An Awesome Skateboard Ride

Alan and Tom are local daredevils. Can they skateboard down Mount Taylor?

In this Little Alan adventure, Alan and Tom discover they need a bit more practice.

'Little Bob' books are true adventures and stories taken from the authors' own experiences or told on behalf of their many friends. Each has its own lesson... though not always the one you would expect. The series celebrates the wonder of ordinary and not-so-ordinary childhood experiences.

This fourth book in the series recounts the story of Alan and Tom and their adventurous skateboard ride. Alan first introduced himself to Bob with a gift of a dozen eggs, and the gift of the gab. They continue to laugh over Alan's childhood exploits.

Bob Gardiner is the author and illustrator of the 'Little Bob' series of books and has lived his own lifetime of adventures. Bob is a retired primary and secondary teacher with an abiding interest in children's literature, both from his teaching days and reading to his own children. He can still quote you lines from his primary school readers! Bob takes all the blame for the quirky illustrations and likes to remind people that he failed art in both school and teachers' college, but has come to love it again.

Zhang Hai Qing was born in China at the height of the Cultural Revolution. She is now living in Australia, has worked in finance and has her own special experiences. As co-author of the 'Little Bob' stories, Hai Qing has also translated the stories into Chinese.