I Like My Bike

"I like my bike. I like my car. I like my big car. I like my truck."

The text in this humorous story is simple and repetitive--just right for new readers--but the pictures are wacky and imaginative. A sea lion chauffeurs a large shark, while a cactus drives a canvas-covered pickup truck, and a tiny mouse drives tractor-trailer filled with cheese. All the vehicles, except for the bicycle, get stuck in traffic, as a girl merrily rides along to her destination--a birthday party.

The artwork, in addition to supporting the text and providing surface level comprehension, is chock-full of details that allow for (but don't insist upon) deeper comprehension. There are subtexts, connections, and opportunities for inference.

I Like to Read(R) Books for Beginning Readers:
* More than 80 fun-to-read books for new readers
* Guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards
* Award-winning easy reader series, created by acclaimed author-illustrators including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors
* Levels A though D for kindergarten readers; levels D through G for early first grade readers