Basic Information:

Illustrator: Ken Condon
Publication Year: Aug 2007
Publisher: Front Street Books
Book Type: Picture Book
Grades: 1st to 3rd
ISBN-10: 1932425608
ISBN-13: 978-1932425604

About the Book:

Aaron loves the corner where he lives. Right behind their house is his dad's shop, Cincy Tire and Wheel. His dad can change a tire faster than Aaron can say his name. And Aaron is always ready to help move the old tires to his Tire Mountain. But Aaron's mom is tired of living in the city. She wants to move someplace where Aaron will have room to run and play. Aaron comes up with a great way to convince his mom that there is plenty of space to play on their very own corner.

Author Perspective:

Every day when I ride my bicycle to the community college where I teach, I pass a tire shop on the corner. I often see a little boy playing on a mound of tires. We wave to each other. The corner is run down, but the little boy looks happy there. In Tire Mountain, he becomes Aaron Jacob Johnson.