I Want a Real Bike in Oregon. Eric A. Kimmel

      

      by Eric A.Kimmel

      Real Bike!

      Illustrated byJosh Cleland

      in

      Oregon

      I want a

      Text © 2018 by Eric A. KimmelIllustrations © 2018 by Josh Cleland

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storageand retrieval system, without written permission of the publisher.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Kimmel, Eric A., author. | Cleland, Josh, illustrator.Title: I want a real bike! in Oregon/by Eric A. Kimmel;

      illustrated by Josh Cleland.

      Description: Berkeley, CA : WestWinds Press, an imprint of Graphic Arts Books, [2018] | Summary: Having outgrown his old bike, a young raccoon considers new bikes, including BMX, cruiser, tandem, and folding, and imagines cycling on scenic bike rides in Oregon.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2017043437 (print) | LCCN 2017054709 (ebook) | ISBN 9781513261409 (ebook) | ISBN 9781513261270 (hardcover)Subjects: | CYAC: Bicycles and bicycling—Fiction. | Oregon—Fiction. |

      Raccoon—Fiction. | Animals—Fiction.

      Classification: LCC PZ7.K5648 (ebook) | LCC PZ7.K5648 law 2018 (print) | DDC [E]--dc23LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017043437

      Printed in China

      Editor: Michelle McCannDesigner: Vicki Knapton

      The Unipiper (page 14 and back flap) likenessis courtesy of Brian Kidd (unipiper.com).

      The Oregon Heart Sticker was created by Chris Bucci of the Heart Sticker Company (heartsticker.com).

      Published by WestWinds Press®

      An imprint of

       GraphicArtsBooks.com

      Graphic Arts BooksPublishing Director: Jennifer NewensMarketing Manager: Angela ZbornikEditor: Olivia NgaiDesign & Production: Rachel Lopez Metzger

      

      Layla and Josh finished their ice cream by the time I got there.“What took you so long?” they asked.

      I didn’t have to answer. We all knewwhy.I couldn’t getmyold bike up the hill. I had to get off and walk it.

      “When are you going to get a ?” Layla said.