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Title: I Saw an Ant in a Parking Lot

Written by: Joshua Prince

Illustrated by: Macky Pamintuan

Hardback: 24 pages
Ages: 4-8

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

ISBN: 978-1-4027-3823-4

Publication: March 2007

On a hot August morning, Dot, armed with a doughnut and coffee, is ready for another day
at the parking lot.

“When in came rolling to my lot

a mom, two kids,

and tiny tot,

all safety-belted in a squat

red minivan, prepared to shop.”

When the mom doesn’t see the ant, and the ant doesn’t see the minivan, whatever will Dot
do to prevent a horrible accident?

The doughnut, of course! What ant can resist a tasty treat?

In a gallant throw, she hurls the doughnut towards the minivan and ant and prevents a disaster:

“The ant gave chase! The van did not!

Braking fast,

it came to stop

with screeching tires, squeals from tot,

just inches from ant’s breakfast spot.”

The playful singsong rhymes in this book make it a great read-aloud story. The full-page
illustrations are bright and colorful, and I find the blending of caricature and cartoon drawings to be a real delight. I look forward to another book by this duo.

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Reviewed by the NWFCC’s Children’s Picture Book Reviewer, Amy Seim,/font>