Home › Hardcover Books › The Vicious Cycle: A Story of Healing

The Vicious Cycle: A Story of Healing

by Kyle Lukoff

A circle, a rut, and the possibility of change

Regular price $17.08 USD
Regular price $28.47 USD Sale price $17.08 USD
Save 40%

Hardcover New

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.

Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

A circle, a rut, and the possibility of change

A unicycle’s increasingly deepening path gives this picture book a visual way to explore patterns that become difficult to break. When a young girl enters its circle, their connection opens the possibility of seeing another way forward. The allegory brings together trauma, emotions, friendship, and growth, while placing healing in the hands of the one who must choose it. Its central image makes an abstract subject tangible for young readers and invites conversation about how support can help someone look beyond a familiar pattern.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 exploring feelings, change, or emotional wellbeing with an adult.
  • Families and educators seeking a picture book about friendship and supportive relationships.
  • Readers interested in allegorical stories about trauma and healing.

Themes

Emotional wellbeingTrauma and healingFriendship and supportGrowth and change

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

An incredibly moving picture book about a unicycle that is stuck in a rut and a young girl whose connection gives it the courage to change, from two award-winning creators.

This is the story of a unicycle.
A unicycle that goes around in a path of its own making.
A path that gets deeper and deeper as more time passes.
A path that becomes impossible to leave.
Until a new friend enters the circle, and little by little, introduces a new way out.

In this arresting allegorical story, Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff tackles big ideas around trauma, emotion, and growth that everyone--no matter their age--can relate to. It is a profound book about the ruts we dig ourselves into, how trusted friends can show their support by helping us see outside ourselves, and how the choice to heal is ours alone.

Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews