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The Wheels on the Bus
When The Wheels on the Bus, by Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, broke onto the scene back in 1990, it created a sensation with its clever characters, sly subplots, luscious colors, and the incomparable flair of its moving parts. Almost a million young readers have enjoyed the wheels that go round, doors that open and shut, and people who go bumpety-bump. Today it remai...more
Hardcover, 16 pages
Published
October 30th 1990
by Dutton Juvenile
(first published October 25th 1990)
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Dec 17, 2009
Carmine
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
kids and parents everywhere
Shelves:
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read-with-ozma
I first read this in the 1990s when it came out, but appreciate it on a whole new level now.
We were given this pop-up book as a gift and in the last week it has become my 17 month old daughters OBSESSION. I read Wheels on the bus at least 30 times this weekend. We keep it up on a high shelf because it is a more delicate book and she will stand in front of the shelf and yell, "Bus! Bus! Bus!"
While I may be tiring of singing the song, I still love Zelinsky's illustrations. This maybe my favorite...more
We were given this pop-up book as a gift and in the last week it has become my 17 month old daughters OBSESSION. I read Wheels on the bus at least 30 times this weekend. We keep it up on a high shelf because it is a more delicate book and she will stand in front of the shelf and yell, "Bus! Bus! Bus!"
While I may be tiring of singing the song, I still love Zelinsky's illustrations. This maybe my favorite...more
This is an interactive book filled with tabs to pull and flaps to lift for children to see movement in the pictures. The wheels turn round and round, the door opens and shuts, the windows go up and down, the wipers go swish back and forth, the babies look like they are crying, and so forth. The story comes alive when the pictures can move to show the action on each page. The shapes are generally drawn with rounded lines and not perfectly straight edges. This adds to the feeling of chaos on the b...more
The wheels on the bus go round and round, and in this book of movable parts they actually do...unless the bus is subject to a Godzillian attack from my 1-year-old daughter. In which case the wheels on the bus are torn from the axle and teethed upon with furious anger. Later Zelinsky errors when he says the Babies on the bus go Waah Waah Waah. it is my experience that it is the Mommies on the bus that go Waah Waah Waah. I am not sure if this was an oversight or artistic license on the part of Zel...more
This is a pop up version of the classic children's song, and it's the cutest book ever! My favorite is the page with the crying babies and the shushing mammas. One of the Moms puts a binky in and out of the crying baby's mouth. This book will put a smile on parents' faces, not just the kids'.
This is definitely a book to keep on the top shelf because you don't want the pop ups to get ruined. Also, I think this might be out of print, which would be a huge shame. I was able to find it used on amaz...more
This is definitely a book to keep on the top shelf because you don't want the pop ups to get ruined. Also, I think this might be out of print, which would be a huge shame. I was able to find it used on amaz...more
This is a perfect lapsit sing-along book, but that's about all I'd use it for. The pictures are too detailed for a larger audience storytime and the movements made by pull tab thingees are just too small for a group to be able to see, sing and read-along at the same time.
But its perfect just to sit with a child nearby or in your lap to laugh at all the funny faces and silly movements and how the words aren't just left-to-right/up-t-down, but all over the page.
But its perfect just to sit with a child nearby or in your lap to laugh at all the funny faces and silly movements and how the words aren't just left-to-right/up-t-down, but all over the page.
Sep 13, 2012
Katie O'brien
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This is such a classic children's book and I think every kid should read this book at least once. The interactive pages are so fun for kids and the rhyming sing-song tone of the book is very memorable. I still remembered the words to it before I re-read it again. This book can definitely be incorporated into a younger class because it is such a classic and kids like it so much. The interactive pictures engage children and keep them interested.
Sep 13, 2011
Kelly Fulcher
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I had to read this one again, since it is most definitely one of the most talked about stories in my house. I would always chant (sing?) along with whoever was reading. The pictures were great, and this book is ideal for beginning readers. This is one where the kids can "tell" the story just based on the pictures, one to use while they are trying to learn to read on their own.
This is my most favorite Wheels on the Bus book. I bought it for my friends and family when they had kids. It's interactive, the kids love it. Also this one has a side story to it. Got a little dog story on the pages you could miss if not paying attention with the first read of it. Also a little cat story too. Just an overall cute book of this famous song.
A favorite for Thomas at two. For several months it was his first (second, third, fourth, fifth...) choice. One of the few pop-ups we've had which was able to withstand the abuse of multiple readings and eager little hands. Of course, it fell apart bit by bit but held up relatively well and was fun even when the moving parts broke.
This picture book is a lot like Barney the Purple Dinosaur - it is cute but one can get sick of it after about 100 reads. It is great for very young readers, and children seem to love it - so if you read it together once, you will be reading it again and again. I would highly recommend it for someone else's child (I have already had my time in this torture chamber).
I love "song books", and this still has all the moving parts, which make it so perfect for story times! The illustrations are great, as well as the movements and the little pop-up at the very end. I read/sing and re-read/re-sing this book for the kids all the time, and they always love it!
Apr 23, 2012
Chelsey Brown
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This book is a classic. Every kid at some point reads this in their classroom. Whether it is right before their first field trip, or just reading it to teach the song. I remember singing this on my very first field trip to the grocery story! It is also so colorful and inviting for kids!
This is an excellent and fun book for pre-k through first grade. You can sing the words and interact with the parts of the book that move. It’s very entertaining and will make a child want to read the story over and over again. They will see this book as a treat for them to read.
Children LOVE this book! Pull-tabs galore literally bring the comical actions to life. They might even forget to do the actions of this all-time favorite song, giving the book their complete attention.
Action songs provide welcome relief between stories.
Action songs provide welcome relief between stories.
We got the cd for this book from the library. The sound recording is really fun and has a catchy tune. However, this particular book has many popouts that are easily torn and broken. I would recommend against that for babies and toddlers.
This is a beautiful edition with moving parts. We received it for a baby shower present, but had to put it away for adult supervision only. Theboys love it, but they just don't understand that rough usage will ruin the book.
I absolutely love this book. I actually bought it for some friends too. Just loved the movable parts to it. And the hidden little dog story that is still cute even after I read it a million times to the kids.
This book was read to my sons class at the public library today. This is a great little kids book with interesting lift out flaps or bits that move in the book. Our class really liked the baby crying page.
I love reading/ singing this book with the kids at the preschool where I work. I have worked as a teacher for going on 11 years and this one never gets old!
charlie got this as a birth presentbut he is just now gettinginto it. Fun fun fun. He knows the song so the flaps and imagery are an extra bonus.
SL Skills - Print motivation, print awareness, and phonological awareness. Who doesn't love this story and the song!
the song was popularized by Raffi, and the book is fine, just not great literature, even for the under 5 crowd
I still love this book. It's still fun to sing and it's fun for kids too. Any kid would really enjoy this!
This is a very fun read and even more fun to act out or read in a story time setting! It's a good book to go with a classic song!
This is by far my 18-month-old son's current favorite. He carries it with him everywhere, and will grab any available adult by the pantleg in an attempt to get them to read it...AGAIN. My 3-year-old loves the book as well. He loves to sing the song and "read" to his little brother. It's such a fun book with a great song and fantastic (and pretty durable) moving parts.
If you like the book, check out Scholastic's video version of the book (with the Bacon Brothers singing the song). It's a great DV...more
If you like the book, check out Scholastic's video version of the book (with the Bacon Brothers singing the song). It's a great DV...more
Feb 21, 2012
Kim
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Features: rhyme, moving parts with words, singing, vowel digraphs
Really fun to sing along with this book and all it's movable parts.
This made me smile though. A lot of fun, with a great rhythm.
A wonderful pop-up edition of the classic children's song.
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Born 1953
Paul O. Zelinsky grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, the son of a mathematics professor and a medical illustrator. He drew compulsively from an early age, but did not know until college that this would be his career. As a Sophomore in Yale College he enrolled in a course on the history and practice of the picture book, co-taught by an English professor and Maurice Sendak. This experience inspi...more
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Paul O. Zelinsky grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, the son of a mathematics professor and a medical illustrator. He drew compulsively from an early age, but did not know until college that this would be his career. As a Sophomore in Yale College he enrolled in a course on the history and practice of the picture book, co-taught by an English professor and Maurice Sendak. This experience inspi...more
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