Miffy Rides a Bike by Dick Bruna- OPTIONAL

Bruna, Dick. Miffy Rides a Bike, PICTURE BOOK. Simon Spotlight, 2017. $4.99. Miffy rides a bike with her dog Snuffy racing along with her. As she zooms down a hill, she crashes and hurts her ear. She doesn’t want to ride her bike ever again, but with a little prompting from her dad, she does. This time though, Snuffy is the one that gets hurt. Luckily, Miffy knows just what to do to make sure he is taken care of. This seems to be based off of an episode of a TV show with the same main character. Perhaps it translates better as a cartoon, but the lack of facial expressions was a real hang up for me. I think younger readers will definitely relate to some aspects of this story, but the lack of exciting illustrations made the text less exciting as well. PRE-K, EL (K-3)- OPTIONAL. Reviewed by Shay, School Librarian