Ace Landers

Of course this is a trivial work that exists only to sell toys (it's actually a graded reader, which I can only assume involved a large cash payment from Hasbro to Scholastic), but I kind of like it--the psychological interplay between the reckless hotshot green driver and the cool-hand blue driver, and the way blue watches green spin out before making the jump himself, with ice water in his veins, and green fucks it up until blue tells him he's going too fast and then makes the jump even show more better than blue because he's got that little extra bit of push-it-to-the-edge, is a little more satisfying than the notional content you see in most of these kinds of things. And it keeps Emmett riveted, which helps him get to sleep (though you have to read it nine times cos it's short). show less

Don't over look this oversized board book as a kiddy adaptation of 'A New Hope'. It's actually filled with some great comedic lines that will entertain both the young AND old. Add to the fact that this isn't just a tiny board book, but a durable oversized (think picture book size)one and I'd find a Star Wars fan hard pressed not to pick this title up!

Not the strongest book in the series. Takes the opportunity to give a very brief intro to airliners, float planes, reconnaissance planes, and light planes. If you want something with more story or substance, look elsewhere. Nevertheless, this is my toddler’s first airplane book so I’ll add a star for being the first in his library.

{My thoughts} – This is a fun book about airplanes. It tells about a handful of different types of airplanes and what they do. The words in the book go hand and hand with the illustrations and are easy for children to listen to and understand at a young age.

I think that this is a great book for children that are interested in airplanes. It helps to give them some more information about them as well as a nice little story to go along with it.