Little Yellow Bus
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Ride along in this heartwarming picture book about bravery and facing your fears!
The Little Yellow Bus had prepared for this day for a long time and how great it would be to pick up children and drive them to their school building—all by himself! Yellow wanted to feel excited, but instead, he was filled with first day worries. With a little help and encouragement from Mom and Dad, Little Yellow takes a deep breath, starts his engine, and decides that it’s time to prove to himself that he can be brave.
Little Yellow Bus is the heartwarming reminder that sometimes even the days when we are scared and anxious can become the most wonderful adventure, if we only believe in ourselves. Filled with beautiful full-color illustrations and an inspiring message for kids, this timeless story about courage is one you will want to come back to again and again.
Why readers love Little Yellow Bus:
• For fans of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller Little Red Sleigh and Little Blue Bunny
• Parents, grandparents, and teachers will have fun reading aloud this growth-mindset book to kids
• Perfect first day of school gift for kids ages 4-7 or holiday stocking stuffer
• An anxiety book that helps children who are nervous about the first day of school practice bravery and face their fears
• Screen-free fun for children during the fall season and beyond
Also in the Little Heroes, Big Hearts series:
• Little Red Sleigh
• Little Blue Bunny
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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.
