Bus Stop - Hardcover

Stoeke, Janet Morgan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525478051 ISBN 13: 9780525478058

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 2007

Synopsis

Insecurities and anxieties fade as a group of neighborhood kindergarteners step aboard the big, bright school bus for the first of many happy rides together, in a fun-filled picture book by the author of Waiting for May.

About this title

About the Author:

Janet Morgan Stoeke is the creator of the hen Minerva Louise, who has appeared in many books. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Visit her website at http://www.minervalouise.com

From Booklist:

Best known for the Hunky Dory books and the Minerva Louise series, picture book writer and illustrator Stoeke here spotlights three young children who are getting ready for a common experience: taking a school bus, maybe for the first time. Each child prepares for the first day of school in a different way: "Miranda Cook / has a library book. / And she can't wait / to bring it / to the bus stop." Jackson prepares his rolling backpack, and Stevie picks an apple for the teacher. After bravely boarding the bus and waving goodbye to their parents, the children enjoy their school day but look forward to the return trip to their bus stop. Clean lines and flat colors make the artwork accessible, while the quiet cheerfulness of the characters' expressions and body language will help calm readers' fears about their own first school-bus-riding experiences. With short, rhythmic phrases and clean, simple artwork, this picture book accomplishes what it sets out to do. Phelan, Carolyn
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0525478051
• ISBN 13: 9780525478058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24