing through the slush to the grinding and slamming of the early-morning garbage trucks.

Teddy Jam's lyrical prose and Eric Beddows's detailed illustrations cast Night Cars in that magical light between sleep and waking. This classic baby book, now available in a board book format, is a perennial favorite.
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Illustrated by:   Eric Beddows
Imprint:   Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Country of Publication:   Canada
Edition:   Board Book ed.
Dimensions:   Height: 225mm,  Width: 222mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   526g
ISBN:   9780888997487
ISBN 10:   0888997485
Pages:   32
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   Up to 3 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language ,  English as a second language
Format:   Board book
Publisher's Status:   Active

Teddy Jam (Matt Cohen) was the pseudonymous author of many wonderful children's books. He was also a novelist and won the Governor General's Award for his last novel, Elizabeth and After. ERIC BEDDOWS is a renowned illustrator who has won many awards, including the Governor General's Award for The Rooster's Gift, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for the Zoom books, and the International Ezra Jack Keats Award bronze medal. He has also had numerous one-man shows of his artwork. He lives in Stratford, Ontario.

Reviews for Night Cars

“Night Cars goes right to the heart of little children…Bliss, but not treacle.” — Globe and Mail “The Canadian Goodnight Moon.” — CBC Radio Children's Panel “This one has classic written all over it.” — Canadian Press “Wonderful double page spread illustrations showing the baby in the foreground and the street in the background have a definite vintage feel. A minimal text with simple rhymes sweeps the reader from page to page with a soft rhythm which is soothing and which would be perfect for bedtime reading.” — Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Review


  • Winner of Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award 1987 (Canada)

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