Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert Learns to Ride a Bike
Join Frank and Bert on a wibbly-wobbly bike ride in this relatable story about friendship, learning to ride a bike, and, most importantly, trusting yourself. The second title in the hilarious Frank and Bert series from best-selling author-illustrator Chris Naylor-Ballesteros, creator of The Suitcase.
Accolades for Frank and Bert:
WINNER OF THE NOTTINGHAM CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD 2023
Bert isn’t very good at riding a bike. Here’s what happens. It always starts well, but then Bert wibble-wobbles all over the place, until . . . Oops! Whoops! Ouch! Do you see what I mean?
Bert is CERTAIN he can ride his bike as well as Frank, but he is very wobbly! And even when they BOTH try riding Frank’s bike . . . it still goes very wrong! Will the best friends make it all the way down from the big hill? Of course! All they need is a little bit of confidence and trust in each other!
This warm and entertaining story about friendship is guaranteed to get children giggling!
Find out more about the hilarious fox and bear double act:
Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert Plays Hide And Seek
Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert Learns To Ride A Bike
Frank and Bert: The One With The Missing Biscuits
Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert Plays Football
Praise for Frank and Bert:
““Full of warmth and visual humour, with neon accents for extra zing. One for fans of Jon Klassen.”” - The BooksellerAccolades for The Suitcase:
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL 2020
SHORTLISTED FOR OSCAR’S BOOK PRIZE 2020
Praise for The Suitcase:
“”. . . beautifully illustrated and wise, gentle tale of tolerance and kindness for fellow humans resonates deeply.”“ – Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner
““A simple, powerful way to introduce the idea of kindness to strangers to young children.”“ – Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo
““Welcome and understanding are at the heart of this children’s book by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros.”“ – Laura Padoan, UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency
Latest reviews
Frank teaches Bert how to ride. It gives you encouragement to ride a bike too.
I’ve just learnt to ride a bike this year so liked seeing Bert do it too
Frank and Bert (not bike story) It was very fun when Bert held the blue hat and the fox could easily find him. I liked it when the bear winked at us, it was funny.
I love reading this book. I also love to ride a bike.
I loved reading this book
The author ( Chris Naylor -ballesteros ) has to make a million books like this one
I loved that Frank never gave up in Bert’s ability to ride a bike! He is a very good friend.
Frank is my favourite. I liked it because Bert and Frank were being kind to each other.
This book is like me and my friend Eesa. I have a bike and it has a bit for my Dollie’s to ride on the back and special wheels.
This book was about someone called Bert that wanted to ride a bike, he believed in himself and Frank helped him and eventually he learnt to ride a bike.
Very good
Great
Frank fell in the water They wanted to ride bikes
silly
I liked when Bert was learning to ride a bike and he hit a rock
Funny
Bert was funny
Frank got Bert a special bike to help him, he wanted to say sorry. Bert ended up riding the bike home. They are kind to each other- we recommend this book
I learnt that practice makes perfect
I liked that Bert kept trying really hard.
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