Repair Shop Stories: The Birthday Bike

Step into the The Repair Shop in this uplifting tale about two brothers and their treasured bicycle. A happy and heart-warming tale based on a real story, featured on best-loved TV show The Repair Shop. Brothers Matthew and Ben were blown away when a kid from the other side of the village turned up one day on a brand-new Chopper bike! It was all the brothers could talk about and they dreamed of having their very own bike, but they knew their family would never be able to afford it. Unbeknownst to Matthew and Ben, their parents both got secret jobs so that they could make their boys' dream come true.

About the author

Amy Sparkes studied English Literature and Theology at the University of Kent, and began writing after moving to Devon with her husband, six young children and an overactive imagination. Her books have appeared on CBeebies storytime and been shortlisted for several book awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the BookTrust Best Books Awards. She runs author events for children, writing workshops for aspiring children’s writers, produces the Writing for Children pages for bestselling Writing Magazine, and writes short stories for Aquila magazine. She co-founded the Writing Magazine Picture Book Prize for aspiring picture book authors. When she's not writing, Amy enjoys adventures, discovering secret things which might possibly be magic and drinking lots of tea.Katie Hickey takes inspiration from her travels and surroundings to create characterful and atmospheric images. She particularly loves creating illustrations about the quirky stories and characters she meets along the way and uses a combination of hand rendered print processes and digital techniques to create her work. Katie has illustrated a range of books for children including The Repair Shop Stories picture-book series, How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures and The Wild Outside.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Sparkes, Sparkes Amy
• Assisted by: Katie Hickey (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2024
• EAN: 9781529504798
• ISBN: 978-1-5295-0479-8
• No. of pages: 32
• Series: The Repair Shop
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; JUVENILE FICTION / Toys, Dolls & Puppets, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Hobbies, quizzes & games (Children's / Teenage), Social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Toys, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness, Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity