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cweichel's review
3.0
James Yang's art is quirky and captivating. Our protagonist missed his bus, but neither the travellers or the next buses that come along look like his bus. He waits and waits and waits. I'm going to test this one out on the grandkids before saying I'm done with it, but so far I like it. I think there will be lots of fun deciding with kids whether or not he should take the bus or not!
libscote's review
3.0
For anyone who has ever ran after a mode of public transportation, and/or for kids who love things that go. The different types of busses are great!
tashrow's review
4.0
When a boy misses his bus, he finds himself in a city filled with strange vehicles that are certainly not his bus. One bus is too tall and the passengers have to use their propeller hats to board it. The next is pulled by horses and shaped like a covered wagon, just right for the people in cowboy hats who climb aboard. When people wearing sailor suits arrive next, readers can guess the ship is about to arrive. There is another bus that bounces passengers high. The boy catches the next bus, even though it isn’t his either. It floats high above, away from the little girl who just missed the bus.
Told in very simple lines of text that are shown as speech bubbles, this picture book is all about the illustrations. With a modern edge, they have a playful feel thanks to their bright colors and the wild sorts of transportation shown on the pages. The matching of passengers to each conveyance is particularly skillful and will have children guessing what sort of “bus” is about to arrive on the next page. Humorous and jolly, stop for this book! Appropriate for ages 2-4.
Told in very simple lines of text that are shown as speech bubbles, this picture book is all about the illustrations. With a modern edge, they have a playful feel thanks to their bright colors and the wild sorts of transportation shown on the pages. The matching of passengers to each conveyance is particularly skillful and will have children guessing what sort of “bus” is about to arrive on the next page. Humorous and jolly, stop for this book! Appropriate for ages 2-4.
mxhermit's review
3.0
Always on the look out for a good picture book to share with my son, I accepted this one to review because he's been interested in vehicles lately. While the title of this book might lead you to believe that you'll only see buses, there are such a variety that the art is never boring.
I'm not sure the book achieves what the summary says it set out to do. Trying new things can be fun and I'm sure the child in this book might have had fun, but there's no indication of his experience on the bus he does eventually choose (which is not is). His getting on this bus by himself, after spending all day looking at the various bus-like vehicles that cross his path, was a bit worrisome because it seemed like a problem waiting to happen in some form or another.
The simplistic dialogue and the art work make the book a quick story for story or bedtime, though I'd hope that any person reading this to a young child would explain the bad idea that is getting into an unfamiliar vehicle by yourself late at night when you're a child.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I'm not sure the book achieves what the summary says it set out to do. Trying new things can be fun and I'm sure the child in this book might have had fun, but there's no indication of his experience on the bus he does eventually choose (which is not is). His getting on this bus by himself, after spending all day looking at the various bus-like vehicles that cross his path, was a bit worrisome because it seemed like a problem waiting to happen in some form or another.
The simplistic dialogue and the art work make the book a quick story for story or bedtime, though I'd hope that any person reading this to a young child would explain the bad idea that is getting into an unfamiliar vehicle by yourself late at night when you're a child.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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