Travel with Bike as she explores the city as a community bicycle in this inspiring story that introduces the thrills of bike riding and first experiences and celebrates the rewards of helping others, for fans of Little Blue Truck.

Jenkins and Karas' collaboration is a strikingly original narrative concept book about bike-sharing programs . . . A pedal-powered primer that will surely inspire riders old and new. --Kirkus Reviews

Today is Bike's first day on the job as a community bicycle. She's parked on the street and ready to go. But what if nobody wants to ride her? Bike feels a little nervous. Then she meets her first rider--Sunita. Soon Bike is off, taking Sunita to her destination, and before long, many other riders to where they want to go.

Featuring a cheerful city bike with an infectious can-do attitude, this thoughtful picture book introduces the excitement of bike riding and navigation, and celebrates the jitters and joys of new experiences.

(The) engaging text presents a heartfelt story. . . . Beautifully detailed and full of activity. --The Horn Book

Adorable.... By finding joy in helping others and focusing on doing her personal best, Bike excels at her job and builds confidence in no time.... An engaging story. --School Library Journal

Bike zooms through her first day on the job in this introduction to city bike-sharing systems..... As readers learn about a transit alternative, stylish, vintage-style cartooning by Karas lends texture to Seattle scenes. --Publishers Weekly

A fun story that promotes bike riding. --Booklist

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 is a picture book about a daughter learning to ride a bike with the help of her father. It's also about that exhilarating feeling you get when you succeed at something for the first time as a child. And, most importantly, it's about learning that when you fall off, the best thing to do is get back on again!

The story is told through wonderful watercolours from critically acclaimed artist Sam Usher, with words from children's poet Simon Mole.

Celebrating both family relationships and being outdoors, this is the perfect read for families everywhere.

Tricycles have three wheels and training bikes have four, but what this little boy wants most of all is a bike with two wheels! Dad has one for any occasion, and he knows just how to get his son ready. With practice, patience, and more than a little courage, the dream of a family who rides together--everyone on two wheels!--might just come true. David Gibb's warmhearted text and Brizida Magro's fresh, whimsical illustrations capture the magic moment when kids first tame two wobbly wheels and pedal off on their own.

Let's go on a bicycle. And spend the day outside / We'll have a big adventure. It's a great day for a ride!

Join these fabulous friends as they go on a bicycle ride. With lots to spot and see on every page, toddlers will love following along on this exciting, rhyming bicycle outing.

Learning to ride is no easy feat! But with a little courage, a guiding hand from her dad, and an enthusiastic bark from her pup, one brave girl quickly learns the freedom that comes from an afternoon spent outside on a bike.

Experience the fear, the anticipation, and the delight of achieving the ultimate milestone in this energetic, warm story that celebrates the precious bond between parent and child.

THE JOY OF LEARNING TO RIDE A BIKE: Who can forget the first time they learned to ride a bike? This book is a nostalgic nod for parents and one they will be eager to share with their young one learning how to ride.

A GREAT READ ALOUD: This lyrical, upbeat text is a great fit for story-time in any household.

PERFECT GIFT FOR DAD: If you're looking for a Father's Day gift or a birthday gift for dad, look no further! He will love the child/parent relationship portrayed in these pages!

Perfect for:

- Anyone looking for the perfect Father's Day gift
- Anyone approaching the big milestone of bike riding
- Grandparents
- Parents
- Teachers and educators
- Librarians

Inspired by the strong biking culture and community in the Pacific Northwest, this board book features different types of bikes and the diverse people, young and old, who enjoy them. It features bikes children will recognize and some they can imagine, like bikes that wear shoes and bikes that fly.

The In Motion series of board books for little readers includes:
Go, Bikes, Go
Go, Boats, Go
Go, Planes, Go
Go, Trucks, Go

A mother and son hop on their bike for a ride through the neighborhood, joining friends and neighbors along the way. There are people on unicycles and tandem bikes, tricycles and recumbents--all kinds of bikes for all kinds of riders.

Before long, the bikes outnumber the cars and trucks, taking up more and more of the road until they form a parade of sorts, smiling and popping wheelies, ringing their bells, and celebrating the beautiful community they all share.

There's a new bicycle exhibit at the museum, and Danny is inspired to learn how to a ride a bike--with help from his buddy the dinosaur, of course

But OUCH From running over his friend's tail to falling off the bike, Danny learns it takes a lot of tries to learn something new.

Readers first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic Danny and the Dinosaur, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair is together again in a hilarious Level One I Can Read adventure sure to win over a new generation of beginning readers.

Danny and the Dinosaur Ride a Bike is a Level One I Can Read, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

Best friends Nour and August join Grandpa Paolo on an epic two-week bike ride and use a special camera to fulfill their own dreams.

Grandpa Paolo is planning a great adventure, and Nour and her best friend, August, have to join him. Together with their dear old friend Aïda, they become his support team and learn the meaning of helping others.

Along the way, they:

• Repair tires
• Befriend birds
• Navigate (without GPS!) Discover a zip line
• Collect medicinal plants
• Sleep in a van (and a yurt!)--all to help a friend fulfill his dreams!

The Photo Finish is book three in the new Kaleidoscope Club chapter book series, with full-color illustrations throughout--a perfect series for readers ages seven to ten who are interested in friendship and learning more about nature, empathy, and STEAM.

Bernie is one of the top bike builders in the world. His bikes are so fast and so beautifully made that bike racers and wealthy bike collectors alike buy up every bike he can make. It is sad to him that the bikes he builds all end up being sent far away and that none of his close friends seem interested in them. After a talk with his friend Monty the Corgi, Bernie learns that his friends (who are not bike racers) think they can't fit on his high-performance-built-for-speed bikes. Bernie sees this as a design challenge and sets to work building bikes his friends can ride.

On the first test ride of Monty's new bike they pass the pizza shop where all the friend's hangout. T Rex, Bat, the Hamsters and Beaver all doubt that bikes could be made to fit them too. Bernie sets to work designing and building bikes for all of them (except for Beaver, but that is another story). All the new bikes work wonderfully and on a long ride near the sea they run into their friend Shark. Shark is happy to see them all out riding together and wishes he could also join the fun, but there's just no way that a Shark could ride a bike... or is there?

Written and Illustrated by former BMX world champion Taj Mihelich.

In tight circles around a broad range of cycling subcultures old and new, BMX innovator, artist, animal lover and entrepreneur Taj Mihelich is a legend. A shy, clever, self-deprecating legend.

As a rider, Taj's influence on ramp, street and trail riding still resonates three decades after he burst onto the BMX scene.

As an entrepreneur, Taj's thoughtful, slightly irreverent perspective on the fun and freedom of riding a bicycle has inspired an army of smiling cyclers to follow his tire tracks worldwide.

Bernie the Bike Builder is the brightest peek yet into the colorful world of Taj Mihelich's busy mind. Whimsically written and vividly illustrated by the life-long lover of all things two-wheeled, Taj's first book follows an industrious rabbit and his Corgi pal Monty as the unlikely pair craft custom bicycles for a curious band of animal friends.

A sublime allegory about creatures and dreams big and small, Bernie the Bike Builder packs Seussian levels of heart and light into a story for all ages. Where the animals in Taj's head dream of going might surprise you. How they get there will blow your mind.

-Harold McGruther

A Few Bicycles More is the exciting sequel to Christina Uss's Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle. Bicycle has been back from her cross-country adventure with her robot-like bike, named Fortune, for just a month when it starts malfunctioning, insisting that they pedal away from their home in Washington D.C. to Harpers Ferry in West Virginia. Once there, they discover a scrapyard where bicycles are being crushed and recycled--and it appears they are too late to save them.

Bicycle and Fortune head to a convenience store so Bicycle can drown her sorrows with a chocolate bar. Much to her astonishment, she meets her long-lost family there. Bicycle learns that they have been looking for her since she disappeared as a toddler and that she is a quintuplet. She is happy to go live with them except for one thing: her family doesn't share her passion for cycling. In fact, her sisters have never even ridden a bike.

Then Fortune acts up again, leading Bicycle back to the scrapyard where she discovers that there are four bicycles left and they were all made by the same inventor who created her Fortune. Four seems too coincidental to ignore--the perfect number to bring her sisters up to speed. She sets a plan in motion to rescue the bikes, a plan that if it works will help her fit into her family and still stay true to cycling self.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Every kid should get the chance to explore the world on two wheels. This is a story to inspire the next generation of mountain bikers. - David Wiens, Executive Director, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA)

A must-read story for families seeking epic fresh air adventure.

Today is the perfect day for a mountain bike ride, Ryan tells her beloved labrador, Charlie. Ryan is a courageous young girl who loves weaving through trees, climbing over rocks, and zooming down hills on her bicycle. But before she can hit the trails with her Mommy and Daddy, Ryan's body needs fuel, her tires need air, and Charlie needs a belly rub.

Soon, she's fully immersed in the sights and sounds of the surrounding forest. Leaves crunch, birds chirp, and mud splish-splashes against her sweaty skin. On her mountain bike, Ryan feels free! But it's not all smooth sailing. Steep hills challenge her endurance, and when Ryan takes a rough tumble, her resilience is put to the test.

As Ryan discovers that the view is always worth the climb, this sweet outdoor adventure narrative celebrates the pure magic that happens on two wheels.

At the end of the book, readers can find the recipe for Ryan's wholesome and delicious pre-ride breakfast along with A Family Guide to Keeping Kids Safe While Mountain Biking!

Imagine visiting Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory--but for bikes! This is a seek-and-find/activity book rife with quirky illustrations that hits the sweet spot of every reader from the youngest to the oldest! The wheels keep turning in Cycle City, and it's finally time for the annual Bicycle Bash, where one and all can ride their bikes indoors. Etta's been specially invited by her Aunt Ellen to attend! But why does Aunt Ellen need a list of Etta's friends?

Taking place in the Bicycle Museum, this celebration rolls out bicycles of all kinds--from low riders to tricycles to bone shakers. The Museum even has lanes and tracks indoors so that everyone, Giraffe and Mouse alike, can ride their bikes anywhere. After a full day of riding through the museum halls, Etta pedals out to find a special surprise--her own birthday bash with her best friends! Follow Etta along her first bike tour with this delightfully detailed seek-and-find adventure.

- BELOVED WORLDWIDE: The companion book, Cycle City, was published in seven foreign countries! Don't miss out on the favorite biking book of ciclistas worldwide!
- FUN SEEK AND FIND: Alison Farrell's colorful, vibrant village will delight all kids who loved Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go and Busytown books and thrill parents hoping for the same idea plus a hip design aesthetic.
- DETAIL-RICH: There's so much to see on each page! From mini conversations between town denizens to countless biking encounters outside the narrative, young readers will delight in rereading this book in order to see the many enticing, funny sights of this little town.
- A TREAT FOR BICYCLE LOVERS: Big, small, fancy, historic--the many different kinds of bikes in this book are a feast for the eyes.

Perfect for:

- Fans of Richard Scarry
- Fans of seek-and-find books
- Families and friends who enjoy bike riding together
- Parents looking for a lighthearted picture book their kids can spend hours with
- Aunts looking for a picture book that portrays niece/nephew relationships
- Parents, grandparents, and other family members looking for a lightly educational picture book
- Fans of museums

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. 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!

Grandpa Paolo is planning a great adventure, and Nour and her best friend, August, have to join him. Together with their dear old friend Aïda, they become his support team and learn the meaning of helping others.

Along the way, they:

• Repair tires
• Befriend birds
• Navigate (without GPS!)
• Discover a zip line
• Collect medicinal plants
• Sleep in a van (and a yurt!)--all to help a friend fulfill his dreams!

The Photo Finish is book three in the new Kaleidoscope Club chapter book series, with full-color illustrations throughout--a perfect series for readers ages seven to ten who are interested in friendship and learning more about nature, empathy, and STEAM.

I like my bike. I like my car. I like my big car. I like my truck.

The text in this humorous story is simple and repetitive--just right for new readers--but the pictures are wacky and imaginative. A sea lion chauffeurs a large shark, while a cactus drives a canvas-covered pickup truck, and a tiny mouse drives tractor-trailer filled with cheese. All the vehicles, except for the bicycle, get stuck in traffic, as a girl merrily rides along to her destination--a birthday party.

The artwork, in addition to supporting the text and providing surface level comprehension, is chock-full of details that allow for (but don't insist upon) deeper comprehension. There are subtexts, connections, and opportunities for inference.

Level A books, suitable for early kindergarten, are ideal first books for kids to read on their own. One short sentence repeats on every page with one word change per spread. Simple plots are heavily supported by the detailed illustrations. When Level A is mastered, follow up with Level B.

The award-winning I Like to Read(R) series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own!

Oregon Spirit Book Award Honoree, Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE).

A picture book highlighting scenic rides through some of Oregon's most beautiful sites, I Want a Real Bike in Oregon is the perfect book for the young cyclist who is ready for a new bike.

From award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel with whimsical art by Josh Cleland, the book includes illustrations of popular bikes, including the tandem bike, the road bike, the folding bike, and more, plus tips on how to choose your first real two-wheeler.

This is the second book of The Adventure Friends series. Check out The Adventure Friends: Ski Day for some snow fun!