The Little School Bus

by Carol Roth, Pamela Paparone (Illustrator)

"An ebullient blend of singsong chants and giddy rhymes, this rollicking read-aloud tale is perfect to share with the youngest preschooler." –Kirkus Reviews

Sing along "riding the bus to school, to school, riding the bus to school " with this rhyming tale about the best part of the school day – riding the bus!

Here comes the school bus, beep, beep, beep! Step right up and take a seat with a sleepy sheep, a squirmy worm, a hairy bear, a quick, quick chick, a fox with socks, a pig in a wig, and a goat in his coat, and ride the bus to school, to school, and ride the bus to school! The bouncy, rhyming text and the bright, witty pictures make The Little School Bus a ride that children will want to take over and over again.

STARRED REVIEW "Thanks to this well-matched duo, this is buoyant fun from pickup to drop-off." –Publishers Weekly

Genres: Picture Books, School, Animals, Childrens, Counting

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Tamar Lewin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was amazing!

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

A patron came into the library today and picked this book off my "back to school" display. We sat down together and we assisted each other with reading the story. To keep his attention I paused after saying things like "the goat in his..." and waited for the little guy to say "coat". We did this on each page so he could read himself.
A cute story for a one on one read or circle time as well.

[Maddy Rigsby · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to read right after school starts. There is a repetition in the book that will keep everyone engaged. The story starts with the school bus coming around and picking up all of the animals for school. Each time a new animal gets on the bus, the story repeats all the animals before it. This is a great book for kids just returning to school.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really easy read aloud; cute book about the bus that picks up the young animals to and drops them off after school; good chain of events/couplet rhymes story about each animal;

would be good for 'Wheels on the bus' theme storytime;

[McKendra Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bouncy book that children can follow along with and even say parts with you!

[Colette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun rhyming book to share with little kids and emergent readers.

[Amelia B · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a natural cadence that allows you to sing it, naturally. My son loves it. Not a big fan of the illustrations but it’s a decent book.

[Re • · Rating 3 out of 5]

i think i remember both either being read to or reading this book myself, and it's cute but not a fave!

[LB]

I read this book with a small group of kindergarteners today. They enjoyed the story.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This fun rhyming story could be sung as it is repetitive and cumulative. The school bus picks up passengers as it travels to school - goat in a coat, fox with socks, squirmy worm, and more.

[Katie Turley · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is in song form. When read it seems to want to be sung.
It starts off with a school bus pulling up and saying that we ride the bus to school. Then a goat, a pig, a fox, a chicken, a bear, a worm, and a sheep. They get to school and learn all day as the bus waits for them. Everyone gets back on the bus.

The book repeats the little song of which animal gets on the bus in what order.

I would share this with a class to help them get used to riding the bus if they were scared about it. I would have the class repeat with me the order of the animals once they started to catch on.

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rhyming words, repetition, addition and a beat keep this book moving right along! The bus driver follows his route and picks up the little learners for school. Each animal is distinct with a rhyme: a goat in a coat, a pig in a wig, etc. The animals can also be counted as they hop onto the bus. This book would also make a great flannel story.

Theme: Back to School
Additional themes: books with a beat, transportation, rhyming

Reviewed from a library copy.

[Jade Detzer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had a lot of good use of rhyming words, rhyming the animal with what it was wearing (goat in a coat) and so on. The story kept a good flow and had repetiton...this would allow students to know what was going to be said next. I've seen kids even read along with the teacher out loud due to knowing the repetition.

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh. kind of boring.

[Amy Phelps · Rating 2 out of 5]

a kind of cute story. it rhymes and has some very repetative parts to it.

[Rebecca Dean · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book! It was so cute in th words and illustrations. I would use this to discuss rhyming words and to practice counting.

[Jennesy · Rating 5 out of 5]

THis book is really cute for pre k, definitely for kindergarten. It helps with counting and memorizing. Also a great book for rhyming words and descriptive adjectives.

[Taylor Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book for the young readers becuase it is a fun story wiht animals and rhyming words. It has lots of repitition and colorful illustrations.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

(4.5 stars)

A catchy cumulative story about a group of animals riding the bus to school.

I wish I knew what tune this book would go best with, perhaps "The Wheels on the Bus?"

[Kayla Whitlock]

Cute book. Repetitive but great for children to read along with you. I was able to point at the animals while reading yo my niece.

[Lauren White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for grades prek-1

[Amity · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really fun to read out loud. Josie and I are fans.

[The Book Box]

Mama read this to me one night last month because she had gotten a lot of transportation books for the preschool where she works.