BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
A community finds joy in riding bicycles, from young kids on big wheels to adults pulling trailers. The book is a colorful celebration of the outdoors, fresh air, caring for the earth, and building relationships. Young kids gain independence and confidence and learn to navigate their neighborhood alongside family and friends. Ultimately, the book captures the magic of a childhood day spent outside with friends, biking adventures, and the plan to repeat it all the next day.
The rhyming prose would be a fun read-aloud for younger kids with short rhyming verses and vibrant illustrations. I like the throwback to a time when kids would take off with neighborhood friends on bicycles and not come home until dinnertime. The nostalgia for a simpler time when neighbors all knew each other brings to mind a community bike bus where adults and kids all ride together just for the joy of it. The book's viewpoint is pretty young, which is the only reason why I didn't rate it higher, but it is a fun and joyous book.
A diverse community is portrayed, all coming together for a shared ride.
Heather Robinson
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