num_pages: 32
description: I can pop a wheelie I can touch the sky I can pedal backwards I can really fly!Sally Jean was born to ride. And her bicycle Flash is just about her best friend. But one day something terrible - and wonderful - happens. Sally Jean grows. Suddenly she finds herself too bigfor Flash. What's a Bicycle Queen to do? Finally by collecting old bicycle parts to make a new bike - and giving Flash to a young friend who longs for a bigger bike of his own - she ridesagain!With exuberant art that's just the right match for Sally Jean's new found freedom this joyous text celebrates growing up learning new skills and giving back to the community.Sally Jean the Bicycle Queen is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
language: English
title: Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)