Learning to ride a bike sounds exciting-until the bike starts to WOBBLE!
In Ohno and the Wobbly Bike, Ohno's friends are ready for a beautiful bike ride through Yonder Creek. There's only one problem: Ohno doesn't know how to ride his new bicycle yet. And Ohno has plenty of questions. What if he wobbles? What if he falls? What if he just can't do it?
With Pal's patience, Figure's sensible plan, Moxie's encouragement, and Ready's very enthusiastic advice, Ohno begins with the smallest steps. Helmet on. Feet down. Push. Glide. Balance. Then come the pedals-and plenty of wobbles along the way.
When one attempt ends with a PLOP! into a soft pile of leaves, Ohno discovers that getting back up is easier than getting back on the bike. After trying again and again, he finally says the words so many children say when something feels too hard: "I can't do it."
That's when Figure gives Ohno one very important word:
YET.
"I can't do it... yet."
Instead of worrying about riding the whole path, Ohno focuses on one little goal at a time. First the tree. Then the bench. Then the flowers. Before long, something amazing happens-Ohno realizes Pal isn't holding the bicycle anymore.
He's riding all by himself!
But learning something new doesn't mean Ohno suddenly has to be ready for everything. When the friends reach a hill, Ohno decides he isn't ready to ride down it yet. And his friends show him what good friendship looks like: no teasing, no pressure, and no leaving anyone behind. Together, they choose another path.
Filled with humor, heart, friendship, and the familiar "Oh no..." moments readers love, Ohno and the Wobbly Bike reminds young children that learning takes practice, mistakes are part of trying, asking for help is okay, and being brave doesn't mean doing something before you're ready.
The book also includes The Power of YET, a child-friendly Bike Safety with Ohno page, a colorful Find-It Challenge, and an illustrated map of the friends' Wobbly Bike Adventure through Yonder Creek.
Perfect for preschoolers and young children learning a new skill, facing frustration, building confidence, or getting ready for their own first bicycle ride, Ohno and the Wobbly Bike celebrates a simple but powerful message:
You don't have to do it perfectly.
You don't have to do it today.
You just have to keep learning.
Because sometimes the difference between "I can't" and "I can" is one little word:
YET.
