Bibsy Cross and the BikeaThon, Liz Garton Scanlon
Bibsy Cross and the BikeaThon, Liz Garton Scanlon
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Bibsy Cross and the Bike-a-Thon

Author: Liz Garton Scanlon

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Unabridged: 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2024

Synopsis

Meet Bibsy Cross, the precocious, regular-pegular eight-year-old who daydreams of winning her library's bike-a-thon fundraiser in the second installment of this charming chapter book series.

Most things are easy-peasy, regular-pegular for Bibsy Cross. She loves her parents, her cat, her best friend, Natia. She loves school and the library. And she loves riding her bike. Sometimes, she pretends it's her chariot. 

Bibsy's library is hosting a bike-a-thon to raise money to buy books. And Bibsy is determined to earn the most donations. That way she can WIN the fundraiser!

But has Bibsy been spinning her wheels with the wrong intentions?

About The Author

Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of nearly 20 beloved picture books, including All the World, which received a Caldecott Honor and which School Library Journal called "perfection" in a starred review. Her other picture books include I Want a Boat! and Thank You, Garden, as well as the upcoming The World's Best Class Plant (May 2023.) Scanlon is on the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts and is a frequent and popular presenter at schools, festivals and conferences. She lives in Austin, Texas. Bibsy Cross is her first chapter book.Dung Ho is the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling picture book Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, which was featured in Forbes, Oprah Daily, The Cut, and Book Riot. It also received three starred reviews and was a School Library Journal, Bank Street, and Kirkus Best Book of the Year. Dung also illustrated its companion picture book, Eyes that Speak to the Stars. She studied graphic design at the Hue University College of Arts and then worked in the design and advertising industry before pivoting to illustration. Born and raised in Hue, Vietnam, Dung now lives in Ho Chi Minh City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Willa on July 15, 2024

Book one left very big shoes to fill but book two stepped right up to the plate! Bibsy explores her competitive edge throughout the book and what sportsmanship can look like when you don’t particularly want to be a good sport. I love how the character shows through example how behavior can be chosen......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on July 13, 2024

Children's first chapter book, realistic fiction. Bibsy Cross is an elementary school student who loves riding her bike. So when she sees that the local library is doing a "Bikes for Bucks for Books" fundraising event, she immediately signs up to ride as a team with her best friend Natia. Bibsy is d......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 16, 2024

I'm pleased that youngsters will have the chance to continue to get to know third grader Bibsy Cross while maybe learning more about themselves and how to navigate life's challenges through this chapter book series for young readers. Fans of Junie B. Jones and Clementine will dive right into this, t......more

Goodreads review by Lori on July 09, 2024

In the second installment of the BIBSY CROSS series by Liz Garton Scanlon, Bibsy is back in action with her best friend Natia. Bibsy loves to ride her bike and she loves to visit the library, so she’s thrilled to learn that the library is holding a bike-a-thon fundraiser. She and Natia make plans to......more

Goodreads review by Read on November 07, 2024

I was excited to read the first book in Liz Garton Scanlon's chapter book series for young readers featuring main character a young girl named Bibsy Cross. In this story, Bibsy and her best friend Natia channel their love for the local library by promoting and participating in a fund-raising bike-a-......more

Quotes

★ "A lovable protagonist rides again—and readers win." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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