Once Upon a Tandem

by Jay Payleitner, Rex Bohn (Illustrator)

With poetic language, vivid imagery, and artistic illustrations, this simple, yet profound, book shares an invaluable message of hope and direction for every traveler on the road of life.

In the spirit of The Giving Tree and The Tale of Three Trees , this beautiful allegory shares the story of a traveler on the road of life. The unnamed sojourner pedals alone on a bicycle built for two—until one day a stranger is invited along for the ride, and through the shared experiences of the road, the stranger becomes a lifelong guide and friend. With poetic language, vivid imagery, and artistic illustrations, this simple, yet profound, book shares an invaluable message of hope and direction for every traveler on the road of life.

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 26, 2010

About the author

Jay Payleitner spent a decade in major market advertising. Learning how people think and doing some fun work. Including creating TV spots for Midway Airlines, Kroger, and Corona Beer. And heading up the creative team that named "SunChips."

But God called him into Christian media. And he became an almost-too-busy freelance producer. For more than a decade, Jay scripted and produced Josh McDowell Radio, Today's Father, Jesus Freaks Radio with TobyMac and Michael Tait, Project Angel Tree with Chuck Colson, and thousands of hours of radio that aired across the country and beyond.

Jay is a long-time affiliate with the National Center for Fathering and nationally-known motivational speaker for Iron Sharpens Iron, marriage conferences, men's retreats, women's events, writers' conferences, and weekend services.

Jay has sold more than half million books including the bestselling 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad and What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? His latest -- and perhaps most important release -- is The Jesus Dare.

This June, Waterbrook/Multnomah is releasing the surprising book, The Prayer of Agur.

Jay's books have been translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Afrikaans, Indonesian, Slovenian, Polish, and Russian.

He has been a guest multiple times on The Harvest Show, 100 Huntley Street, Moody Radio, Building Relationships with Gary Chapman, Cornerstone TV, and Focus on the Family.

Jay and his high school sweetheart, Rita, live in the Chicago area where they’ve raised five great kids, loved on ten foster babies, and are cherishing grandparenthood.

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably would be a good book for someone else. It didn’t take up much of my time. Truly, only 5-10 minutes of reading. However, I’m really not religious, so this didn’t connect with me. My grandparents loved it and I can see how they did. So, it just wasn’t my cup of tea.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was let down because I had believed the title to reflect a literal experience rather than a metaphorical one. I struggled with the metaphor (maybe I need to cede control of my own bike!).

[Casey Hodges · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very short, but sweet, picture book.

[Cherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good and short pick me up!!