ABOUT Mimi and Moto: The Inspiration

In September 2015, we were inspired by our infant daughter when she started pointing at motorcycles in the AMA’s ‘American Motorcyclist’ magazine. Unable to find a book for her that we liked, we decided to make one. We teamed up with Atlanta illustrator Esteban Alvarado and began creating the characters of Mimi and Moto, two adorable monkeys who love motorcycles. The result of that collaboration was our first book, “The Adventures of Mimi and Moto: The Motorcycle Monkeys”. The first copy was sold on October 4, 2016.

We released our second book, “Mimi and Moto Ride the Alphabet” in July of 2019 to help children learn the alphabet and how to read. In September of the same year, Mimi and Moto took First Place at the Motorcycle Industry Council’s ‘Gas Tank’ competition at the AIMExpo in Columbus, Ohio.

"Mimi and Moto's Magical Meteors: First Gear", our third book, was released in February of 2023 and is a 13,000 word chapter book with black and white illustrations. It is the first book in the Magical Meteors series with more books to come.

Our fourth book is coming soon and will be called "Mimi and Moto Learn To Ride Bikes". It is a collaboration with Ryan McFarland, the founder of Strider Bikes and All Kids Bike. It will be positioned as a 'prequel' to our Adventures book and will show Mimi and Moto before they rode motorcycles.

The goal of the Mimi and Moto brand is to get more kids excited about motorcycles via more books, merchandise, and events, with our eyes set on animating Mimi and Moto for a series and expanding the brand internationally.

We appreciate your support and hope you will continue to follow us as we grow and expand the Mimi and Moto world in the years to come.

Ride Safe!

Nancy Gerloff and Mark Augustyn
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.