Is This the Bus for us? Written by Harriet Ziefert
Patience pays off for Leo and his sisters as they wait for the right bus to take them to the park! Leo and his family are waiting for the bus, but each one that passes just isn’t the right bus for them. First a red bus filled with a hen, a cow a duck, a goat and a horse, and driven by a sheep goes by, bound for the farm. Next a yellow bus jam-packed with fish, sharks and octopuses passes on it”s way to the aquarium. When will a bus for people come by?
One Boy Watching written and illustrated by Grant Snider
This lyrical picture book follows one boy’s early morning bus ride to school and the many things he observes.
Puppy Bus written by Drew Brockington
A boy, worried about his first day at a new school, finds himself on the wrong bus, a bus full of puppies bound for Puppy School–and discovers that despite the strange food and even weirder bathroom Puppy School is a lot of fun.
Amos McGee Misses the Bus written by Philip Christian Stead
When he misses his bus to the zoo, Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper who was up late planning a surprise for his friends, gets some unexpected help.
Time for School, Little Blue Truck written by Alice Schertle
Ride along to school with the #1 New York Times best-selling Little Blue Truck and meet Blue’s new friend: a bright yellow school bus. Beep-beep! Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are excited to meet a bright yellow school bus on the road. They see all the little animals lined up in the school bus’s many windows, and Blue wishes he could be a school bus too.
Room for Everyone written by Naaz Khan
Musa and his sister travel to a Zanzibar beach in a shared minibus which, despite Musa’s protests, gets loaded with everything from a man and his bicycle to ten swimmers.
The Library Bus written by Bahram Rahman
Five-year-old Pari accompanies her mother on her library bus rounds for the first time, stopping at a village and a refugee camp so that girls there can exchange books and have a lesson in English. Talking with her mother as they drive, Pari learns that she is lucky that she can attend school the next year. Pari’s mother had to learn in secret when it was forbidden to teach girls to read, and the young women the bus visits weekly have no other access to education. Inspired by the first library bus to operate in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Bunnies on the Bus written by Philip Ardagh
Bunnies are on the bus and causing all kinds of mayhem on the streets of Sunny Town.
Bus! Stop! Written and illustrated by James Yang
A boy who has just missed his bus waits for the next one, but the vehicles that arrive at his stop do not look at all like the one he missed, and the riders who get on them are not quite what he expects either.
Nonfiction:
Meet a Bus Driver! Written by Jodie Shepherd
Join Emma and Theo on their adventures as they meet community helpers in their neighborhood!
Theo and Emma’s school bus driver is getting ready to retire–and now they are sitting in as he trains his replacement. Come along as Emma and Theo get a firsthand look at a bus driver’s job.
Buses in Action written by Allison Lassieur
Describes buses, including their history, their parts, how they work, and how people use them to travel.
Paper plate school bus craft: https://www.fabercastell.com/blogs/creativity-for-life/back-to-school-paper-plate-school-bus-craft
School bus countdown craft: https://www.thesuburbanmom.com/2013/07/29/back-to-school-school-bus-countdown-kids-craft/
Craft Stick School Bus Frame: http://www.readingconfetti.com/2013/08/craft-stick-school-bus-frame-and-back.html
The Wheels on the Bus STEM Activity – Finding Wheels that Move: https://jdaniel4smom.com/2017/08/wheels-bus-activity.html
Science in Storytime 
Leave a comment