Learning to ride a bike

Gus and Grandpa and the two-wheeled bike

by Claudia Mills & Catherine Stock

A realistic story about Gus, whose friend rides rings around him in his new sleek five-speed bike.  Gus's dad buy him a bike just like it but Gus just refuses to give up his training wheels.  Grandpa steps into the breech and decides it is time for Gus to learn to ride his bike properly. Grandpa finds a quiet area away from their neighbourhood and dusts of dad's old bike for Gus to learn with.  He patiently holds the bike as Gus tries and tries, falls a few times but finally he manages to ride the bike without his training wheels.  Gus and Grandpa are jubilant in their success.  A great book to reinforce the notion of 'practice makes perfect' particularly as it relates to a milestone that most children are anxious to achieve.

Citation:

Mills, Claudia & Stock, Catherine. Gus and grandpa and the two-wheeled bike, New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999.

Community Rating:

9 reader ratings with an average score of 3.67 out of 5 stars (courtesy of www.GoodReads.com)