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Melissa Iwai.
Five children on outings won't get back into their strollers, so their caretakers suggest the carriages are really various vehicles: "'It's not a stroller,' Daddy says. 'See? It's...A FIRE TRUCK!'" While more a suggestion list for adults on cajoling recalcitrant tots than a sotry, the book's art, with brightly colored umbrella strollers and foldout pages revealing the imaginary modes of transportation, is inviting.