There's not a lot to this. It's only ten pages long (plus a fold-out section). The message is to stop driving so much and find other, better ways to get around. The art was pretty cool, but I'm only giving it two stars because I thought it lacked substance. You may enjoy the simplicity of it, though. ( )

As a variety of figures drive their diverse vehicles, the narrator of this simple picture-book shouts "Go, Go, Go" in an endless loop. Then a scene of gray smog appears, and the command to "STOP" is given. On a four-page foldout scene, the characters are given new instructions, such as "Catch A Ride, Clyde," and "Ride a Bike, Mike and Ike," and then sent on their way again...

Despite its extremely minimal text, consisting (except for the four-page spread mentioned above) almost entirely of the word 'go,' OK Go is a sophisticated picture-book, one which relies on the artwork to expand upon the story. It is clear, on the two-page smog spread, which pairs a huge "UH OH" with a threatening vista of gray and black clouds, that continual "going" has created a ecological crisis. The instructions given to various characters on the final four-page foldout offer the reader helpful hints as to the actions that can be taken to avoid such a dire gray outcome. In addition to appreciating the creative layout of OK Go, with its adept blend of text and image, I also loved the artwork itself. Berger's collage illustrations are always beautiful, and the ones here are really quite lovely, working found (AKA: recycled!) objects, from bits of fabric to scraps of paper, into each scene. Recommended to fellow Carin Berger fans, and to anyone looking for fun picture-books for younger children that encourage recycling and ecological awareness and responsibility. ( )

In this short and simple book about being green is a great way to introduce recycling. It starts off with everyone driving their cars and says go, go, go showing more and more cars driving. Each page gets darker and darker in the background until the sky is filled with gray clouds and sky and says STOP!. Everyone is confused on what to do now. She writes rhyming saying about "going green" such as: Save the planet, Janet, Take a hike, Spike, Take it slow, Joe, Use the bus, Gus, and keep it clean Gene. The last page is ways to recycle, what it is and how it helps the planet.

Collages made of recycled materials, such as buttons and old paper, make up the majority of this picture book. Materials in the shape of animals driving cars that "Go, Go, Go" through the book until one says "Stop!" Then, all the animals demonstrate different ways to recycle and conserve resources by biking, walking, carpooling, etc. It is a message on conservation for kids who are learning about the environment and recycling. The busy pages will keep their eyes occupied and you can point out the different materials that make up the illustrations. This book is sure to stir discussion about conserving the earth and bring up important topics in recycling vs. wastefulness for kids. ( )

This mostly wordless book is all about going green. It starts out with loads of cars go go go go going until suddenly in the middle of the book the big word STOP appears. In the next few pages many ideas on how to go green are shown such as "get on the bus, Gus" and "use it again, Jen."

This book is cute, but it took me a couple of minutes to figure out exactly what the story was. This book would be really good to start a discussion on environmental issues.