Speaking of bicycles for the petite rider, I pulled a NZ (built under licence by Morrison) Raleigh out of the scrap recycling pile at the rubbish tip this morning. It has a 3 speed shimano hub and rolls on 24 inch wheels. The frame is just 16inches (40cm) tall between the centre of the bottom bracket and the top of the seatpost lug.
My word it's a little cutie; - it was originally silver before the surface rust got to it and the mudguards are blue. To my great surprise I even found an old NZ Transport Dept inspection sticker on the frame dating from the 1970's. The precise date is too faded to read unfortunately.
Yes it's true, once upon a time the traffic cops would go around the schools and inspect everyones' bicycles to make sure they were safe to ride. Doesn't happen these days sad to say, but then on the other hand hardly any children ride a bike to school anymore. When I was going to school on any typical day the bike racks would be full to capacity with bikes. In those days you could even see
adults out on the roads bicycling to work 
I'm not sure what I'll do with this wee Raleigh just yet, but it would be very nice to bring it back to its former glory. It's waaaay too small for me to ride, but it would look very nice hanging from my bedroom ceiling; - it could keep my old 'Wearwell' Club fixed gear bicycle company
I know East Hill is never going to let me get away without a picture. My aged digital camera broke so I can't take an instant photo, but this is a catalogue illustration which is identical except for the style of chainguard and it has a plain rear rack instead of the cool leather saddlebag.
Mine has got a 3 speed hub and front and rear caliper brakes too, as well as Morrison's lugged version of a Raleigh front fork.
Isn't it a little cutie