We found the old car in the shed the very first day we moved to the farm. Dad put it under the peppercorn tree. 'You kids might as well play in it for the time being,' he said. We couldn't wait to find out where that car would take us.A story about three children, one old car, and a world of imagination.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2015 by Allen & Unwin .

Kevin Rudd was sworn in as the 26th Prime Minister of Australia in December of 2007. Prior to entering Parliament in 1998, he worked as a diplomat, as a senior official in the Queensland Government, and as a consultant helping Australian firms to establish and build their business links in China. Rhys Muldoon is an Australian actor, writer, and director who has worked extensively in film, television, theater, and radio. Carla Zapel is an illustrator and graphic designer. Cate Kennedy writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry and lives in rural Victoria. Her short-story collection, Like a House on Fire (Scribe, 2012) won the 2013 Steele Rudd Prize in the Queensland Literary Awards and was shortlisted for the inaugural Stella Prize. That Car! is her first book for children. Carla Zapel is the illustrator of Jasper and Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle by Kevin Rudd and Rhys Muldoon. She has worked as an illustrator and graphic designer in London, Sydney and Canberra, and currently lives in Brisbane.