This is a great book for kids. It has everything that makes a great children's book including fun rhyming text, great illustrations and a message to round it all out. My grandson loved this story, especially the yak.

The story starts by telling the reader that the Cycling Wangdoos are a winning team, but they are only as good as their weakest member. When the smallest Wangdoo decides not to pedal anymore, there is a chain reaction ending in bumps and bruises. The illustrations in this book are wonderful. The expressions on the characters and animals are priceless. You also get a bit of a look at the countryside of Tibet. The story itself is silly, yet tells the story in a way that is easy to understand and not preachy. I can see this being a favourite in any household or classroom. One I definitely recommend.

Fun ready with repetition and rhyming and fantastic illustrations.

I'm not a big fan of rhyming picture books. Too often the author relies too much on rhyme, creating awkwardly constructed sentences for the sake of keeping to a rhyme scheme. This one isn't bad. The writing is relatively natural. Its a touch long for a picture book but that is mitigated somewhat by the repeated refrain, an of t loved element. THe end reveal is a touch unexpected, making that first read a charmer.

I read this book with a two- and a five-year-old. There was a little too much text on some of the pages to keep the two-year-old's interest. But they mainly seemed to enjoy the pictures. The theme (teamwork is important) is great and the rhythm of the rhymes was very nice. I'm not sure if my ARC was damaged in some way but the book ended really abruptly; it would have been nice to do a wrap up of realization that everyone was doing their part rather than having the book end at the trophies.



Three and a half stars

This book comes out October 24

The Cycling Wangdoos by Kelly Pulley is a beautifully illustrated story about the value of teamwork. The rhyming is tastefully done. I read this book to my students ages 7-12. They really liked this book.

The Wangdoos learn about the importance of teamwork the hard way. Throughout the story the Wangdoos learn that each person has to do their part to keep the bike and success going. The message of the story is evident, which causes young readers to think about the overall message.

This book teaches a great lesson, that no matter how small one contributes to the group as a whole-the group is only as strong as its weakest member. Kids will appreciate the careful, fun illustrations. When one is part of a team, one has to do one’s part no matter what. The rhyming text will surely hold the attention of children and is perfect for reading out loud. I would love to add this book to my classroom library.

I give this book 5/5 stars

Thank you to Schiffer Publishing Ltd. and Shaffer Kids via NetGalley for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of The Cycling Wangdoos.

I have some mixed feelings about this book.  The illustrations are sweet and the book itself is funny. It is an enjoyable book about a group of cyclists who share a bike. They each decide successively that they are doing the most work and decide to stop peddling.  However, I feel like it missed the mark a bit with the moral/ ending.  As each member of the team decides to stop peddling, the bike goes slower and slower until they lose the race.   However, the yak on the back who does his job, wins the race.  The issue I had with the story is that they yak doesn't actually do anything but sit o the back of the bike. It seems nonsensical to me that when the cyclists sit and do not peddle they lose but the yak can sit on the back of the bike and win.  Despite all that, there is something about this book that is funny and enjoyable.*

This is an excellent book that shows the importance of teamwork.
The story is very good and I loved the images, the fact that it rhymes is great, it keeps interest and can see it being a favourite read. 5 stars

Every teacher needs a copy of The Cycling Wangdoos in their classroom. Using a lyrical story, the author makes it clear that hard work and teamwork are necessary pieces of success.

The Cycling Wangdoos is a beautifully illustrated story about the value of teamwork. The rhyming prose was easy to read and had my six year old and three year old hooked. They both absolutely loved the yak mascot.

The Wangdoos learn a hard lesson about what happens when one doesn't do their share of the work. While the message is very clearly presented to young readers, it never crosses the line of being heavy-handed. Young readers are left to think about how the story is going to unfold, how it could have turned out differently, and how they might react in a similar situation.

The Cycling Wangdoos is a great book to help kids understand their power as an individual in the world as this story and message can be related to any number of circumstances.

When I first viewed the cover, without reading the description, I went into thinking this book was going to be some kind of 'be kind to all animals book'. And it is nothing like that.

I opened this book and immediately the author told me what Wangdoo is and explained the topography of Tibet. As the adorable rhyming begins, we learn many valuabe lessons...don't be selfish... never give up... it only takes teamwork. This is all given to us under the guise of the silliest cycling race I've ever seen. And while we giggle because the illustrations are wonderfully hilarious, it is showing us what can occur when we don't follow bicycle saftey guidelines. This will be useful for part of a storytime hour as well as for classroom discussion. This book is awesome!

This is a really terrific book for kids, with the creator hitting the sweet spot of vivid, fun illustrations, text that sounds great read aloud (with rhyme, rhythm, and zany words to keep kiddy interest), and a nice story flowing through the pages. Excellent stuff all around.

Having read a lot of single-creator kids books lately (ie where the author is the illustrator, rather than having a separate author and illustrator) where the pictures have been great but the words just so-so, it was fantastic to find this one, where the words and images are both equally fun and full of life.

This makes THE CYCLING WANGDOOS rise above many of the other kids books out there, for me, as it provides delight for the little readers through things to look at and point out in the fun and colourful illustrations, and also through the sounds of the words being read to them (or them reading aloud themselves, as they get older). Fun squared.

On another level, beyond the fun rhymes and cool pictures, it's also a great tale about teamwork and trying your best - told in a fun rather than preachy way, which will help it sink in even more. I'd have no hesitation recommending it to friends and family. I can see me and Miss 2 reading and re-reading it lots in future.

This is a great book to add to any collection. The rhyming pattern hooked our two boys. I loved that the title stressed the importance of teamwork by showing what happens when each person stops pitching in and doing their part. The colorful illustrations enhance the book and are sure to be a source of laughter.

Great book for talking about working together, the importance of teamwork, and showing how everyone has a part no matter how small.

It takes practice to work together. And when something is a team event, or a group project the minute one person stops helping things start to fall apart. I like this book, even the ending. The illustrations are funny and the rhymes are catching.

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Most children have been exposed to team sports and contests. Football, basketball and hockey come to mind, as well as swimming relays, tug of war and team cycling. The Wangdoos, a six seated cycling team have a renowned winning reputation, but, they are only as successful as their weakest link. The team, seated in size order from largest to smallest, learn the lesson that each member's contribution is needed for overall success. They learn the hard way by getting bumps, lumps and bruised pride.

"The Cycling Wangdoos" is an engaging, humorous book sure to appeal to primary school age children. The artwork is excellent. The use of rhyming words and concept of size order provide multiple teaching opportunities. "The Cycling Wangdoos" by Kelly Pulley would be a welcome addition to any school or home library.

Thank you Schiffer Publishing Ltd. and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review "The Cycling Wangdoos".

This book was too cute!

I initially requested because of the odd title - and the fact that there was clearly a yak on the back on the bike - I figured my 6 year old would find it rather interesting - and that he did!

I had a little bit of difficulty with reading it on the Nook, as the title of the book was covering some of the words, but I didn't let that stop me from enjoying the story.
It's a really easy read - my 6 year old didn't get caught up on any of the words significantly.
The story rhymes smoothly, and the illustrations are fantastic!
It's a great opportunity to teach kids that they have to work for what they want to achieve in life. The team lost their race because they sat back and let others do the work for them instead of working altogether.
I am not sure if this is the full book - but I feel like it ended in a really strange spot.

An excellent story that was hilarious and excellently drawn. Great job.