Little Yellow Bus
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Meet Yellow, the little school bus who discovers that courage isn’t about being fearless, but about showing up even when you’re scared.
From the creators of Little Red Sleigh and Little Blue Bunny comes a gentle, uplifting story that helps children navigate the rollercoaster of first-day feelings. When the start of the school year finally arrives, excitement quickly turns to nerves. But with understanding and encouragement, Yellow learns that every act of bravery starts with a single step.
Perfect for children ages 4–7, Little Yellow Bus is a comforting read for families, teachers, and school counselors supporting kids through transitions. This beautifully illustrated picture book validates real childhood anxieties and offers a hopeful path to confidence and resilience. The expressive artwork and inclusive classroom scenes invite children to imagine, empathize, and find comfort in their own journeys.
If you’re looking for a back-to-school story that nurtures emotional intelligence, sparks conversations about feelings, and provides lasting reassurance, Little Yellow Bus is a gentle companion your child will want to revisit again and again.
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Guendelsberger follows Little Red Sleigh with another colorful mode of transportation in this slow-moving tale of a novice school bus. Though Yellow has trained hard for his solo voyage, on the first day of school, "his belly ached./ His wheels felt out of balance." In a series of earnest exchanges with his reassuring parents, Yellow engages in tactics to put off departure ("My tires feel low on air"), then imagines nightmare scenarios ("The children were going to be late, and it was all his fault!"). Though images of Yellow and his parents—shown with opaque windows that make them appear driverless—lack the visual anthropomorphization that the lengthy text suggests, Mason's sunny digital artwork depicts a bucolic, apparently suburban neighborhood with lush green trees, ample lawns, and a human cast of varied abilities and skin tones. Ages 4–7.
