The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Shannon, David

Duck on a Bike

40 pp. | Scholastic/Blue Sky | April, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-439-05023-5 $$15.95

(2) PS Rarely have the barnyard animals been reiterated in a picture book with such panache. Duck on a bike is silly, says Cow; unsafe, says Sheep; a show-off, declare the Pigs; while Dog admires the trick, and Cat wouldn't waste her time. Still, when a bunch of children leave their bikes temptingly riderless, the entire barnyard goes on a cycling spree. The exuberant fun really takes off in the crayon-bright paintings.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2002