I Cannot Draw a Bicycle

<B>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>I Cannot Draw a Horse</I>.</B><BR/>  <BR/> The Horse wants a bicycle.<BR/> A bicycle is hard to draw.<BR/> The Book cannot draw a bicycle.<BR/> But the Book CAN draw shapes.<BR/>  <BR/> Can the Horse and the Cat build a bicycle from shapes? Or will their dreams end in pieces?<BR/><BR/><B>Featuring the same quirky contemporary voice and kid-friendly comic illustration style as its predecessor, <I>I Cannot Draw a Horse</I>, 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 <I>The Book With No Pictures </I>will appreciate the interactive elements in this book for children ages 3–8.</B><BR/><BR/><BR/><B>Praise for I CANNOT DRAW A HORSE</B><BR/>  <BR/> “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.” —<I>Booklist </I>(starred review)<BR/>  <BR/> “Part Ed Emberley, with a dash of Pigeon, and entirely meta.” —<I>Kirkus Reviews</I><BR/>  <BR/> “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 <I>something</I>. —<I>Horn Book Magazine</I><BR/>  <BR/> “An easy-to-read text with exclamatory speech bubbles and pictorial antics will tickle funny bones in this off-kilter circular story.” —<I>School Library Journal</I>