Mr. Gumpy, who charmed us in�Mr. Gumpy's Outing, is ready for another day trip--this time in his lovely red car. Once again, a veritable menagerie clamors to be included, and that's fine with amiable Mr. Gumpy: "All right. But it will be a squash." The day progresses nicely--until a dark rain cloud moves in. When the inevitable happens--the car gets stuck--no one is willing to help push.

"Not me," said the goat. "I'm too old."

"Not me," said the calf. "I'm too young."

"Not me," said the cat. "It would ruin my fur."

And the excuses go on. Luckily, in Mr. Gumpy's life, there seems to be a happy ending to every day, and so there is to this day.

John Burningham has been creating one award-winning picture book after another for over three decades. This captivating book is no exception. Winner of several awards, including The New York Times Book Review Outstanding Children's Book of 1976,�Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car�will delight children of all ages for many decades to come. Uniquely appealing illustrations pair with soothing, yet exciting text to build a story young readers (and listeners) will return to time after time. (Ages 2 to 6)�--Emilie Coulter

"...a triumphant success. A real children's book; easy to read and lovely to look at." --�--Elaine Moss
Children's Books of the Year

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本书来自John Burningham，有史以来第一位两次获得英国格林威大奖的艺术家，他的另一代表作《和甘伯伯去游河》获得波士顿环球报号角书奖和美国图书协会优秀儿童图书奖，与本书内容有异曲同工之妙。

甘伯伯决定开车去兜风，每个人都想要加入他——兔子、猫、狗、羊、鸡、小牛、山羊、一个小男孩和一个小女孩。甘伯伯说：“可以啊，不过会有点挤。”于是他们开开心心地出发了。

天空突然下起了大雨，车子有点打滑。谁将下去帮助甘伯伯推车呢？每位乘客都说自己不合适。直到车子彻底卡在泥泞中……

依旧是轻轻柔柔的John Burningham式画风，对白简单却饶有趣味，带有生活的小观察。

书中许多描述都很有画面感，这就涉及到丰富的动词词汇，无论是对于小朋友学习英语，还是了解事物特性都非常好。

例如，在大家下车推车时，他写道：

They pushed and shoved and heaved and strained and gasped and slipped and slithered and squelched。

（他们又推又撞又抬，用尽全身力量，大口喘着粗气，滑倒了又从泥泞中爬起来，发出湿哒哒的声音。）