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After their visit, I wrote those storiesīecame invested in writing children’s books not only because of my nieces butĪlso because of my former students – who, by the way, are now having their own They had been visiting us, and I thought of an idea for a story in My nieces initially inspired me to write forĬhildren. How did you first get interested in creating children's picture books? Parents need to love and support them through the failure. Riding when she falls, he lets her decide. The father in the story doesn’t force his daughter to continue
Love and encouragement is to a child’s success.īook also illustrates that children need to be allowed to make some decisions Together We Ride exemplifies what’s at the center ofĪn ideal parent-child relationship: LOVE. I want young readers to learn that with perseverance and resilience, they canĪccomplish what they want. What do you hope kids take away from the story, and what do you think it says Perfectly captures the girl’s excitement as well as her father’s at that epic Girl’s journey – as she starts out, struggles, recovers from a fall, and,Įventually, achieves the childhood milestone of riding a bike successfully. They enable the story to be told, toĪrt allows the reader to see clearly the joy, agony, and ecstasy of the young What do you think Kaylani Juanita's illustrations add to the story? And Maeve was definitely excited about learning how to ride a bike! You know, Deborah, learning to ride a bike – without training wheels – is suchĪn exciting milestone for children that I decided to write a story about thatĮxperience. In particular, there was a 5-year-old girl, Maeve, who had just Taking my daily “mental health walks” with my husband during the COVID The inspiration for Together We Ride came from seeing children ride bikes while What inspired you to write Together We Ride ? She is a longtime classroom teacher and an educational coach in Greenwich, Connecticut. Valerie Bolling is the author of the new children's picture book Together We Ride.
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