The Patchwork Bike

By Maxine Beneba Clarke, Van Thanh Rudd (illustrator),

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Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award 2019

Winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Crichton Award for Debut Illustrator 2017

Selected as a CBCA Honour Picture Book 2017

Shortlisted for PATRICIA WRIGHTSON PRIZE FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE 2018

'Beautifully written and incredibly powerful.' Books + Publishing…

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In a village at the end of a no-go desert, siblings need to make their own fun. Need a bike? Build your own from scratch!

With a milk pot, old flour sack, and other everyday items, a bike is born—one that can bumpety-bump over the hot sand hills. Sound-words, rhythmic text, and a theme of perseverance make this a stand-out story. Street artist Van Thanh Rudd created illustrations that capture the rough-and-tumble world and its lively characters. 

From Elizabeth's list on bikes and biking for kids.

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