Bug on the Bus - (I Like to Read) by David Catrow (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This funny story by an award-winning artist is the perfect story for practicing simple phonics.

Bug ran to the bus.
Hop on.
Bat ran to the bus.

Bug, Bat, Hen, Cat, Pig, Pup, and Fox all hop on the bus. Everything is fine until skunk hops on too!

This decodable story is laugh-out-loud funny.

David Catrow, the award-winning creator of two New York Times Best Illustrated Books and multiple bestselling picture books, applies his prodigious talent to a story that will delight children as they embark on their reading adventure.

The story has eighty-three words with short vowels, twelve consonants, two sight words and two blends.

Review Quotes

Catrow's style suggests chaos at every corner, yet he keeps the frenzied activities contained within his hairy watercolors. It's an impressive accomplishment on every level. A brilliantly simple paean to short vowels.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The text uses simple sentences with a repeating format and structure, and the vibrant and colorful mixed media and watercolor illustrations bring emotion and movement to the story.
--School Library Journal

Colorful pencil, watercolor, and ink illustrations full of energy give lots of detail and playfully extend the storytelling with visual gags. With a fun, entertaining story tidily composed of the easiest ofwords, this beginning reader is a fantastic recommendation for emerging readers who need something achievable and want a silly story at the same time.
--Booklist (starred review)

About the Author

David Catrow has illustrated many bestselling books including When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner, I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont, and Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs by Alan Katz. He received a New York Times Best Illustrated Award for She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head by Kathryn Lasky and a Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for The Fly Flew In, an I Like to Read Book both written and illustrated by David Catrow and published by Holiday House. Other books for Holiday House are I Want an Apple (written by David L. Harrison), Fun In the Sun, and My Dog Is Best. Mr. Catrow also worked on the visual development for the animated feature Horton Hears a Who! He lives in Ohio. Learn more at catrow.com.