How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers

This clever guide offers an ambitious, step-by-step blueprint for an extraordinary mission: cycling to Earth's satellite to beautify its surface with cheerful sunflowers. The young narrator, too occupied with earthly responsibilities to undertake the journey himself, meticulously outlines the entire process, from constructing a massive garden hose space elevator to navigating the challenges of lunar cycling. Gerstein’s premise turns an impossible childhood dream into a seemingly plausible, hilarious engineering project, blending whimsical invention with deadpan instructions.

What makes this adventure so compelling is its earnest, problem-solving spirit, presenting cosmic travel as a series of logical, if wildly imaginative, steps. The detailed, full-color illustrations bring each fantastical stage to life, from pedal-powered space travel to the final, rewarding act of lunar gardening. Young readers with a penchant for big ideas and inventive solutions will find their creativity sparked, proving that even the most outlandish goals can be broken down into a plan—and that a little beauty can go a long way, even 238,900 miles away.