Ride the Wave is a children’s story about finding balance, building confidence, and learning one try at a time. Written with a calm, steady rhythm, the book mirrors the ocean itself — patient, encouraging, and always ready for the next wave.
Designed for bedtime reading, classroom discussion, or quiet moments before a big day, Ride the Wave helps children understand that progress doesn’t come from perfection, but from showing up again.
A young surfer steps into the water and begins learning what every surfer eventually learns: balance takes practice, confidence grows through repetition, and falling is part of learning how to stand.
Ride the Wave focuses on the small victories — steady breathing, getting back up, trying again — and turns them into a gentle story children can carry with them beyond the page.
Confidence through repetition
Calm under pressure
Learning from mistakes
Patience, focus, and resilience
Joy in personal growth
Title: Ride the Wave
Author: Jeff Buesing
Publisher: Flowstate Studio
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-257-04738-3
Ride the Wave is for children who are learning something new — and for the adults helping guide them through that process.
It’s especially well suited for:
Bedtime reading
Early readers
Social-emotional learning (SEL)
Classrooms and libraries
Families working on confidence and patience
Ride the Wave has been submitted to the Library of Congress Preassigned Control Number (PCN) Program and is currently under review. An official Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) will be issued upon completion of the process.
The book carries a registered ISBN and is eligible for library, educational, and institutional cataloging.
Below are trusted public listings and references for Ride the Wave. These sources provide consistent metadata for libraries, educators, booksellers, and reviewers.
Official Publisher Listing (Lulu):
https://www.lulu.com/shop/jeff-buesing-and-ac-cable/ride-the-wave/hardcover/product-p6jyvq4.html
ISBN:
978-1-257-04738-3
Open Library:
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL44625343W/Ride_the_Wave?edition=key%3A/books/OL60959310M
LibraryThing:
https://www.librarything.com/work/35366262/book/302424344
Library of Congress:
Preassigned Control Number (PCN) request submitted — LCCN pending
Additional institutional listings (including WorldCat) will be added as they become available.
Buesing, Jeff. Ride the Wave. Flowstate Studio.