Bug on the Bus
Will be published approx. on 13. January 2026
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-0-8234-6108-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 224 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8234-6108-0 (9780823461080)
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Persons
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.