Ladybird Singalong Rhymes: The Wheels on the Bus

 
Title The Wheels on the Bus

Illustrated by Fhiona Galloway.

Published by Ladybird in 2012

Format Board book

This sturdy singalong rhyme book from Ladybird is perfect for sharing with young children. There's a different verse from the clasic rhyme 'The Wheels on the Bus' to sing along to on each page plus fun peek-through holes that give a clue as to the next bus passengers.

My review 

This was another personal choice of my Lil Monster. He absolutely loves animals especially anything that resembles a teddy bear, so he was easily attracted by the cute animals on the front cover especially the panda and the bear driver.

This is a great book for your Lil Monster to read alone. Being a board book it eliminates the risk of ripping the pages. My Lil Monster loves getting the book himself and sitting down to look at the pictures. Even though this is a board book it is fairly slim line so it doesn't take up much room on your bookshelf.

However this is also a great book to read together. The rhyme/song is a well know one, with a nice rhythm to it and actions you can do together (the actions are not in the book but I made some simple actions up based on the words).

The illustrations are lovely. With gorgeous bright and bold colours. The animals have nice little touches, for example there is a Monkey with an umbrella and a Kangeroo with a backpack. There's also a cute little Ladybird on each page which your Lil Monster can enjoy finding. My Lil Monster still loves to find her on each page even after doing it again and again.

All in all The Wheels on the Bus is a sweet and fun book. Whether it's reading together, reading alone, singing the song or making a story out of the pictures, there are multiple ways to enjoy this book.