That Squeak

Joe and Jay were best friends. There was nothing more fun than spending the day exploring on their bikes.

But things have changed now. Jay is gone and Joe can’t help but notice that his parents have forgotten that Jay’s bike is still parked outside the school. Joe decides to take the bike home -- to polish it and paint it up just like Jay would have liked.

That is when the new kid Carlos offers to help -- but he probably just wants to steal it. Then again, maybe there is more to Carlos’s story than meets the eye. And maybe Joe has finally found a new friend to share the special place and the bike that has ＂that squeak＂ with.

2017 Rocky Mountain Book Award nominee

On Quill and Quire’s list of the top 10 Kids’ Books of the Year, 2015

Selected as an OLA Best Bets 2015 Honour Book

Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Honour Book.

Shortlisted for the 2016 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

After winning a prize for her story ＂Petulia, the Petunia,＂ in grade three, Carolyn Beck knew she wanted to write, but it wasn’t until she grew up and had a family of her own that she truly pursued this career path. Previous titles include The Waiting Dog, Buttercup’s Lovely Day, Richard was a Picker, and Wellington’s Rainy Day. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

François Thisdale is an award-winning illustrator. His style combines traditional drawing and painting with digital images. He is the illustrator of The Stamp Collector. He lives in Carnigan, Montreal.