What a neat way to illustrate the concept of basic addition! Our kindergarten teacher read this book to the class and it provided an example to the children that adding numbers together can be done in a variety of ways: from simple to higher level thinking.

This book is great when teaching number concepts to young children. It has a predictable text, which makes it easy reading for children.

Mom and Billy leave home at night in the family car, and are setting off to somewhere (left to the readers' imagination). Through beautiful illustration, you see the various interesting things that pop up on a night time drive, like city lights, a carnival, a lit up stadium, wild animals, etc. The book concludes with mom and Billy standing on a scenic overlook at sunrise, looking over a small New England-style town with, "It's going to be a beautiful day."

A book that you may, or may not read more than once, but children may find it interesting.