Age: Toddler-Preschool
Activism: Black Lives Matter, black pride
Location: Unidentified rural desert
Things that go: Bike
Tough Issues: Poverty
Identity/Our Voices: Author (Caribbean Australian) Illustrator (Australian)

"When you live in a village at the edge of the No-Go Desert, you need to make your own fun. That's when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe mum is still using it, maybe not) and a used flour sack."

This book is absolutely fascinating. It celebrates creativity, imagination, childhood joy, sibling bonding, fun sound effects, a relatable "fed-up" mum, Rudd's entrancing artwork laid atop cardboard boxes, unique perspectives and angles, and a normalized message of black pride and symbols of Black Lives Matter protests. The author and illustrator notes are essential reads. Truly a breathtaking contribution to children's lit.