No More Training Wheels

by Kathryn Cristaldi, Lynn Adams (Illustrations)

In this humorous Level 3 Hello Reader!, Alvin tries to learn to ride a bike without training wheels--but his escalating fears and active imagination almost get the best of him!

On Monday, Alvin's dad removes the training wheels from Alvin's bike. But Alvin imagines crashing and landing in the hospital. So he makes up an excuse and doesn't ride. His imagination leads to more elaborate excuses the rest of the week. "Nobody likes a quitter," his dad constantly reminds him. But on Friday while Alvin daydreams at home about an upcoming circus visit, his baby brother wanders off--straight into the path of a lumbering circus elephant! Unseen by anyone, Alvin hops on his two-wheeler without a second thought and rescues little Spike. A funny easy-to-read story.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Kathryn Cristaldi is a former children’s book editor. She is the author of many books for young readers, including I’ll Love You Till the Cows Come Home. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and daughter.

Reviews

[Elizabeth]

AR?

[Steve]

I liked this book. My son is reading longer and more complex books. In this one, Alivin doesn't know how to ride a bike without training wheels and he does all sorts of things to confront his fears of riding without training wheels, with lots of imaginary hijinks. In the end he doesn't think because he needs to save his brother quickly. Lots of good illustrations and things to talk about with my son in this book.

[Sara]

good