Who Is Driving?: questions to ask and activities to try
Which animal is driving the fire engine? Who Is Driving? is a bright guessing book by Leo Timmers that gets little ones looking for clues and explaining their answers.
What age is it for? Who Is Driving? is best for ages 2–5. Good for: Guessing games, describing words and lots of talk.
Who Is Driving? (Leo Timmers)
- Age
- 2-5
- Best for
- Guessing games, describing words and lots of talk
Before you turn each page, let your child guess and ask “Why do you think that?” There are no wrong guesses, just good reasons.
What it helps with
- Explaining your reasons
- Describing words
- Vehicles and animals
- Taking turns to guess
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Which animal do you think is driving this one?”
- “What clue helped you guess?”
- “Which vehicle would you like to drive?”
- “Which animal would be a funny driver?”
- “What sound does each vehicle make?”
- “Who drives our car or bus?”
5-minute activities to try together
Guess who
Hide a toy animal in a toy car and give clues until your child guesses which one it is.
Make a driver
Draw a vehicle and an animal to drive it, then tell each other where they are going.
Free printables: Who Is Driving? worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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- Best for
- Colours, animals and joining in with repeated words
- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
- 3-6
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 16 October 2026
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