SuitabookThe Bicycle
Patricia McCormick and Mevan Babakar;
- Reading
- Read together at an unhurried pace, pausing to notice feelings around leaving, travelling and receiving help. Let the child decide whether to discuss personal connections, and return to the images if words feel difficult.
- Themes
- Displacement and belonging: Mevan and her family leave Kurdistan after being forced to flee and travel from country to country seeking safety. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Loneliness and kindness: As Mevan travels, she feels more and more alone until a stranger gives her something that changes everything. The book presents this favourably.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether the reader would benefit from a calm conversation before or after reading about displacement and uncertainty.