Me and my Bike

Me and my Bike by Ander is a unique story about a boy who wishes for things he does not have like a bike. I would describe this story as unique because it has a few different main ideas happening throughout the book, but are not all connected. The boy is given a tea cup but is told by his grandfather it is a magic lamp that children can only wish on. The story further goes on to tell how the little boy wants a new bike and wishes for it from the magic lamp. He then talks about how he thinks his friends do not really like him, they just like to make fun of him. The boy later realizes that he rather just get a new set of crayons instead of a new bike. He uses his last wish to, "grow up fast, but not get too old soon". Though many of the ideas and events in the book do not really flow well together, I think it was done to show how the mind of a little kid thinks. As a young adult it is hard for me to relate to this book; however, the way the book is written reminds of the way I would think as a young girl. Little kids get stimulated by so many small little things. It is easy for them to get off track, get distracted, and change their mind quite frequently. The book is similar to how my mind would work if I was around age 5. A day in my life at age 5 would consist of me thinking about something really cool I saw on television advertised like the Doodle Bear. I would ask my mom for it all morning, but my obsession would totally change once I arrived at kindergarten. I would see that one of my friends had a Beanie Baby and my mind would be hooked on that. After thinking awhile about which Beanie Baby I would ask for when I got home, my teacher would say it is color time. My mind would then switch to drawing what me and my best friend were going to do that afternoon. My thoughts were never focused as a young girl, and that is why it seems to me that this book was written from the point of view of a young child.