Joe Moshier

Chris Sonnenburg

Pea Junior has to go, go, go, go! The end feels so far away, but with his family and friends cheering him on, Pea knows he can make it and go number one! A potty chart, a sheet of stickers, and the lyrics and music notation for the “Go, Pea, Go!” song are included to make an easy, all-in-one, go-to book for parents to help ease the pressure of the race to the Pea Bowl.

Go, Pea, Go!

Bob Shea

An overly confident cheetah challenges a pack of clever kittens to a race.

Cheetah Can't Lose

Nosy Crow

Benji Davies

Bizzy Bear is ready to win the race in this board book full of things to push and pull. Today, Bizzy Bear is driving in a big race – ready, set, go! Switch the light to signal the start and help him speed along in his race car and zoom around the track. Then lift the flag as he crosses the finish line! But will he get there first? Another exciting title in this best-selling series, which encourages preschoolers to get involved in the storytelling.

Race Car Driver

Sue Fliess

Edwardian Taylor

In this imaginative book, a tiny car lines up next to all the other cars revving their engines. . . . Will it be able to take the Winner’s Cup?  

Race cars!  
Line up!  
Who will take the Winner’s Cup?  

Cars start,  
lights glow…  
“Rev your engines…GO GO GO!”  

All the cars are lining up for the race, but one car is smaller than the rest. As it squeezes in between all of them, the cars rev their engines . . . and they’re off! Down mountains and by waterfalls, through tunnels and past landslides, the cars race through places that somehow look oddly familiar. . . .

Race!

Katy Hudson

teamwork

friendship

how winning isn't everything

Whoosh! Squirrel takes off at full speed through the autumn leaves. But pump the brakes, because this year The Golden Nut Hunt race it is a team event. Squirrel reluctantly enlists her friends and is not impressed. Will Squirrel’s competitive spirit take over or will she learn how to be a team player? Best-selling author Katy Hudson (Too Many Carrots and A Loud Winter’s Nap) proves that winning isn’t everything in this energetic picture book about friendship, teamwork, and forgiveness — and that’s something to go nuts about!

The Golden Acorn

Jonathan E. Fenske

See if you can beat Book-It Bunny in a reading race!

In this story designed to engage early readers, charming characters combine with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids’ confidence and create lifelong readers!

This easy-to-read adventure breaks the fourth wall as Book-It Bunny challenges the reader to race her to the end of the story. But with distractions and tricks up her sleeve along the way, the competition becomes both fierce and funny at the same time. On your mark, get set, read!

Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.

I Will Race You Through This Book!

Whoosh! Squirrel takes off at full speed through the autumn leaves. But pump the brakes, because this year The Golden Nut Hunt race it is a team event. Squirrel reluctantly enlists her friends and is not impressed. Will Squirrel’s competitive spirit take over or will she learn how to be a team player? Best-selling author Katy Hudson (Too Many Carrots and A Loud Winter’s Nap) proves that winning isn’t everything in this energetic picture book about friendship, teamwork, and forgiveness – and that’s something to go nuts about!

Jan Berenstain

Stan Berenstain

Papa Bear and his family watch as the little red car competes in a race against the big orange, yellow, green, and blue cars.

The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race

racing

Pile into the jeep and join our safari friends for a rip-roaring adventure! This interactive, sturdy tabbed board book features four wild animal character shapes placed at the top of every page perfect for little hands to turn and explore. Kiddos will love learning all about the lions, elephants, monkeys, and giraffes as they trek through the wilderness in a big green safari jeep. A fun and entertaining read your kiddo will enjoy!  Bright, bold artwork and tons of surprises to entertain and engage your toddler Sturdy board pages for little exploring hands to read over and over again  Lively scenes allow for hours of fun reading and learning Reading together improves school readiness and fosters early learning skills A fun and entertaining read your kiddo will enjoy!

Jungle Jeep

Greg Pizzoli

They’re off! 

Sam is the best race-car driver in history-he is number one at every race! 

But when his best friend, Maggie, shows that she has racing talent of her own, Sam doesn’t know how to handle coming in second place. Will he learn what it truly means to be a winner?

Number One Sam

Blake Hoena

Fernando Cano

Atalanta believes herself to be the fastest hero truck in the world, as her record of winning races indicates–and now she must also defeat the MonsterTrucks that challenge her to ever more demanding obstacle courses, but with a little help from the other hero trucks she will prevail.

Speed Dash

Hercules and Theseus each claim to be the best hero truck, so at the suggestion of a MonsterTruck they agree to a race through the Underworld Junkyard, from which no truck has ever returned–but it turns out that the MonsterTruck has his own agenda, and Hercules and Theseus must work together if they are to escape his trap.

Underworld Clash

Austin Aslan

In Turbo Racers: Trailblazer, twelve-year-old Mace Blazer gets the chance to pilot a state-of-the-art vehicle that transforms at the touch of a button from race car to jet plane to single-person sub, in the biggest race in the world. The roar of the crowd, the glow of the spotlight, the thrill of the race—Mace Blazer dreams of going TURBO. TURBOnaunts thrive on the thrum of trimorphers’s rocket engines as the vehicles morph from super-powered race cars to speeding jet aircrafts to torpedo-fast submarines, while they race full-throttle around every bend. And Mace believes he’s got what it takes to join their ranks—he only needs the chance to prove it. So when a reclusive retired racer chooses Mace to try out to be part of the next generation of TURBOnauts, Mace knows that this is his moment to show what he can do. But the path to his big shot means facing down the best and the brightest from around the world. Mace will have to live more fearlessly, hone quicker reflexes, be revolutionary—but will it be enough? Mace quickly realizes that everything he’s ever hoped for comes at a price. He’ll have to decide between what is right and what is easy. Every morph counts in the first book in this exhilarating new adventure series by the acclaimed author of The Islands at the End of the World, Austin Aslan. This is the first title in a high-stakes middle-grade two-book series!

Trailblazer

Alex Willan

Jasper, an impatient fox, and Ollie, a slow-moving sloth, head to the pool on a summer day, each taking their own unique path.

Jasper & Ollie

Nicola Davies

Laura Carlin

In this tale of a young boy, an old man, and a dauntless pigeon, a lyrical text and extraordinary illustrations offer a gorgeous meditation on loneliness, belonging, and home.

A young Italian boy has moved to the Welsh hills with his family. He feels isolated and unhappy, a stranger in a strange land. It is only when he makes an unlikely friend, an old man who lets him fly one of his pigeons in a race, that he learns how he can belong. Nicola Davies’s beautiful story — an immigrant’s tale with powerful resonance in our troubled times — is illustrated by an artist who makes the world anew with every picture.

King of the Sky

Vicky Fang

Christine Nishiyama

Ready, set, go! Layla and the Bots are heading to the races!  
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!  

This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!  

Blossom Valley is hosting a go-kart race! The go-karts are provided for all the kids in town. Layla and the Bots can’t wait for race day! But one racer, Tina, needs their help. She needs a new cart that uses hand-controls and other cool features. Layla and the Bots know just what to do… they will build her a brand-new cart that’s even faster than her wheelchair! But will Tina’s go-kart have enough speed to win the race? With full-color artwork on every page and speech bubbles throughout, this early chapter book series brings kid-friendly STEAM topics to young readers!

Built for Speed

Jessica Spanyol

Here come the MiniBugs! Here’s Keith, a master of race-car stunts.  

Meet the MiniBugs — four wild, crazy drivers, each with a book of his own. Keith is a master of race-car stunts. Frantically paced and chock-full of action words, this infectious book will have readers clamoring to climb aboard for the ride.

Keith and His Super-Stunt Rally Racer

Lucy Cousins

Maisy zooms with her friends in a shaped board book loaded with preschooler appeal. Ready, set, go! Maisy loves her new race car–and today she and her friends are having a race. Everyone lines up, and Maisy zooms out in front–vroom! But wait! What’s up ahead? Slow down, everybody! That’s Tortoise crossing the track! Once the race is back on, Tallulah takes the lead, and she’s going really fast. But is she going fast enough to win the race?

Maisy's Race Car

A Little Golden Book based on Disney/Pixar Cars 3–cruising into theaters June 16, 2017! Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn’t through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage! Children ages 2 to 5 will love this Little Golden Book retelling of the movie.

Cars 3 Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar Cars 3)

Thomas Flintham

Rev up those engines as Super Rabbit Boy, King Viking, and more favorite characters go head-to-head in an epic race that’s wheelie fun!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Welcome to the Super Cup Grand Prix! Eight racers must compete in four races to win the Super Cup Power Up, which gives the winner super speed powers. Super Rabbit Boy is ready to win, but meanie King Viking is racing this year, too! And he has racers who are helping him cheat. Super Rabbit Boy needs to beat King Viking, but with tricks, traps, and brand-new racers to race, winning won’t be easy. Can Super Rabbit Boy outpace and outrace the competition, or will he spin out of control before he crosses the finish line?With full-color art on every page by Thomas Flintham!

Super Rabbit Racers!

On a once-in-a-lifetime race through the animal kingdom, it takes smarts, strength, and skill to win!The air might be freezing, but the race is heating up! Dev can’t stop thinking about how much he’d disappointed his dad by signing up for The Wild Life. But to win a race through the frozen Arctic tundra, where animals are ferocious and nature is extreme, the red team needs everyone to give it their all…even Dev! And if he doesn’t, his new friends may be giving him the cold shoulder… Each chapter in this action-packed adventure series is bursting with totally true facts about wild and wonderful creatures, dangerous habitats, maps, and more!

Arctic Freeze (Race the Wild #3), Volume 3

Lisa Wheeler

Barry Gott

In this installment of dino competition, meat eaters face off against plant eaters in three high-speed auto events: drag racing, off-road racing, and stock-car racing. Lisa Wheeler’s rhymes explore thoughtful questions such as: Which dinosaurs would make the best chasers for support in a desert off-road race? Does T-Rex’s king status transfer to the track? And can Diplodocus actually fit inside a stock car? Barry Gott’s illustrations bring all the hilarious action to life.

Dino-Racing

Jennifer Oxley

Billy Aronson

Peg and Cat, stars of their own Emmy Award-winning animated TV series, zoom into a picture book and put math skills to the test in a lively racing adventure. Peg and Cat have built an amazing car out of things they found lying around. They’ve named her Hot Buttered Lightning (since she’s built for speed), and they plan to win the Tallapegga Twenty. If they can make it out of the junkyard, that is. It’s a good thing Peg knows the best shape to use to make wheels and how to count laps to see who is ahead. And it’s lucky that Cat reminds Peg to keep calm when she’stotally freaking out! Will Peg and Cat be the first to complete twenty laps and win the Golden Cup? Or will it be one of their quirky competitors? Count on Peg and Cat to rev up young problem-solvers for an exciting race to the finish.

Peg + Cat: The Race Car Problem

Leila Rudge

Gary, a grounded racing pigeon, dreams of exploring the world–until the day he falls into an adventure of his very own. Most of the time, Gary is just like the other racing pigeons, eating and sleeping and dreaming of adventure. There’s just one thing that separates him from the ordinary pigeons: he can’t fly. When his friends set off in their travel basket, Gary expects to stay at home, organizing his scrapbook of travel mementos and imagining far-off places. But when he accidentally falls into the travel basket and ends up a very long way from home, he discovers that flying might not be the only way to have adventures. Leila Rudge, in her gentle, colorful style, is sure to charm anyone who has ever felt like the odd one out with this satisfying story of perseverance and being comfortable in your own skin.

Gary

David A. Adler

Sam Ricks

Mo is going swimming in the fifth title of the perenially popular, Geisel Award-winning Level 2 readers series by David A. Adler! It’s Field Day at summer camp and Mo’s group, the Guppies, is competing for extra ice cream! He and his friends are doing their best at everything from the three-legged race to the potato sack race, and as the day nears its end, each group has won one medal each. It’s all on Mo to break the tie in the final event: swimming!

Swim, Mo, Swim!

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Pat Schories

Look, Biscuit, it’s snowing!Snow days are snow much fun! Will Biscuit the little yellow puppy get to play in the sledding race? For the first time, everyone’s favorite little yellow puppy stars in an I Can Read with a snow theme!Biscuit’s Snow Day Race is a My First I Can Read, perfect for shared reading with a child.

Biscuit's Snow Day Race

Gail Tuchman

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! The driver zips up her jumpsuit and squeezes through her racecar window. Engines rev. Tires SCREECH and SQUEAL…and they’re off! Around and around the cars go VVVRRRROMMMMM! Pit stops! CRASHES! POPPED tires! Race to the finish line…and the checkered flag SNAPS down. Race day roars into life in this breathless book. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Race Day!

Megan Roth

Follow the trail for a snowy adventure to the North Pole! This storybook has a die-cut path so toddlers can move their fingers along the path as they meet penguins, elves, reindeer, and even Santa! With adorable illustrations and rhyming text, this trace and touch book is perfect for Christmastime reading.

Race to the North Pole

Cathleen Young

Cathleen Young’s characters will forever have a place in my heart. –Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of Counting by 7s Former best friends compete to see who can grow the biggest pumpkin and win the annual giant pumpkin race on the lake. A great pick for fans of Half a Chance and Gertie’s Leap to Greatness. At the end of every summer, Madeline Island hosts its famous pumpkin race. All summer, adults and kids across the island grow giant, thousand-pound pumpkins, then hollow one out and paddle in it across the lake to the cheers of the entire town. Twelve-year-old Billie loves to win; she has a bulletin board overflowing with first-prize ribbons. Her best friend Sam doesn’t care much about winning, or at least Billie didn’t think so until last summer’s race, when his pumpkin crashed into hers as she was about to cross the finish line and he won. This summer, Billie is determined to get revenge by growing the best and biggest pumpkin and beating Sam in the race. It’s a tricky science to grow pumpkins, since weather, bugs, and critters can wipe out a crop. Then a surprise visit from a long-lost relative shakes things up, and Billie begins to see her family, and her bond with Sam, in a new way.

The Pumpkin War

Frank Berrios

Children ages 3 to 7 will love this deluxe Pictureback, which features two all-new Disney/Pixar Cars stories, plus over 50 stickers! In the first story, Mater competes in a series of challenges against a mean tow truck named Bubba. Then flip the book over to read about Lightning McQueen’s race against the mischievous car named Stinger.

Tow Truck Trouble/Lights Out! (Disney/Pixar Cars)

Yahya Tsabitha

K.A. Mulenga

Chuck the cheetah is the fastest runner in the land and loves to race his cheetah friends, Chip, Chum and Chester. Chuck especially loves racing because, whether he is competing at the Daily Friendly Races, the Weekly Fun Races or the Monthly Championship Races, he is always the first one over the finish line.Because he is always the winner and has never experienced failure, Chuck starts thinking he is better than everyone else. He cannot imagine ever losing a race and ever being anything less than number one. But Chuck’s cheetah friends also want a chance to be the ones to run through the ribbon. They gather together and try and come up with ways to beat Chuck in the races. They decide to approach Chuck and ask him how he would feel if, for once in his life, he wasn’t the winner. Chuck haughtily dismisses their suggestion as ridiculous and says it would never happen.At the next daily race, something out of the ordinary happens. Chuck experiences a setback while he is racing. Before he knows it, Chuck has lost his first ever race in the whole history of cheetah races. Well, he certainly didn’t see that coming! Feeling devastated and highly embarrassed, Chuck worries that his cheetah friends won’t like him anymore. He behaves like a sore loser and finds himself unable to be happy for the friend who beat him. While all the other cheetah friends are congratulating the new winner on his achievement, Chuck sulks and can’t even bring himself to say, “Well done!” to his speedy friend. Chuck has never felt worse in his life and everything seems to have gone wrong for him.That night, Chuck is visited in a dream by a wise old cheetah. The sage cat gently explains the true meaning of winning to Chuck and offers him some valuable advice about how to deal with failure.Will Chuck take heed of the cheetah’s wise words? Is it too late to save his friendship with Chip, Chum and Chester? Will they forgive him for his big-headedness and will they still like him, even though he is no longer the undefeated champion of the cheetah races? Read on to find out…Chuck the Cheetah is a delightful story which explains the well-known adage, “Pride comes before a fall” in a refreshing way that is relatable and enjoyable for young readers. Chuck’s experience warns children of the danger of smugness and arrogance, teaches them about the nature of true friendship, and offers valuable lessons about the art of winning and losing graciously. Children will recognise the sense of competition amongst the cheetah friends and will be able to identify with the characters - whether they see themselves as Chuck, or as any of his cheetah friends.The story contains many important messages for children. It teaches them that just because you are not the best, you are not any less lovable; it teaches them that life is not always about coming first; and it teaches them about true friendship - where we celebrate each other’s successes, stay humble and always congratulate each other for trying our best.

Chuck the Cheetah

Now a family friendly major motion picture from Fox 2000 Studios–featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, and Kevin Costner as the voice of Enzo the dog!In this young readers’ edition of the New York Times bestselling adult novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, meet one funny mutt–Enzo, the lovable dog who tells this story.Enzo knows he is different from other dogs. Most dogs love to chase cars, but Enzo longs to race them.He learns about racing and the world around him by watching TV and by listening to the words of his best friend, Denny, an up-and-coming race car driver, and Denny’s daughter, Zoë, his constant companion. Enzo finds that life is just like being on the racetrack–it isn’t simply about going fast.Applying the rules of racing to his world, Enzo takes on his family’s challenges and emerges a hero. In the end, Enzo holds in his heart the dream that Denny will go on to be a racing champion with his daughter by his side.For theirs is an extraordinary friendship–one that reminds us all to celebrate the triumph of the human (and canine) spirit.

Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog

Melody Mews

Ellen Stubbings

Can Itty stop a cheater from winning the Cloud Race? Find out in this fifth adorable book in the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter book series! It’s time for Lollyland’s big Cloud Race, and Itty Bitty Princess Kitty and her friends are finally old enough to enter! Everyone is used to riding clouds around the kingdom, but now they’ll learn how to steer one too. Itty’s driving lessons go smoothly until she overhears a fox say that he might break the rules and add boosters to his cloud! Will Itty wait to see what happens or will she jump into keep the Cloud Race fair and square? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on every page, the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

The Cloud Race

James Burks

Squirrel helps Bird overcome his biggest challenge yet – FAMILY!The dangerous Horned Toad 500 cross-country race is coming up and Bird’s father has always won it. But when his dad gets injured, Bird reluctantly joins the race to save the family honor. While dealing with the scorching desert heat and dirty tricks from another team, Bird and Squirrel are put to the ultimate test of endurance and sportsmanship. Along the way, the duo learns that, win or lose, having good friends and family will always get you to the finish line.

Bird & Squirrel All or Nothing

Geronimo Stilton

For cavemouse Geronimo Stiltonoot, life is one prehistoric problem after another!Geronimo Stiltonoot is competing in a race to Boulder Bay and back! It’s dangerous, but it will supply the village cheese maker with rare hot lava peppers, and there’s a big prize for the winner. Unfortunately, Geronimo has a lazy, slow, city autosaurus (the cavemice mode of transportation). Can he reach the finish line without going extinct on the way?

My Autosaurus Will Win!

A bedtime board book featuring Lightning McQueen and friends from Disney/Pixar Cars! It’s bedtime in Radiator Springs, but before Lightning McQueen can go to sleep, he has to say goodnight to all of his friends from Disney/Pixar’s Cars! This glow-in-the-dark board book, featuring glow on every page, is the perfect way to get children ages 0-5 ready for bed.

Good Night, Lightning

Helen Perelman

Olivia Chin Mueller

Read all about Princess Mini and her merry mis-adventures at Royal Fairy Academy in the newest Royal Sweets book that’s perfect for fans of Sofia the First. Gobo takes Princess Mini for an exciting–and dangerous!–boat ride down the Chocolate River! Will the two friends make it through the twists and turns of the swirling waters?

Chocolate Challenge

Jane O'Connor

Robin Preiss Glasser

Nancy will have to do some fancy footwork to resolve her predicament in this latest Fancy Nancy story from the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Much to her dismay, Nancy has been chosen for the relay team in this year’s Field Day at school. Despite her many natural talents, Nancy isn’t much of a runner. She’s afraid of letting her team down–especially after finding out that an unkind (that’s another word for mean) girl in her class is on the team too. With a little help from her dad, Nancy tries her best, stands up for herself, and makes a new friend.Fancy Nancy and the Mean Girl is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. The back matter features a list of the rich vocabulary words that are used throughout the story along with their definition.

Fancy Nancy and the Mean Girl

Stephen Krensky

Arthur and the Race to Read To raise money for a literacy drive, everyone at Arthur’s school is going to run a race together. Arthur and his friends buddy up to train, but Fern seems uninterested in winning or even just improving her speed. Will everyone else be able to inspire her in time for Race Day? Presented in chapter-book format, for children who are ready to read on their own, this tale of competition will surely be a hit among Arthur fans.

Arthur and the Race to Read

H. A. Rey

Curious George is helping Professor Wiseman train for a race, but she thinks running is boring. Can George find a way to show her that running is fun before the big race?

Curious George Race Day

Whitney Sanderson

Jomike Tejido

Ruby loves riding fast on Tempest. Iris enjoys showing off her control and skill with Lyric. But who is the better unicorn rider? Their friend Cole suggests they have a race. Whoever can cross the Diamond Desert and reach the magical Lotus Gem first is the winner. But the Diamond Desert is filled with dangers. Can Ruby and Iris overcome their rivalry and work together to make it back home? There are unicorns behind Magic Moon Stable, but no one except Iris and Ruby know they exist. As Unicorn Guardians, it is their job to protect the unicorns and their magic to keep them safe from the outside world.

Great Unicorn Race: Book 8

A Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on Disney/Pixar Cars 3–cruising into theaters June 16, 2017! Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn’t through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage! Children ages 4 to 6 will love this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the film. Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. For children who are ready to read on their own.

Driven to Win! (Disney/Pixar Cars 3)

Cynthia Ines Mangual

An all-new Step 2 deluxe Step into Reading leveled reader featuring Nickelodeon’s Blaze and the Monster Machines! Blaze and the Monster Machines get ready to join the biggest race ever! Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will thrill to this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Race into action with Blaze and the Monster Machines! Preschoolers will learn about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) as they help Axle City’s greatest hero overcome Crusher’s cheating ways and save the day with Blazing Speed, spectacular stunts, and awesome transformations!

Blaze's Big Race! (Blaze and the Monster Machines)

Andrew Joyner

For a determined warthog like Boris, adventure is always just around the corner! This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Go Boris! It’s Field Day, and Boris is ready to run like he’s never run before. All he wants is to beat Eddie, who always wins everything. And all his friend Frederick wants is not to come in last…again. Who will make it across the finish line first? And when Boris is faced with a big decision, will he go for the gold or help a friend in need? Ready, set, go!

Boris for the Win: A Branches Book (Boris #3) (Library)

All the world’s a racetrack as superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe’s fastest and finest in Disney/Pixar “Cars 2.” This Step 2 film retelling is sure to be a hit with boys ages 4 to 6.

Cars 2: Super Spies

Luke Flowers

Moby Shinobi and his sidekick Toby head to the racetrack, in this action-packed, rhyming early reader from New York Times bestselling illustrator, Luke Flowers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic’s early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Moby Shinobi and his dog Toby are heading to the racetrack! Moby tries to use his ninja skills to help the crew, but ends up in a mess of oil spills, flat tires, and wrong turns. With some help from Toby, Moby discovers that teamwork makes every job easier! With easy-to-read rhyming text and full-color artwork throughout, this early reader series from New York Times bestselling illustrator Luke Flowers is sure to be a hit with beginning readers!

Ready, Set, Go!

Carolyn Keene

Peter Francis

Nancy and her friends search for a missing chocolate turkey in the twelfth book in the interactive Nancy Drew Clue Book mystery series. Nancy, Bess, and George are running in River Heights’s Turkey Trot this year and Bess has designed some super cute turkey-inspired outfits for them to wear. They’re hoping to win the costume contest and receive the winning prize, a giant chocolate turkey from Classy Coco, the new fancy chocolate shop in town. But when the chocolate turkey goes missing the morning of the race, Anna Epicure blames the Turkey Trot runners and bans kids from her shop…forever! Can the Clue Crew solve the mystery of missing chocolate and clear the trotters’ names? Or will the confectionary conundrum leave these three smarties stumped?

Turkey Trot Plot

Erica-Jane Waters

The Mints are the smallest fairies in Sugar Valley with perhaps the biggest job, especially in the winter months. The Marshmallow Run sledding competition is the highlight of the winter, but this year it’s Dash the Mint Fairy’s responsibility to make a new candy cane throne for Princess Lolli. But she is more interested in going marshmallow sledding. When Mogu the Sour Troll challenges her to a sledding race, the fate of the peppermint sticks hangs in the balance. Can Dash defeat the troll and complete the throne?

Cool Mint

Brandon Dorman

Learn to read with Axel the Truck!Axel is a little red truck with big wheels and big dreams. In this My First I Can Read! book, Axel and his dog, Rex, go to the speed track and race against trucks and cars that are bigger, better, and faster than he is. Does Axel win? Let’s find out!Short declarative sentences, lots of action and fun, age-appropriate vocabulary, sound effects and onomatopoeia, and bold, detailed illustrations make Axel the Truck: Speed Track a great choice for building confidence in emerging readers.Perfect for children who love trucks and other vehicles that go!

Axel the Truck: Speed Track

James Dean

New York Times bestselling author-artist James Dean brings us a new Pete the Cat adventure, a special reimagining of The Tortoise and the Hare as a race between Pete and Turtle, in Pete the Cat: Go, Pete, Go! Includes over 30 fun stickers.Ding, ding. There s nothing Pete the Cat loves to do more on a sunny day than ring his little bell and pedal fast on his bicycle. But on this sunny day, Turtle wants to race someone in his new car. Vroom, vroom! Pete and his bicycle are up for the challenge!And when Pete crosses the finish line, he proves it s not where you re going that matters, it s how groovy of a time you have getting there!”

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