SALLY JEAN, THE BICYCLE QUEEN, by Cari BestAR Level: 4.3 Points: .5
This delightful picture book took me back to my own childhood in some ways. I was the youngest of five kids and like Sally, it seemed I was always watching the big kids go by on their big kid bikes. When Sally outgrows her bike, which she has lovingly named “Flash,” she is at a loss, because her parents can’t afford to buy her a new bike, and without a bike, how can she be the bicycle queen? She helps Mr. Mettle, the neighborhood junkyard owner and he lets her pick out parts for her new bike. Then she opens a “fix-it” shop for the neighborhood kids and repairs their bikes for money, with which she buys new tires. She scrapes together enough parts to construct her own fabulous bike, which she names “Lightning.” The bright, detailed pictures and the sing-song style of the text are sure to make it a hit!
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