Bill Mayer's bold art evokes classic travel posters with utterly modern color and flair. Allow your imagination to soar -- and discover something unexpected in each elegant picture puzzle.

This a great book for older preschool kids who may enjoy the challenge of finding the hidden capital letters on each artfully-decorated page. While some letters are easy to spot in the images, others require some creative thinking. Some of the transportation-themed vocabulary, like nautical and zeppelin, may be too advanced for younger kids but is a good fit for the curious minds of soon-to-be kindergartners.

Since the book is targeted at an older audience than most alphabet books, it seems to be meant more as a hidden object interactive book than a simple learn your ABC's. With various forms of transportation creatively and colorfully displayed on each page, children will love being able to use their imagination to see the hidden letter within each image. It can be a game to see who can find the most letters in five minutes or who can find the letter first on a page.

I think the drawings are very creative and elaborate and the vocabulary represents a wide selection of transportation methods. For the child who loves to be on the move, this book showcases the many exciting ways a person can travel, whether it's by swooshing down a ski slope or kayaking in the river. The added bonus of finding the hidden letter can be a fun game to play. I even found some of the letters to be difficult to see so the book should be able to provide hours of fun for you and your child. For those tricky-to-find find letters, a solution page is added at the end of the book with the letters bolded in white.

--Abby