My Bike (Board Book)

by Byron Barton, Byron Barton (Illustrator)

Overview

Award-winning, bestselling picture book creator Byron Barton’s My Bike is a lively celebration of transportation (bicycles and unicycles and other things that go) and animals (elephants, monkeys, and lions) with a surprise ending.

The Horn Book said, “This latest installment in Barton’s transportation series may be the best one yet. Which is saying a lot.” A preschool classic in a sturdy board book format by the author of My Car, My Bus, My House, and other beloved books for preschoolers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062337016
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/08/2016
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	456,791
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	1 - 4 Years

About the Author

Byron Barton (1930-2023) was the creator of many picture books for young children, including My Car, Building a House, and Little Red Hen.

Byron Barton (1930-2023) was the creator of many picture books for young children, including My Car, Building a House, and Little Red Hen.

Editorial Reviews

Escalating surprises [with] a high-wire climax. . . . A natural for group storytimes, though plenty of single tots will enjoy seeing Tom’s seemingly quotidian world suddenly transformed.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“This latest installment in Barton’s transportation series may be the best one yet. Which is saying a lot.” — Horn Book (starred review)

“Brightly illustrated . . . reminiscent of children’s paintings in its broad lines, startling colors, and simplified shapes . . . With a surprising diversion toward the circus, and a twist back to cycles at the end, this will please fans of [Barton’s] previous books and young bike-lovers as well.” — Booklist (starred review)

Praise for My Car: “Simply wonderful.” — Booklist (starred review)

“With bright primary colors, simple bold shapes, and the briefest of texts, Barton introduces Tom …[who] is a captivating and first-rate entertainer; so is the creator of this preschooler-perfect picture book.” — Horn Book (starred review)

“Tom and his bike pull together an entire community in what adds up to a prized preschool trilogy from Byron Barton.” — Shelf Awareness

From the Publisher

Tom and his bike pull together an entire community in what adds up to a prized preschool trilogy from Byron Barton.

Shelf Awareness

This latest installment in Barton’s transportation series may be the best one yet. Which is saying a lot.

Horn Book (starred review)

Brightly illustrated . . . reminiscent of children’s paintings in its broad lines, startling colors, and simplified shapes . . . With a surprising diversion toward the circus, and a twist back to cycles at the end, this will please fans of [Barton’s] previous books and young bike-lovers as well.

Booklist (starred review)