The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett*

In this wordless book a girl spies a bicycle in a store front window.  She, however, does not have enough money to purchase it.  The reader witnesses her diligent effort to save for it.  Mr. Pett builds  a convincing case for her perseverance so when the time arrives for her purchase it, the readers will feel her agony when the bike is no longer available.
This story will pull on heartstrings.  I almost cried at the end when the girl reveals her unselfishness.
***Highly, highly recommend.
Lots of strategies can be utilized with this book: predicting, inferring, using schema, connections, main idea

I did not care for the palette of the book (mostly browns and whites) and am not sure why he choose such a blah color scheme.  Was it so the reader focuses on the story line and the message, and not be distracted by vivid colors?  I am not sure.
 His illustration style is not one I would be drawn to but the fact it was a wordless book made me request it from the library.
*Borrowed from the library.