Bound To Stay Bound

School Library Journal - 02/01/2024 PreS-K—Vehicle-loving children will delight in a busy and colorful world as hardworking Taxi gases up, checks tires, and careens around a vibrant city through one eventful day. Taxi collects fares and navigates heavy traffic, screaming sirens, a sudden downpour, and even a kitten-in-a-tree emergency, all while collecting passengers engaged in the business of life on one very eventful day. Digital illustrations capture the energy and movement of city dwellers and the hectic pace of life, while rhyming text that emphasizes alliteration makes for a fun-filled read-aloud. Children will enjoy the many details hiding in the art, which highlights diversity, work, play, and the value of community. VERDICT Children will reach for this book again and again. Recommended, particularly for the emerging reader shelves. —Rebecca Kirshenbaum - Copyright 2024 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 02/15/2024 As part of a transportation lesson, story time, or bedtime reading, this rhythmic text with cheerful digital illustrations will inspire children to say, “Taxi, Yes!” A bright red taxi with anthropomorphized giant eyes and an expressive mouth prepares to start its workday. Human workers fill the gas tank, but then the taxi drives itself around the town, going to locations such as an office, coffee shop, home, and restaurant. As the day progresses, people attend recreational events such as sports and plays. The taxi even goes to the airport and takes a family home. A variety of people is depicted, large and small, of different ages and with varying skin tones, including a boy with one leg and crutches playing soccer. When the fares have all been collected, the taxi returns to the depot, shuts off its lights, and closes its eyes, ready for rest. The rhythm of the words is reflected in the rolling hills of the road, and the repetition of “Taxi, Go!” will keep the audience in gear. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.