The Wheels on the Bus

by Jerry Smath

The popular children's song is brought to life with colorful pictures that capture the fun of the noisiest bus ride in town. Full color.

Genres: Childrens, Transport, Picture Books, Music, Kids, Fiction, Buses

18 pages, Board Book

First published May 2, 1991

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau]

Really fun - great book - read it next time you are on the bus!

[Sara]

Adorable and BEAUTIFULLY illustrated.

[Melody Rose]

Mum tried to make me do the motions and I was not impressed.

[E & E’s Mama]

Elliot loves this song, so we enjoy reading different versions. This had sweet illustrations and the classic words. We enjoyed it.

*library book; read at 23 months

[Julia Panebianco]

Awards: none

Grade level(s): Pre K-Kindergarten

Summary: Wheels on the Bus by Jerry Smath is a colorful, illustrated song book with the lyrics of the Wheels on the Bus. It describes the different parts of the bus in a fun sing-song matter. The book is very interactive for students to sing the different sounds you may hear on the school bus.

Review: This is a great song book to teach and sing to students to introduce them the school bus and the different parts of the bus. Students love to sing along to this tune. It prepares students what it will be like to ride a school bus.

In class uses:
-Have a big school bus diagram and label the different parts of the bus with your students.
-Have a discussion with your students about how they feel to ride the school bus.
-Make up a little dance to go along with the song and teach it to your students.

[Monica Tomasello]

The illustrations in this version are fabulous! They are funny and detailed, so much fun for preschoolers.

[Melinda Christensen]

This is the very popular nursery and primary school sing along enjoyed by children everywhere. The illustrations are refreshing and entertaining.

[Donald]

Another dang Pudgy Book. My least favorite sort of baby book is one that just takes a popular song or rhyme and puts it to pictures. At the very least, you can make additions to the song and have nice illustrations (like with the Pete the Cat version of "wheels on the bus"). This little book is just the regular lyrics to "wheels on the bus" plus the ugly Pudgy Book illustrations.

Naturally, my daughter LOVES it.

[Angel Tan]

We used to have a helper-nanny who would sing the nursery rhyme "Wheels on the Bus" to our baby. This small boardbook is a wonderful way to put some visuals to the well-loved song. The illustrations by Jerry Smath are pretty good. It has a lot of details, so it is always interesting to talk about what's going on in the pictures. Adult interest: 8/10; Child interest: 9/10.

#jerrysmath #pudgyboardbook #1991 #1to3years #grosset&dunlap #nurseryrhymes #earlychildhoodeducation

[Jessica]

Old tune that had my son giggling while I read it to him.

[J]

I read the big book version of this and had everyone sing along. It was a hit.

[Rosa Cline]

This is word for word of the song

[Autumn]

"The Wheels on the Bus" is probably one of my son's favorite songs to sing, so for Christmas I went looking for a book to go illustrate the song. There were a few different options available but I picked this one because it seemed to be the best. Thankfully my son LOVES this book and I know I made a good choice. There is a lot going on in the illustrations, which create several stories on their own and several opportunities for talking about the illustrations. In the first scene we see passengers at a bus stop awaiting the arrival of the bus, and the preceding illustrations all include successive stages of their days. In the next scene it begins raining necessitating the wipers to go "swish swish swish" as it pulls up to collect the passengers, the driver yells "move on back" as they board. The horn goes "beep beep beep" sitting in city traffic, causing the three babies to go "wah wah wah". There is a little dog accompanying one of the passengers who chases a cat in the beginning, incessantly licks the reluctant bus driver, gets tossed when the bus goes "bumpity bump" and departs the bus again only to find the very same cat to chase when he gets at his destination. This is what's known as a chiasmus (when the opening part of a story repeats itself at the end). My son thinks this is hilarious and will often flip back to the beginning to make sure the cat who the dog sees is the same one. He loves the crying babies and the "shushing" parents too. This is one of his top 5 favorite books at the moment and ALWAYS grabs his attention. I highly recommend this version of the classic song, as compared to others because the illustrations are rich and provide opportunities to discuss what's going on. This board book is small enough for little hands and can be read independently or used as a diaper bag book!

Autumn @ From Papyrus to Picture Books

[Kevin]

More un-American liberal propaganda about the "joys" of public transportation versus the independence of owning your own automobile. I'll keep my carbon emissions, thank you very much!

Great illustrations though.

[Samantha Penrose]

There are tons of interesting things to name and talk about in the illustrations of this book. My 2 year old loves it!

[jacky]

A fair adaption of the song. I liked that there were multiple babies for the part about babies. The words were slightly different than we know, but by no means unacceptable.

[Oliver]

This was the SECOND action rhyme you learned. And LOVED doing.

[Alisha Brook]

Love Love Love!! I was overjoyed to read this (one of my childhood favourites) to my nephews and nieces. (:

[Kristina Silverbears]

It has been years since I tried to remember the nursery rhyme. This book has brought it all back to me, and with wonderful illustrations to boot!

[Kristina]

Classic wheels on the bus for singing or reading. Interesting illustrations with lots happening for kids to look at.

[Heather Jo]

lily spring reading 2018, board book, sing along, classic, lily summer reading 2018

[Emily]

Julian very into this book recently - we're all big fans of public transportation at this house!

[Madison]

1. None
2. Birth-1st grade
3. This book is the classic children's song "The Wheels on the Bus". It is a catchy, repea book about different things that occur on a bus.
4. I thought that this book was pretty good, there was nothing too capturing about the book. I liked how the book said "parents on the bus" rather than other books that just say "Mommy's on the bus".
5. This book would be good to use if teaching about transportation, as well as for music.

[Mariah Jimenez]

2. The Wheels on the Bus by Wood Works
a. No awards
b. Birth to pre-k
c. A board book that goes through the song.
d. The book was really cute. The illustrations were adorable and you can't help but sing when you read it.
I would use this with toddlers. It is good for remembering sequences and group fun.