Gus and Grandpa

I read a book titled Gus & Grandpa and the Two-Wheeled Bike for my annotated bibliography. I think this is a perfect book to have in a classroom because it's really inspiring. It's basically about this little boy who still has training wheels on his bike and really doesn't want them on anymore but is too afraid to take them off. He sees his next door neighbor doing tricks on his two-wheeled bike and wants to be able to do the same. His dad tries to convince him to take off the training wheels but he gets upset and doesn't want his dad forcing him. He decides to take a trip to his grandpa's house and while he was there they start looking through old stuff in his garage. They stumble upon his dad's old two-wheeled bike and when Gus doesn't see training wheels on it he feels a little better about himself and feels like he could do it if his dad did. His grandpa and him go to the park and Gus learns how to finally ride a two-wheel bike with a little help! It's really inspiring and helpful for children who may be afraid to try certain things. I think that when children see that other people have fears just like them, it makes things a little easier for them. It's an easy read and it's reccommended for kids ages 6-8 and the title of the book again is Gus and Grandpa and the Two-Wheeled Bike by Claudia Mills and Catherine Stock. (it's also a series!) which as we know gets a lot of kids interested in reading.