I Like My Bike, Paperback

Funny characters, humorous pictures, and an eco-friendly message with a text just right for the newest kindergarten reader.

"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.

I Like to Read(R) Books for Beginning Readers:
* More than 80 fun-to-read books for new readers
* Guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards
* Award-winning easy reader series, created by acclaimed author-illustrators including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors
* Levels A though D for kindergarten readers; levels D through G for early first grade readers

ANTONGIONATA FERRARI has illustrated numerous works for children. In 2007 he won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for best Italian illustrator for children. Other books for Holiday House include The Kindhearted Crocodile by Lucia Panzieri and No Honking Allowed! by Stephanie Calemenson.