A bell-twanging read for any little one learning to ride their bike!
Learning to ride a bike for the very first time, and then learning to ride without stabilisers too is a big thing for any little one (or grown up…I might add *it’s true, I’m a bike wobbler still!). It’s something to be celebrated, but the journey from wobble to whizzer isn’t always a smooth ride, as we find out in the fabulous I Love My Bike by Simon Mole and Sam Usher.
Fast, snappy and exhilarating.
Synopsis
There’s a flame on the frame
and I love how it feels
from my head to my heels
when my feet push the pedals
and the pedals turn the wheels.
I love my bike.
I Love My Bike follows the outdoor adventures of a little girl and her dad as she learns to ride her bike. We love the lyrical text and her positivity is just so infectious as she describes her bike with the “flame on the frame” and “it’s red so it’s fast” before she’s even touched the pedals.
We know she’s keen to give it a really good try, and there’s a sense of her willing herself to be able to ride her bike. But, as like lots of first goes at things, it doesn’t quite go to plan.
Championed and comforted by dad, she tries again. And then again… and her determination finally rewards her with a beautiful view of the world she’s not noticed before.
The playfully placed text and beautifully emotive illustrations take you on the little girls initially wobbly bike journey, to being whooshed at a terrific speed along with her for the ride!
Hold on tight!
I Love My Bike by Simon Mole and Sam Usher is a fun and fast paced, read out loud story that little ones are going to want to read again and again. The idea is simple, but the clever wording and pacing has a way of pulling you along, bumps and all, so you relive that exhilarating moment of letting go and really loving your bike.
It’s a fantastic find, and one I wish I had had on our little ones book shelf for when she first learnt to ride her bike. We would absolutely recommend this read.
I Love My Bike is published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and was recently released on the 8th June. It is available from all good bookstores.
*EXCITING NEWS* You can currently hear author Simon Mole reading I Love My Bike on Twitter.
So excited! My new book I Love My Bike is published TODAY! Here I am at the park reading some of it for you. It’s illustrated by award winning artist Sam Usher & published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. Find out more (and get your copy) here: https://t.co/ibo7axntFT pic.twitter.com/2xd16JOZPV
— Simon Mole (@Si_Mole) June 8, 2021
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I am not familiar with this children’s book thanks for bringing it to my attention#mischiefandmemories@_karendennis
What a fun read x #mischiefandmemories
This looks great for encouraging resilience in children as well as setting realistic expectations for learning to ride a bike. #mischiefandmemories
So much fun!
perfect – and they do love their bike eventually! #MischiefandMemories
That sounds like such a lovely book and perfect for little ones who are just starting to learn to ride a bike. #MischiefandMemories
This would be perfect for Iris, she mastered her balance bike with such speed and confidence but the move to a pedal bike has really dampened her enthusiasm for riding.
Katrina x
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Sounds like the reader goes on the journey with her – how lovely! #mischiefandmemories
Oh I could have done with this book recently as one of the twins really struggled to ride without stabilisers and she was getting down about it as her sister got it so quickly, but I am very happy and proud to say she nailed it this week!! #MischiefAndMemories
Haven’t heard of this book before but it looks so lovely 🙂 #mischiefandmemories