The Patchwork Bike
 1st Edition Cover | |
| Author | Maxine Beneba Clarke |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Van Thanh Rudd |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Lothian Children's Books |
Publication date | October 25, 2016 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 30 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 978-0-73441-668-1 |
| OCLC | 1037337688 |
The Patchwork Bike is a 2016 children's book by Maxine Beneba Clarke and illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd.
Plot
A girl who lives at the edge of a "no-go desert" describes the titular bike that she and her brothers made out of found materials.
Publication history
- 2016, Australia, Lothian Children's Books ISBN 978-0-73441-668-1
- 2018, USA, Candlewick Press ISBN 978-1-53620-031-7
Reception
The book was well reviewed, receiving starred reviews in The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[1] The Horn Book Magazine,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] and School Library Journal, who also named it to their list of best picture books of 2018.[5] The New York Times Book Editor Maria Russo called it an "exuberant... Clarke’s poetically compressed language hurtles joyfully along, while Rudd’s illustrations, made on cardboard boxes with spirited swaths of paint, burst with irrepressible life."[6]
It has also been reviewed by Reading Time,[7] Books+Publishing,[8] and Magpies.[9]
Awards
- 2019 ALSC Notable Children's Book[10]
- 2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner[11]
- 2019 Charlotte Zolotow Award highly commended[12]
- 2019 Notable Social Studies Trade Books For Young People - Social Interactions/Relationships[13]
- 2019 USBBY Outstanding International Book[14]
- 2018 The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon[15]
- 2018 Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature shortlist[16]
- 2017 Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book honour[17]
- 2017 Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration winner[17]
References
- ^ Bush, Elizabeth. "The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke (review)." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, vol. 72 no. 2, 2018, p. 62. Project MUSE.
- ^ Barthelmess, Thom. "Patchwork Bike Review". Horn Book. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ THE PATCHWORK BIKE by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Van Thanh Rudd. Kirkus. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: The Patchwork Bike". www.publishersweekly.com. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "School Library Journal". www.slj.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ Russo, Maria (2018-10-19). "Standout New Picture Books". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ Liz Anelli (17 January 2017). "The Patchwork Bike". Reading Time. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
It is a book that encapsulates the self-centred joy of childhood, with its freedom from whatever hardships the adults in their lives might carry.
- ^ Angela Crocombe (11 July 2016). "The Patchwork Bike (Maxine Beneba Clarke, illus by Van T Rudd, Lothian)". booksandpublishing.com.au. Books+Publishing. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
Like all the best writing, The Patchwork Bike asks more questions than it answers,...
- ^ "Picture Books For Older Readers (subscription required)". Magpies: Talking About Books For Children. Vol. 31, no. 5. Magpies Magazine. November 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 Notable Children's Books". ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Clarke's 'The Patchwork Bike' wins US picture book award". booksandpublishing.com.au. Books+Publishing. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Booklists: The Patchwork Bike by Mazine Beneba Clarke". ccbc.education.wisc.edu. Cooperative Children's Book Center. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Jennifer (Vandenberg) Pontius (2010). "Social Interactions/Relationships: The Patchwork Bike". Social Education (Supplement). National Council for the Social Studies: 14. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 USBBY Outstanding International Books" (PDF). usbby.org. United States Board on Books for Young People. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Deborah Stevenson. "2018 Blue Ribbons". bccb.ischool.illinois.edu. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2018 shortlists announced: Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature ($30,000)". booksandpublishing.com.au. Books+Publishing. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Book Of The Year - Winners". cbca.org.au. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2021.