With prose as clean as Sam’s shiny engine, Byron Barton deftly explores such ideas as transportation, signs and signals, night and day, and occupations. Bright, graphic artwork invites readers to count, name colors and shapes, and follow Sam and his car as they drive through a bustling picture book landscape, from Sam’s home in the country to his job in the city. Totally unique, totally Byron Baron. Beep! Beep! Vehicle-obsessed toddlers will line up for a ride. -The Horn Book