The Wheels on the Bus

By Kay Widdowson

The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town as Little Red Riding Hood picks up all her  wolf friends and takes them back to Woodland. In this adorable version of the classic song, Little Red Riding Hood serves as the bus driver in a small city of friendly wolf friends. Combining the fun of the beloved song with an adorable reimagining of the characters from Little Red Riding Hood, this whimsical book is sure to get readers singing along! 

About the Turn Without Tearing series: These interactive picture books use rich descriptive language, repetitive sounds, and bright illustrations to provide a perfect read-aloud experience. Made using a durable stone paper to prevent tearing as the pages are turned, these titles are designed to transition growing readers from board books to picture books with confidence. 

Read & Sing: Search Flowerpot Press Animations on Youtube or follow the link (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4mG4g5nm2z6ucT3Ulbon_w) to enjoy a Read & Sing version of your favorite Turn Without Tearing songs. Follow along with your book as you watch the characters come to life and sing along to the song recorded by Billy Squirrel. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Flowerpot Press
• Release date: Sep 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781486723393

Kay Widdowson

Kay Widdowson is a freelance illustrator who has made a living from art for the past thirty years. She studied at Chesterfield College of Art and Design, where she discovered her love of illustration and design.

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Reviews for The Wheels on the Bus

[sweetiegherkin · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book from Paul O. Zelinsky presents the classic children's song "The Wheels on the Bus" in print. Like the song with its many hand motions, this book is interactive. It invites the reader to pull tabs and see wheels spin around, windows go up and down, babies make sad faces, etc. This is certainly a creative approach and a fun way to share this song with young ones in yet another way. Since many kids are already familiar with this song, even pre-readers can "read" this book to themselves using context cues and the song's repetition. One important thing I noticed is that my copy of the book - taken out of the library - had many damaged or completely torn off pieces. Clearly this book doesn't stand up well to wear and tear. For that reason, I would recommend this for personal use rather than a classroom or library.

[nboria05 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A great book for children to learn how things are moving: open and shut, back and forth, up and down, etc. It's a fun song you can sing while learning what these words mean!

[meditationesmartini · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The people are of all the various shades that people come in, and it refers to the "parents" on the bus comforting their baby rather than the "mums" (or "mommies"), so that covers the two main issues I've had with other wheels on the bus books/videos. And the pulltabs are fun, and I like that they mix standard verses like the wipers on the bus go swish swish swish with new ones (you are expecting the people on the bus to go up and down and instead they go bumpity-bump, and if you're two that's some excitement), and basically the only thing I have against it is that it's not Raffi.