We picked up this delightful book from the library and I have to recommend it highly.
Anyone who loves bikes will dig it.
It is about a young girl who grows from riding on the back of her mom's bike to a tricycle, to a bike with training wheels, to a full fledged bicycle; which she names Flash.
"I'm a plane, I'm a train,
I'm a girl up on a horse.
I'm Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen,
And my bike is Flash, of course!"
Unfortunately she outgrows Flash and her family has no money for a new bike... that is where the tale gets interesting. Using her resourcefulness, she fixes neighborhood kids bikes for a little spare change, and finally ends up using her mechanical skills to rescue a bike out of a pile of junk. Choked me up a bit.
You'll just have to check it out from the library and read it for yourself.....whether you have kids or not!
I think the illustration above from the front page says it all about the joy of riding (and short chainstays on single speeds:)). Check out the look on her elephant's face.
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