An incredibly moving picture book about a unicycle that is stuck in a rut and a young girl whose connection gives it the courage to change, from two award-winning creators.
This is the story of a unicycle.
A unicycle that goes around in a path of its own making.
A path that gets deeper and deeper as more time passes.
A path that becomes impossible to leave.
Until a new friend enters the circle, and little by little, introduces a new way out.
In this arresting allegorical story, Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff tackles big ideas around trauma, emotion, and growth that everyone-no matter their age-can relate to. It is a profound book about the ruts we dig ourselves into, how trusted friends can show their support by helping us see outside ourselves, and how the choice to heal is ours alone. Kyle Lukoff is the author of the Newbery Honor-winning, National Book Award finalist, Too Bright to See, the Stonewall Award winner When Aidan Became a Brother, among other titles for young readers. While becoming a writer, he worked as a bookseller and school librarian. He lives in Philadelphia, and hopes you're having a nice day.
kylelukoff.com
Priscilla Tey is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. A native of Singapore, she returned home after completing her degree and splits her time between illustrating and teaching. She is internationally renowned for her picture books In-Between Things, Twitchy Witchy Itch and Counting in Dog Years.
"A pointedly empathic allegory and a well-rounded portrayal of friendship's bolstering potential."
Publishers Weekly
"The triumph of the art is the unicycle itself, bright red and as expressive as a human; its seat droops in sorrow, its wheel bends in excitement, and its pedals lift up in inquiry. Read this to a group for a lesson about recognizing allegory or pass it to a kid who knows someone in need of help getting out of a rut"
