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- Award-winning, bestselling picture book creator Byron Barton's My Bike is a lively celebration of transportation (bicycles and unicycles and other things that go) and animals (elephants, monkeys, and lions) with a surprise ending.The Horn Book said, "This latest installment in Barton's transportation series may be the best one yet.
- 4-8 Years
- 5.6" x 5.5" Board Book
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Transportation
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Tom tells all about his bicycle, his ride to work past trucks, cars, and even elephants, and his work as a circus performer.Book Synopsis
Award-winning, bestselling picture book creator Byron Barton's My Bike is a lively celebration of transportation (bicycles and unicycles and other things that go) and animals (elephants, monkeys, and lions) with a surprise ending.
The Horn Book said, "This latest installment in Barton's transportation series may be the best one yet. Which is saying a lot." A preschool classic in a sturdy board book format by the author of My Car, My Bus, My House, and other beloved books for preschoolers.
Review Quotes
"Escalating surprises [with] a high-wire climax. . . . A natural for group storytimes, though plenty of single tots will enjoy seeing Tom's seemingly quotidian world suddenly transformed." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"This latest installment in Barton's transportation series may be the best one yet. Which is saying a lot." -- Horn Book (starred review)
"Brightly illustrated . . . reminiscent of children's paintings in its broad lines, startling colors, and simplified shapes . . . With a surprising diversion toward the circus, and a twist back to cycles at the end, this will please fans of [Barton's] previous books and young bike-lovers as well." -- Booklist (starred review)
Praise for My Car: "Simply wonderful." -- Booklist (starred review)
"With bright primary colors, simple bold shapes, and the briefest of texts, Barton introduces Tom ...[who] is a captivating and first-rate entertainer; so is the creator of this preschooler-perfect picture book." -- Horn Book (starred review)
"Tom and his bike pull together an entire community in what adds up to a prized preschool trilogy from Byron Barton." -- Shelf Awareness
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