Benedict Blathwayt lives on the edge of Exmoor. His Bramble The Cow books sold over half a million copies. He has written and illustrated ten picture books for the Random House lists of which the Little Red Train series is particularly popular. His wife is an artist and he has two teenage sons.

Here are cars of every type: saloons, estates, racing cars, police cars, stock cars, super cars, vintage cars, limousines - as well as wheels, engines, dashboards, gears - every spread is a visual feast. Interspersed are spreads of cars at work and at play-the mechanic at work in the garage; the excitement of the race-track; a bird's eye view of a busy motorway-Ben Blathwayt's bright, busy picture books, full of intricate detail have proved a big hit with children through his highly successful Little Red Train series. With a minimal text and big, busy pages this exciting new series has enormous appeal.