Mimi & Moto Children's Motorcycle Book Coming Summer 2016

Troy Siahaan
by Troy Siahaan

From a Mimi & Moto press release.

The husband and wife team of Nancy Gerloff and Mark Augustyn have announced the summer 2016 release of ‘The Adventures of Mimi & Moto’, a children’s motorcycle book.

Designed for toddlers to five-year-olds, “the goal of the book is to give motorcycle-riding parents and grandparents a great new tool to help them share their passion for motorcycles with their children and grandchildren” says Gerloff. “We think every parent or grandparent who rides hopes that their child or grandchild will share their love for motorcycles; we want to be part of that process and help it along.”

“The idea for the book was sort of an accident and came from our daughter,” says Augustyn. “When we started potty training her, we would keep books in the bathroom to keep her occupied. Since we are both AMA members, we are always sent two issues of the monthly American Motorcyclist magazine; one copy always seemed to end up in the bathroom with her where she would look through it and point out the motorcycle pictures. We tried, but could not find a suitable children’s motorcycle book for her age that we liked so we decided to write and create our own with the help of our illustrator, Esteban Alvarado.”

Along with publishing the first book, the couple also has other plans. “We are definitely thinking about how to maximize the Mimi & Moto brand we are building which includes making the book available online, exploring the international market, clothing, merchandise, stuffed animals, coloring book, matching game, posters, animated cartoon, app, and whatever else we can think of or that Mimi & Moto fans suggest,” adds Gerloff.

For more information, visit Mimi & Moto on Facebook, Twitter, and the official website.

Troy Siahaan
Troy Siahaan

Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.

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