Bunny Bus

by Ammi-Joan Paquette, Lesley Breen Withrow (Illustrator)

Overview

Bunny Bus is a picture book perfect for those who love cute animals and vehicles—ideal for springtime and Easter.

Hop,
hop,
hop,
STOP!

Are you ready to climb aboard the Bunny Bus? Up one hill. Down another. Come join the eager troop of animal friends as they bounce along to the Easter Parade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466896734
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	01/17/2017
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	102 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

Ammi-Joan Paquette is the author of several picture books, including Ghost in the House, The Tiptoe Guide to Tracking Fairies, and Petey and Pru and the Hullabaloo. She lives with her family in the Boston area, where she keeps a sharp lookout for any passing bunnies—small or big!

Lesley Breen Withrow is an artist and illustrator whose artwork can be seen on many products including stationery items, children's apps, and toys. She is also the illustrator of You're My Boo by Kate Dopirak. Lesley lives with her family on beautiful Cape Cod, where she and her daughter first came up with the idea of a bus shaped like a bunny.

Lesley Breen Withrow is an artist and illustrator whose artwork can be seen on many products including stationery items, children's apps, and toys. She is also the illustrator of You're My Boo by Kate Dopirak. Lesley lives with her family on beautiful Cape Cod, where she and her daughter first came up with the idea of a bus shaped like a bunny.

Editorial Reviews

"With a quick-paced gait, the rhyming verse celebrates every stop Bunny Bus makes...Illustrator Withrow's bright characters are reminiscent of Richard Scarry's, with jolly animals dressed in their Sunday best, resplendent with plaids, patterns, and purses." —Kirkus

"Featuring cheerful, colorful art, rhyming text, cute animal characters, and an animated bunny-shaped bus,
this upbeat Easter-themed read is a playful secular take on the holiday...The detailed, Richard Scarry–like illustrations, incorporating varied textures and patterns, cartoonish touches, and springlike hues, have childlike charm and appeal, as do the brightly attired animal characters and expressive bus, perky ears, fluffy tail, and all. Playful details throughout and decorative endpapers with an embellished egglike motif add further flair to this entertaining celebration of the springtime holiday."—Booklist

"The illustrations are adorable and playful...The charming spirit of those riding the bus, who pitch in and share the burden, results in a heartwarming message. Paquette’s rhyming, repeating text makes this a suitable read-aloud, with audience participation at the refrain of “hop, hop, stop!” VERDICT For libraries looking to diversify their holiday collections." —School Library Journal

"Withrow’s scraggly pencils, lined-paper backdrops, and splashes of color and pattern create an exuberant atmosphere that’s only briefly interrupted when the overloaded bus temporarily breaks down, sending carrots and painted eggs flying. It’s a novel spin on familiar Easter themes." —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2016-09-19
A smiling, bunny-shaped bus generously picks up one and all until it breaks down.The white-eared, smiling Bunny Bus operates in a picturesque town, full of flowers, pretty buildings, and rolling hills. Well-dressed, gleeful animals hop aboard at stop after stop, overjoyed to see their fellow townsfolk. With a quick-paced gait, the rhyming verse celebrates every stop Bunny Bus makes. "Room for more? Of course! Pile on! / The Bunny Bus rolls on and on. // Hop… Hop… Hop… / STOP!" This communal event comes to a sudden and literal halt when the bus breaks down with an Easter egg- and carrot-spewing BOOM! Will there be a happy ending? Illustrator Withrow's bright characters are reminiscent of Richard Scarry's, with jolly animals dressed in their Sunday best, resplendent with plaids, patterns, and purses. The emotional setting seems a bit saccharine, as the animals' smiles don't fade even when the bus breaks down. Although happy passengers work together to solve the problem, the illustrations seem to imply that washing the bus will repair whatever broke during the explosion. Now sparkly, the long-eared bus is ready to roll, or hop, once again, with banners and balloons signaling the start of a surprising Bunny Bus Easter Parade. For those who have room on the seasonal shelf as well as bus-obsessed readers. (Picture book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews