FRANK AND BERT: The One Where Bert Learns to Ride a Bike, by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow, $27.99)
I fell in love with this mismatched pair the first time around (counting to 100 by way of knitting). Frank’s a fox, Bert his much bigger, bearish friend. A similar trail of disaster for preschoolers to follow sees the learner rider teetering over tails, in and out of puddles, and around piles of autumn leaves in the same landscape. A stunning tale of friendship that ticks a lot of boxes –