Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · April 9, 2013
A Picture Books pick for readers exploring Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle.
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- Who it’s for
- A spare, expressive picture book makes the wobbles and triumphs of learning to ride feel vivid.
- Themes
- Learning a new skill, Perseverance, Father-daughter guidance
- Pacing
- Mixed
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“[Raschka's] marvelous sequences, fluid style, and emotional intelligence capture all of the momentum and exhilaration of this glorious accomplishment,” raves School Library Journal in a starred review. Learning to ride a bike is one of the most important milestones of childhood, and no one captures the emotional ups and downs of the experience better than Chris Raschka, who won the 2012 Caldecott Medal for A Ball for Daisy.
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In this simple yet emotionally rich "guide," a father takes his daughter through all the steps in the process—from choosing the perfect bicycle to that triumphant first successful ride. Using very few words and lots of expressive pictures, here is a picture book that not only shows kids how to learn to ride, but captures what it feels like to fall . . . get up . . . fall again . . . and finally "by luck, grace, and determination" ride a bicycle!
The First Ride
A spare, expressive picture book makes the wobbles and triumphs of learning to ride feel vivid.
Come here for
- The emotional rhythm of falling, getting up, and trying again
- A milestone seen through both practical steps and feeling
Expect
- Very few words and expressive pictures
- A father guiding his daughter from choosing a bike to riding
Where it sits
| Cycling Stories | 70% |
|---|---|
| Big Feelings | 31% |
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fitness & Exercise
- New Experiences
- Sports & Recreation
- Authors
- Chris Raschka
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- April 9, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Learning a new skill · Perseverance · Father-daughter guidance
- Reading lane
- Fitness & Exercise