The Little Pig, the Bicycle, and the Moon

(Hardback)

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Rosie the little pig is determined to learn how to ride a bike and see the worldno matter how many times she has to pick herself up and start overin this whimsical story about following your dreams and never giving up.

Rosie is a little pig who has everything she needs right on the farm: a mud bath to play in, plenty of food to eat, and a deliciously smelly pigpen. But then she sees a small, ugly animal with two feet and no tail riding a bicycle and she thinks Thats easy. I could ride a bike too.

It is only when she sneaks out at night to try to ride the bike herself that Rosie realizes its not as easy as it looks. First you have to learn to pedalbut you also need to know how to balance, and braking is very important, too. Every night, watched over by her friend the moon, she tries again and again, and after each failure, she learns something new: to give a push, to wear a helmet, to ask a friend for help. And so every night she tries again, because she knows that if she could just learn how to ride a bike, why, she could travel to the other side of the worldor maybe even farther.

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"A clever, quirky story...sure to be fun for all readersbut especially those learning to ride a bike." -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Pierrette Dubis the author of more than ten books. She won the Qubec/Wallonie-Bruxelles prize for her book Maman sest perdueand the Quebec youth book prize forThe Little Pig, the Bicycle, and the Moon, originally published asLa petite truie, le vlo et la lune. She decided she wanted to write books after discovering childrens literature with her own kids. She knows that even in everyday life, fantasy and humor are never far away.

Orbieis an illustrator for childrens books, comics, advertising, and more. She illustratedSven le Terrible, Pas de vacances pour les pirates,as well asLes vacances. Shewon secondprize in the Hachette Canada comic book contest for her illustration of the story, Pas dpche!Orbie is very active in sharing her passion through school workshops.