{"product_id":"the-patchwork-bike-9781536217414","title":"The Patchwork Bike","description":"\u003cb\u003eIt has a bent bucket seat, bashed tin-can handlebars, and wood-cut wheels -- and riding the patchwork bike that you and your crazy brothers made is the best fun in the whole village.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. You can even make a license plate from bark if you want. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for whooping and laughing as you bumpetty bump over sand hills, past your fed-up mum and right through your mud-for-walls home. A joyous story by multi-award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, beautifully illustrated by street artist Van Thanh Rudd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaxine Beneba Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e is an Australian writer and slam poet champion of Afro-Caribbean descent. In 2015, she was named one of \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Young Novelists of the year. She lives in Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVan Thanh Rudd\u003c\/b\u003e is an Australian street artist and activist who studied at the Victorian College of the Arts, RMIT University, and Griffith University. \u003ci\u003eThe Patchwork Bike\u003c\/i\u003e is his first picture book. He lives in Melbourne with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567835844882,"sku":"9781536217414","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ccdf3c80-da6e-42e0-8a72-3c8de47bf155.jpg?v=1731929312","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-patchwork-bike-9781536217414","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}