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Trying something new · ages 4–8

Two Wheels, starring your child.

Your child loves the bike, as long as Dad is holding the back of it. Today Dad wants to let go. This is a story about falling over, getting up, and the first time a wobble turns into flying.

The bike, the wobble, and the moment the hand lets go.

Type the name, pick boy or girl, add a dedication if you like, and send the order. We confirm by email and the 11-page PDF, in two editions, follows within one working day. $99.

N° 01What this story teaches

Falling off is part of learning. Getting back on is the whole of it.

Choose this one when

  • Learning to ride a bike, swim, or anything with a first fall
  • A child who gives up after one bad try
  • Perfectionism, or fear of looking silly

What your child takes away

You were ready before you felt ready. The wobble is what flying feels like at the start.

A note for parents

Read it after a fall, not before one. The line "I fell off, and then I didn't" is the point.

N° 02Personalize it

Make it theirs

The story is about a
$99PDF · sent by email
  • 11 pages: cover, dedication page, 8 story pages, back page.
  • Two PDFs: screen edition and 8×8 in print edition with bleed.
  • The button opens our order form with these details filled in. We confirm by email, you pay by invoice, and the PDF follows within one working day.
  • Name and dedication are the only changes. The story and art are fixed.
Two Wheels cover
Two WheelsA story starring Mia
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Page 1
Mia had a red bike. It had a bell that went brring and a basket for pinecones. It also had two little wheels at the back, and today, Dad was taking them off.
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Page 4
The hand was gone. The bike wobbled left. Then right. Then a lot. Mia and the red bike lay down together in the grass.
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Page 8
That night, Mia had a grass stain and a plaster and a story. "I fell off," she told Mum. "And then I didn't." Which is the whole of learning, really.
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Cover and three of the eight story pages, with Mia's name in place. The paid file has every page.

N° 03What you get

A finished picture book

Cover, dedication page and eight illustrated story pages, with the name in every scene where it belongs. Same painterly art in the boy and girl versions.

Two PDFs, one price

A screen edition for tablets and home printing, and an 8×8 inch print edition at 300 DPI with bleed and trim box for any print shop.

What it isn't

The story, the art and the character are fixed. If you want a book written about a specific child, from a photo, that is the custom courage book at $799.

N° 04Other courage stories

Want a story written about your child specifically? The custom courage book
Two Wheels: personalized courage story with your child's name