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The Two Cars

by Ingri D'Aulaire
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781590172346
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: New York Review of Books
  • Publisher Imprint: New York Review of Books
  • Publication Date: N/A
  • Pages: 32
  • Original Price: INR 1099.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 299 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Transportation / Cars, Trucks & Buses

In The Two Cars the celebrated husband and wife team of Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, famous for their illustrated versions of Norse and Greek myths, offer young children a playful modern twist on the ancient fable of the tortoise and the hare.

Two cars sit side by side in the same garage. One is fast, shiny, and ready to go; the other is a comfortable old jalopy, a little worse for wear but as reliable as can be. On a magic moonlit night, the doors of the garage swing open and they head out for a spin, each determined to prove that he is the "best car on the road." Over hill and dale and roundabout they go, encountering--and narrowly missing--trains, trucks, wildlife, and even, in the form of a policeman on a motorcycle, the long arm of the law. Before the two cars' nocturnal caper is over, each will have discovered the being the "best" is not so simple as you might suppose.

Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (1898-1986) studied art in Germany and France, and worked with Henri Matisse. In Munich, he met Ingri Mortenson (1904-1980), a Norwegian-born art student. They married, emigrated to the US, and began a long career together, during which they published over twenty picture books for children. The Magic Rug was followed by Ola and East of the Sun and West of the Moon, both of which describe Norwegian folklore. Their work shifted to American history with Abraham Lincoln, a biography which won the 1940 Caldecott Medal. The d'Aulaires were awarded the Regina Medal from the Catholic Library Association in 1970.

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