TAXI, GO!

A taxi heads into the city.

Rhyming text addresses a perky, smiling taxi as it makes its way through town taking fares, driving through rain and sun, and speeding along (“Careful, Taxi— / not too fast!”). Colorful, kid-friendly illustrations depict the town’s racially diverse occupants: families and friends, bus riders, cyclists, pedestrians, travelers with roller bags, ice cream eaters, dog walkers, firefighters who use a ladder to rescue a cat, and people shielding themselves with umbrellas against the rain. An elderly resident uses a walker, and a child with a limb difference plays soccer. Observant readers will spot the town’s many animal inhabitants as well. This very busy taxi is constantly on the go, finding time to deliver passengers to different events and locations, including the airport, before eventually bringing a family home as the sun goes down, when it’s time for all to go to sleep. Young transportation enthusiasts will enjoy this energetic ride and will slip into sleep when the taxi slows down, though adults reading it aloud may have trouble maintaining the rhyme, as the text is sometimes split between pages. Still, this bright and breezy selection is sure to be enjoyed, savored, and hailed by the very young.

A lively and cheerful day in the life of a taxi.