I Cannot Draw a Bicycle

Hardback

Award-winning author and illustrator Charise Mericle Harper creates a laugh-out-loud picture book about making something out of nothing and the power of imagination in this companion title to I Cannot Draw a Horse. The Horse wants a bicycle. A bicycle is hard to draw. The Book cannot draw a bicycle. But the Book CAN draw shapes. Can the Horse and the Cat build a bicycle from shapes? Or will their dreams end in pieces?Featuring the same quirky contemporary voice and kid-friendly comic illustration style as its predecessor, I Cannot Draw a Horse, this children's metafiction book is an art lesson about creativity and determination, wrapped around a humorous narrative. Readers who have enjoyed other fourth wall breaking books like B.J. Novak's The Book With No Pictures will appreciate the interactive elements in this book for children ages 3 8.Praise for I CANNOT DRAW A HORSE Creative an loaded with humor, this story will have kids giggling in seconds and trying their hand at drawing a horse or at least a gumdrop. Booklist (starred review) Part Ed Emberley, with a dash of Pigeon, and entirely meta. Kirkus Reviews Harper s illustrations make so much of so little, using a very limited palette and simple shapes, inviting readers into an artist s notebook. With a little imagination and some paper, nothing can become quite something. Horn Book Magazine An easy-to-read text with exclamatory speech bubbles and pictorial antics will tickle funny bones in this off-kilter circular story. School Library Journal