Brilliantly executed with heart to boot! I love this one.

This is a short and sweet book with art that pulls at your heartstrings. I love how just a few rhyming words capture the experience and emotion of learning how to ride a bike. A perfect book for a kid who is learning! The representation of a beautiful Black family is a plus.

Learning to ride a bike isn’t easy, and Valerie Bolling has captured its ups and downs in a simplistic and lyrical way in TOGETHER WE RIDE. I enjoyed the wordplay (hug-cried) and the emotional arc the main character undergoes while trying to accomplish this rite of passage. I studied the beautiful and detailed illustrations by Kaylani Juanita that add that special touch to this story. Together We Ride is a superb choice for your home and school libraries. Children of all ages will enjoy it, espe...

Sometimes the shortest of books can be the most powerful. I loved this beautiful picture book by Valerie Bolling. The youngest of readers to the oldest are going to enjoy this book about learning to ride a bike. Adults are going to nod along, smiling at the words and the pictures. Children are going to take it all in, word by word as the excitement builds up from one page to the next. It is a perfect read-aloud book at 30 words! I especially loved the bond between a father and his daughter; the

All the thrills and spills of that first ride! On a sunny day, a girl and her father embark on an outdoor adventure. Learning to ride a bike isn't easy, but it's a whole lot of fun--and so is this story! Bolling's rhyming text of fragment phrases pairs nicely with Juanita's bright and airy illustrations. There's lots of room for the characters to MOVE! The simplicity of both text and image invites early readers to flex their muscle with words that may be new to them. This book is perfect for kid...

What a sweet story!Together We Ride has few words but lots of heart. While the book's plot centers on a child learning to ride a bike, its greatest lesson is that persistence is the precursor to accomplishing hard things--persistence and sometimes a little grownup support.

Beautiful, joyful picture book that captures the struggle and victory of learning how to ride a book in simple, rhyming text! As a family who loves to bike-ride together, I loved the colorful illustrations and emotions shown through out by Kaylani. Valerie does it again! Must-have!!

Few words are needed for this tale to capture listeners' attention and have them nodding at a very familiar situation.A little girl and her father take her bike out of the garage so she can ride. But learning how to balance and steer is something which takes patience, time, and determination. Luckily, the father is there to help.Each page is laid out with a bright, bold scene. It starts in a garage and soon heads out into the neighborhood and beyond. The little girl's emotions are easy to connec...

In this new book by the 2021 Crystal Kite winner Valerie Bolling, we follow a young girl as she attempts to ride her bicycle for the very first time. With help and encouragement from her Dad, she is off and riding until. . . uh-oh, look out! There's a slip, a wobble and a fall. That hurt! After a healing hug from Dad, the young girl has to decide whether to get back on and try again, or not. Knowing that Dad is right there beside her helps make the decision, and soon she is back up and soaring!

A sweet picture book, full of the ups and downs that come with learning to ride a bike! Together We Ride is written in a simple format that will encourage the youngest of readers, while providing them with sight words. I love that this story promotes getting back up on ones feet after a (literal) fall. The father/daughter dynamic is beautiful to witness and will reflect to joy of so many fathers, daughters and caregivers who pick up the book. A must have for any child learning to do something ne...

Together We Ride is perfect for little ones as young as 3 with gorgeous illustrations and fun rhymes. Such a sweet story of a father guiding and encouraging his little one as she conquers her fear, doesn't give up, and eventually celebrates her first bike ride.This would make a great gift for Father's Day or for any little one who is hitting that milestone of learning to ride a bike. I will definitely be sharing this one with all my grandbabies 🥰I sincerely appreciate Chronicle Books for providi...

Minimal words on the page are enough to tell the sweet relationship of a father and his daughter out for her first bike ride. As she starts out, she is strong yet slow. Then a stride turns into a slip and slide. As she decides whether to try again, she knows without a doubt that her father will be right by her side.The ending words rhyme with the words on the next page but even though they are few, the illustrations take the stage here showing the excitement, the joy of finally riding the bike,

Together We Ride is a sweet book about learning to ride a bike and then going on a bike ride as a family. The text is rhyming, short, and simple, which makes it impactful for young readers, and the gorgeous illustrations will captivate readers of all ages. I love the focus on the father/daughter relationship depicted in the book, although I have been reading this with my son in hopes that he’d get over his nervousness to get on a bike - and he did! We’ll be revisiting this again next year when h...

Ah, the adventure of learning to ride a bike! It's such an emotional journey filled with excitement, fear, frustration, disappointment, pride, and then joy! TOGETHER WE RIDE captures this universal experience with clear, simple language (great for reading together time, or also perfect for emerging readers building confidence), beautiful illustrations (as a former bay area resident, I loved seeing the golden gate bridge in the background!), and a focus on gentle family encouragement and support....

This is one of those books that's so ingenious and deceptively simple, you feel like it must have been written before? But no, Valerie Bolling is capturing a brand new tale about the age-old feelings that come with learning to ride a bike. Sweet illustrations by Kaylani Juanita show a father helping his daughter through the falls and tears to conquer a new skill and fly. A perfect choice for fathers or children setting out to ride - or conquer any new challenge.

The nearly universal childhood milestone of learning to ride a bike (a two-wheeler!) is at the center of this joyous, rhymed text with lively illustrations. Using fewer than thirty rhythmic words, Bolling captures the sequence of eager excitement and preparation, tentative attempts, troublesome struggles, and eventual, jubilant success in TOGETHER WE RIDE.By featuring the young child and her father from beginning to end, this is a relationship story, an homage to the invaluable role of dads in s...

It's a rite of passage - learning to ride a bike. For many of us, learning this childhood skill was a milestone. And it taught us many life lessons at an early age: taking risks, overcoming fear, perseverance in the face of adversity, and finally - the joy of accomplishment! Learning how to ride a bike offered a bonding experience between the young rider and those who taught them. "Together We Ride" expresses all of so many important things - but uses few words; and the book still manages to sha...

A beautiful depiction of all the joy and pride and freedom that comes from learning how to ride a bike! Children will be able to see themselves in the story here, from the slow starts to the crashes and the sheer pride of accomplishing such a feat. It's all there in the text but also depicted beautifully through the illustrations. This makes for a great read aloud for children ages 3-5. Beyond the celebration of the little girl learning to ride her bike for the first time, this book also celebra...

With simple, yet impactful rhyming text, Bolling takes the reader on a fun and adventurous journey of a young girl learning to ride her bike and her father who is by her side to guide her with love and support. Juanita’s colorful and detailed illustrations perfectly capture the emotion in the story and bring the read along for the ride. A wonderful and relatable book that touches upon familial love and the joys and challenges of learning a new skill while encouraging the reader to never give up!...

With sparse rhyming text, TOGETHER WE RIDE captures the childhood milestone of learning to ride a bike. The pairing of Valerie Bolling's words and Kaylani Juanita’s illustrations complement each other perfectly to display the range of emotions, spanning from apprehension to pride, that we all feel when approaching a new activity. This is the perfect story for families and classrooms to send the positive message of trying new things and not giving up. Kids will be asking to hear this story again