Effective July 1, 2004, Iowa s Child Passenger Safety Law requires:

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2 Note to adults: It's the law! Riding safe in the car is COOL and FUN when a child s booster seat has magic powers that turn an ordinary kid into a superhero! Please read this book to children or encourage them to read it to you and ride along with Commander Alex and his friend, Princess Kelsey, as they take kids on a backseat adventure to defend the world from flying cow doo, icky kissing, smelly feet, big sisters and other annoying things! A child can be a booster seat warrior or princess, too, by coloring the control panel in the center of the book and taking the book along when he or she rides in a booster seat in the car. Children will have fun using their imaginations with the magic super powers from the story. Or even inventing their own booster seat superpowers! This book is a great way to help children make a smart decision about riding safe and it boosts their reading skills, too! Effective July 1, 2004, Iowa s Child Passenger Safety Law requires: Children under one year of age and weighing less than 20 pounds must ride in an appropriate, rear-facing child safety seat. Children up to six years of age must ride in a child safety or booster seat. Children ages six through 10 must ride in a booster seat or use a seat belt. You may be ticketed and fined for each violation of the Child Passenger Safety Law! Remember, a vehicle s backseat is the safest place for kids to ride. IN ORDER TO RIDE SAFE, CHILDREN BETWEEN 40 AND 80 POUNDS AND UNDER 4' 9" TALL SHOULD ALWAYS SIT IN A BOOSTER SEAT. Always boost your booty!

3 Until the next car trip, fellow booster seat warriors... remember... it rocks to ride safe. So always Boost Your Booty! My name is Alex. I may look like an ordinary kid... and most of the time, I am. But when I'm riding in the backseat of the car, something amazing happens. Want to know my secret? Commander Alex out!

4 My booster seat My mom says I should sit in a booster seat until I'm 4' 9'' tall and weigh 80 pounds. has magical superpowers! Then I can fit in adult seat belts safely. Which means... I'll become Captain Alex! Boy Pirate Swash-buckler! (But that's another book!)

5 Look! There's that snotty kid, Nathan, from our class. (I'd recognize those snotty eyebrows anywhere.) Nathan thinks he's too cool to sit in a booster seat. My mom says sitting in a booster seat keeps me safe. Without one, my seat belt doesn't fit me right and I could be hurt in a car crash. Warrior Princess Kelsey activating Booster Rockets! Our booster seat Booster Rockets make the car go super fast. (Note to Nathan: It's hard to look cool with just your eyebrows.) Woo-hoooooo! Eat our dust, Nathan! (Besides, it's hard to look cool with a seat belt across your face.)

6 But what my mom DOESN'T know is that when I sit in my booster seat, I am transformed from her sweet, shy, second-grade son into... Commander Alex -- Booster Seat Boy Warrior! This is my friend, Kelsey. When she rides in the car with me and sits in her booster seat, she becomes a booster seat warrior, too. Address me as Kelsey, Booster Seat Warrior PRINCESS. Protector of the world! Defender of the universe! And a role model for kids with FOUR ADULT TEETH everywhere!!!

7 Whenever we're going somewhere really exciting (like to see my friend's new puppy), I use my B.B.B. to turn all the traffic lights GREEN. When I'm sitting in my booster seat, my Sniff Sensors are always on. Because I never know when... (Just a heads up, it doesn't work on stop signs.)... my big sister is going to kick off her nasty, sweaty sneakers! "Red Alert! Smelly feet at 9 o'clock!" says Commander Alex. "Booster Seat Stink Shields up!"

8 My mom and dad have to roll down the car windows because her feet smell so bad. But around my booster seat, the air is fresh and sweet. This one will REALLY impress you -- I call it the Booster Brain Beam. (B.B.B., for short.) It even smells like cherry jellybeans. (My favorite flavor.) Whenever we're going somewhere I wish we weren't (like Great Aunt Shirley's house), I use the Booster Brain Beam to turn all the traffic lights RED. (Great Aunt Shirley eats stinky cheese.)

9 Then, I stare at the back of Mom's head and think really hard MUST HAVE ICE CREAM CONE! My big sister thinks she's all that because she's on the 4th-grade safety patrol. She not only has super-stinky feet... she really gets on my nerves. Mom-mmm! Alex is breathing on me! Who wants ice cream? Address me as Commander Alex! Booster Seat Boy Warrior! Stinky bum-bum Alex! See? Works like a charm. You should try it! (It's booster-licious.) Uh-oh. She doesn't know WHO she's messing with! (Little brothers everywhere, this one's for you.)

10 "Engage Magic Moo Helmet!" says Commander Alex. My favorite booster seat super power? The Mom Mind Meld. (Tee-hee!) My booster seat's Magic Moo Helmet makes my sister sound like a cow. When I'm sitting in my booster seat, I just think of something I want... say, a vanilla ice cream cone with extra sprinkles.

11 I just sit with my hands in my lap and smile like the perfect boy. Want to know another awesome thing my booster seat's Magic Moo Helmet can do? Alex is poking me! I'm the ONLY one in the ENTIRE car who can talk to alien life forms. Daisy to Commander Alex! Come in, Commander Alex! Quit picking on your brother! The more I smile, the more the Sister Poker pokes. Commander Alex, here. Go ahead, Daisy! (Don't I look like an angel?)

12 My friend Flossy and I are in the cattle truck directly in front of you. I thought you d want to know that Flossy s had a little too much fiber today, if you know what I mean. Did I mention my big sister ALWAYS picks on me? (It's her special gift.) Thanks, Daisy! Commander Alex out! Mom! Incoming cow doo-doo! Suggest immediate evasive action! Quit looking at me, booger boy. That was a close one! Thanks, Alex! (It's hard to look cool with cow doo-doo on your car.) That's when another booster seat superpower comes in really handy... my Invisible Sister Poker. (It's smile controlled.)

13 "Gag-Gone Goggles ON!" shouts Commander Alex. My booster seat has magic goggles When my mom drops my dad off at work, something REALLY ICKY happens. so I can't see my parents kiss. Bye, honey. Have a good day! (Kids shouldn't have to see that kind of stuff... especially right after breakfast.) Oh, NO! They wouldn't... they're not gonna... THEY ARE!

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15 Presented by the Iowa Governor s Traffic Safety Bureau and our partners in protecting Iowa s children: Blank Children s Hospital Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Iowa Department of Public Safety Produced with Section 406 funds. 9/07 10m