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Akveld, Joukje

Get on Your Bike

32 pp. | Eerdmans | February, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8028-5489-6 $18.00

(4) K-3 Translated by Laura Watkinson. Illustrated by Philip Hopman. In this Dutch import, after two friends--dog William and panda Bobby--have an argument, the former says, "Just get on your bike and leave!" Leave Bobby does: he rides around the animal-populated city, blowing off steam until he feels contrite. Like bicycling Bobby, the story meanders, but readers will enjoy the seek-and-find aspect as Bobby is practically Waldo-like in the bustling oversize spreads.

Reviewer: Nell Beram