{"product_id":"9781454945956","title":"I Cannot Draw a Bicycle by Charise Mericle Harper","description":"Award-winning author and illustrator Charise Mericle Harper creates a laugh-out-loud picture book about making something out of nothing and the power of imagination in this companion title to I Cannot Draw a Horse.    ? The Horse wants a bicycle.    A bicycle is hard to draw.    The Book cannot draw a bicycle.    But the Book CAN draw shapes.    ? Can the Horse and the Cat build a bicycle from shapes? Or will their dreams end in pieces?Featuring the same quirky contemporary voice and kid-friendly comic illustration style as its predecessor, I Cannot Draw a Horse, this children's metafiction book is an art lesson about creativity and determination, wrapped around a humorous narrative. Readers who have enjoyed other fourth wall-breaking books like B.J. Novak's The Book With No Pictures will appreciate the interactive elements in this book for children ages 3-8.   Praise for I CANNOT DRAW A HORSE ? \"Creative an loaded with humor, this story will have kids giggling in seconds and trying their hand at drawing a horse-or at least a gumdrop.\" -Booklist?(starred review) ? \"Part Ed Emberley, with a dash of Pigeon, and entirely meta.\" -Kirkus Reviews ? \"Harper's illustrations make so much of so little, using a very limited palette and simple shapes, inviting readers into an artist's notebook. With a little imagination and some paper, `nothing' can become quite?something. -Horn Book Magazine ? \"An easy-to-read text with exclamatory speech bubbles and pictorial antics will tickle funny bones in this off-kilter circular story.\" -School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56299752980853,"sku":"9781454945956","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781454945956.jpg?v=1762786459","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781454945956","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}