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The Box Cars

By Robert Vescio
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Liam and Kai are the best of friends. They do everything together. Each day in the park they race around in their box cars, pretending to be everything from policemen chasing down bad guys to chauffeurs driving around movie stars! One day they notice a little... Read More
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Liam and Kai are the best of friends. Each day in the park they race around in their box cars, pretending to be everything from policemen to limo drivers! One day they notice a little girl watching them — she’s keen to join in, but there’s only room for two. A fun-filled story of friendship, sharing and creative problem-solving!

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Liam and Kai are the best of friends. They do everything together. Each day in the park they race around in their box cars, pretending to be everything from policemen chasing down bad guys to chauffeurs driving around movie stars!

One day they notice a little girl watching them—she’s keen to join in and they’re happy to be her friends too, but with only two box cars to play with it seems someone’s going to be left out.

The Box Cars is a fun-filled story of friendship, sharing and creative problem-solving that will appeal to boys and girls everywhere!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925335835

Publisher: Exisle Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 February 2019

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: EK Books

Illustration: 35 color illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Cara King

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 254.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published Robert Vescio

About the Author

Robert Vescio is a full-time children’s author whose aim is to enthuse and inspire children to read and write and leave them bursting with imaginative ideas. Cara King is a designer and illustrator, who runs her own design business, Caratoons.

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