FICTION

Hello, Bicycle!

by Ella BOYD
978-0-76145-964-4.
COPY ISBN
PreS-K—A ponytailed narrator describes her daredevil graduation from tricycle to bike. One rhyme per spread takes the child on an autumn journey through a park, avoiding pedestrians and animals, pumping up a steep hill, then back home to bask in Dad's pride for her accomplishment. There are a few glitches; "rump" serves to complete two different couplets, and youngsters may not know the term "smokin' tread." Griffo's Photoshop illustrations show some energy, but the human characters lack charisma. This fast read may serve as filler during a theme on growing up, but it's an additional purchase.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
A girl takes her new two-wheeler bicycle for a ride: down hills and up, over bumps, around roller-skaters, and back to her proud dad. The slim story is told in short, clipped lines of verse that can sound awkward. Cheerful colors dominate the digital illustrations, and children making the switch from three to two wheels will identify with the intrepid cyclist.
Reviewed by Gay Lynn Van Vleck , Sep 01, 2011

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