Once again, Alko is totally in the groove with her co-authors; her multi-media pictures exude a vibe that's both streetwise and celebratory.
--Publisher's Weekly
MY TAXI RIDE
Hail a taxi and dash off on a colorful ride through the sights and sounds of New York City! So get on in and scoot on over. Put your seatbelt on. It’s time to motor.
2006 • Ages 4-8
ISBN-10 : 1423600738
ISBN-13 : 978-1423600732
By Paul Dubois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender
Illustrated by Selina Alko
Hail a taxi and dash off on a colorful ride through the sights and sounds of New York City! Stop on Broadway to see a play, climb the Empire State Building, or visit the zoo in Central Park "where bikers bike and doggies bark." The rhythm of this book will whisk you through the narrow streets of Greenwich Village to the wide expanses of Museum Mile. Ride right through the heart of the city. Filled with the colorful, hip illustrations of Selina Alko, My Taxi Ride is a must-have for children everywhere and for anyone who loves New York City or wants to visit there.
Award
2006
The Original Art Show at The Society of Illustrators
Reviews
"The team behind My Subway Ride offers another infectiously rhythmic and invitingly hip love letter to a distinctly New York experience... Once again, Alko is totally in the groove with her co-authors; her multi-media pictures exude a vibe that's both streetwise and celebratory. To convey the city as a non-stop visual feast, she plays with framings, perspective and even gravity (one taxi drives up the side of the Empire State Building). Best of all, her portraits of New Yorkers capture the population's collective best: edgy, blithely multicultural and bighearted as all get-out."
--Publisher's Weekly
"The bold, colorful illustrations include hip multicultural faces and clothing, fresh views of a city from a child’s perspective, and lots of action. ... Alko captures the flavor of the city in all its glorious foibles, … and the imaginative illustrations will keep them poring over the pictures long after the words are finished. New York City fans will love these fresh interpretations of the city’s many faces."
--Foreword
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Hop in for a ride through New York City with
Selina Alko’s hip, colorful illustrations
— from the team behind My Subway Ride! Buckle up and enjoy the journey!
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