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Publication Date: 1 April 1999 | Series: Raffi's Songs to Read
Illus. in full color. "With a jovial bus driver as host, readers have quite a ride ahead of them as the bus bounces through what appears to be a French town. In her first book the artist humorously injects the familiar song with cheerful new life."--Horn Book.
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Although the photo of 'raffi' on the front page holding a banana is offputting (for me) and at odds with the drawings, the rest of the book is certainly worthwhile.
It is very simply the words of the song accompanied by great illustrations. My 20 month old loves it utterly; not only as the song is now known to her and she can sing along, but the details of each page leave a great deal of room for discussion even after countless readings.
I (as a picky adult) was quite impressed with the continuity throughout the book...
At the end of the book there is the music notation to the song in case you need it... but note that it (and the last line of each verse) may be slightly different to what you are used to.
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Amazon.com:4.5 out of 5 stars 34 reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 starsMy son read this 5 times in a row!5 Oct 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Board book
Pretty good for a 20 month old! It's fun to sing, nicely drawn and there are many fun hand motions in it. Beautiful book!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 starsA great book with many things to talk about20 July 2006
By fish - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Board book
I bought this when my daughter was 13 months, and after 7 months she still loves this book. There are different people in the bus - adults, kids, elderly, pets, etc., and many things happening on and off the bus.
When my daughter refuses to drink her milk, I'll turn to the page where the baby is happily drinking from the bottle, then she will take her cup and start drinking.
Try Raffi's CD as well. He sang the song to a cheerful tones with kids in the background - my daughter loves it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 starsMy 2 year old loves this book!10 Nov 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
The illustrations are good and if you're not familiar with the tune, it has the music printed on the back inside cover.