When she’s steady, the whole family goes out for a ride (everyone wears a helmet). She rides, falls, and bravely tries again. PreS-K–A young Black girl learns to ride a two-wheeled bicycle with her father guiding and cheering her on. VERDICT Sally Jean is a real charmer, and children will appreciate her resourcefulness and tenacity. Davenier's ink-and-watercolor illustrations are light and airy and convey a variety of emotions and delightful details. Soon she is repairing other kids' bikes, but still doesn't have one of her own until the child comes up with an idea. In exchange for cleaning his yard, he gives Sally Jean used parts. Her parents can't afford a new bike, but her neighbor, a junk collector, comes to her rescue. By the time Sally Jean is eight, she has outgrown her beloved Flash. Those baby wheels come off the next year and she becomes Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen, who rides like a pro on her bike named Flash.
By age four, she has her own yard-sale bike with training wheels. K-Gr 2–As a toddler, Sally Jean rides on the back of her mother's bicycle. Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen by Cari Best. VERDICT An ideal option for story time and potentially a primer for those making their first forays into independent reading. The accessible, short sentence structure coupled with a large font gives this book a wide audience.
Though simple (a face is depicted with two circles for eyes and a semicircle for a mouth), these cheery images contain enough detail to catch the attention of very young readers. Brightly colored, flat, digitally created illustrations have a joyful, childlike quality and soothing repetitiveness. Barton once more shows great intuition for what appeals to children.
PreS-Gr 1-In this tale of a boy and his bike, Tom rides past cars, trucks, and buses to his place of employment: a circus, where he dons face paint and becomes a clown. Here are 16 picture books that will help children look forward to the experience. Transitioning from a three-wheeler to a two-wheeler is both terrifying and thrilling (for kids and their grownups).
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