Bob Staake's zany effervescence is fantastic, and we can't get enough of his brilliant cartoonish creations. In "Look! A Book!" children will find so much to see and do that it's difficult to know what to concentrate on first.

Using page cut-outs and rhymes to guide you to each double spread full of fun, there's a ton to discover amongst each busy set of crazy characters, vroomtastic vehicles and more than a few surprises.

There's a rather neat idea once you think you've finished too. The book urges you to go back and find all the things you might have missed. A list of common objects is hidden in each spread - and you can fold the list 'up and over' for reference. Can you find all the pizza slices and bowling pins, for instance?

A fabulous smorgasbord of observation and fun. We definitely want to hunt down the second in the series (Look! Another book!) and can't wait to see more of Bob's brilliant work.

Charlotte's best bit: Taking ages to find a cat dressed as a clown, or the tiniest robot in the world.

Daddy's Favourite bit: Full of fun, love Bob's Zany retro-futurist style. What a great little book to while away a rainy saturday afternoon!

This book was absolutely impossible to pass by on our recent trip to the library for two reasons. Number one: It's illustrated by the utter genius Bob Staake and Number two: it's absolutely filled to the brim with cars, cars, lots of cars! Cars Galore in fact!

Charlotte loved the book as much as I did, so we took it home and diving into the rhyming text and the sheer energy of the panels and illustrations, it's a real joy even if you're not really into automobiles in any way.

We meet tall cars, short cars, old cars, new cars. Cars seemingly driven by crazed crocodiles, cars that speed off into the distance with all cylinders firing while others cough and splutter along the road as slow as tortoises.

Bold colours, utterly brilliant car designs, crazy rhymes but above all the real sense that the book could sprout a set of wheels and whizz out from under you at any moment makes this nigh on essential. Since discovering Bob Staake's brilliant retro-style illustrations we've made it our duty to voraciously consume anything he's involved in, and Cars Galore does not disappoint. We couldn't wait to crack out our colouring pencils and felt tips and draw our own crazy cars zooming around. If you love books by Richard Scarry because of the crazy little vehicles whizzing around all over the place, this is seriously going to be your cup of tea.

Charlotte's best bit: The utterly superb "Jazz Car" - Smooth, baby!

Daddy's favourite bit: I rather liked the "Old Car" complete with cobweb-nosed driver!