Read Around Town is a series where I highlight picture books that celebrate the people and places in a young child's immediate community. Today's post focuses on buses and bus drivers.
Follow the daily travels of a school bus in this boldly illustrated title from Freight Train creator Donald Crews.
The Wheels on the Bus by Maryann Kovalski
While two kids wait for the bus with their grandmother, they sing the favorite children's song so exuberantly they forget to board the bus.
The Bus for Us by Suzanne Bloom
At the bus stop on the first day of school, Tess asks her friend Gus whether each of a series of vehicles is the bus or something else.
The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz
In this vibrantly colored book based on "The Wheels on the Bus" the driver and passengers on the bus are all babies!
Busing Brewster by Richard Michelson, illustrated by R.G. Roth
This historical picture book relates Brewster's experiences being bused from his primarily black neighborhood to a white school.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Busing Brewster by Richard Michelson, illustrated by R.G. Roth
This historical picture book relates Brewster's experiences being bused from his primarily black neighborhood to a white school.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
When the driver must leave the bus for a moment, he instructs the reader not to let the pigeon drive the bus, but the pigeon is not very compliant.
Bus Stops by Taro Gomi
Bus Stops by Taro Gomi
A public city bus travels its route, picking up and dropping off various passengers throughout the day.
My Bus by Byron Barton
A bus driver picks up and drops off groups of feline and canine passengers in this companion to My Car. (Read my review here.)
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
A bus driver picks up and drops off groups of feline and canine passengers in this companion to My Car. (Read my review here.)
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
In this silly version of "The Wheels on the Bus" wild animals noisily ride the bus all around the town.
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Christian Robinson
As CJ rides the bus home from church with his grandmother, he expresses his frustrations over having to take the bus, not having the latest technological devices, and living in a poor neighborhood, to which his grandmother responds with kindness and patience.
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Christian Robinson
As CJ rides the bus home from church with his grandmother, he expresses his frustrations over having to take the bus, not having the latest technological devices, and living in a poor neighborhood, to which his grandmother responds with kindness and patience.