Trusty Bus
Elizabeth Weiss Verdick(Author)
Simon & Schuster (Publisher)
Published on 24. June 2025
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-6659-4849-4 (ISBN)
Description
A bustling school bus and bus driver duo take care of their beloved riders each day in this cheerful, bouncy picture book perfect for back to school and all year round.
It’s time for school, and Trusty Bus and Driver Dee are gearing up! Trusty’s riders are coming, and his engine’s hum-humming. Trusty always takes his time, and never leaves a friend behind. When the students are safely at school, it’s time for Trusty and Dee to complete their daily clean-ups, fill-ups, and checkups before they head back to school for the journey home. Climb aboard!
It’s time for school, and Trusty Bus and Driver Dee are gearing up! Trusty’s riders are coming, and his engine’s hum-humming. Trusty always takes his time, and never leaves a friend behind. When the students are safely at school, it’s time for Trusty and Dee to complete their daily clean-ups, fill-ups, and checkups before they head back to school for the journey home. Climb aboard!
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 257 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6659-4849-4 (9781665948494)
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Persons
Elizabeth Weiss Verdick has written more than thirty books for audiences from toddlers to teens. She collaborated with Marc Rosenthal on Small Walt, which Kirkus Reviews called “reminiscent of Virginia Burton’s classics” in a starred review; and its sequel, Small Walt and Mo the Tow. She is also the author of Bike & Trike, illustrated by Brian Biggs; Not a Spot to Spot, illustrated by Zoe Waring; and Trusty Bus, illustrated by Jeff Harter. She is a graduate of the Hamline University MFA program and lives in Woodbury, Minnesota. Learn more at ElizabethVerdick.com.
Jeff Harter is the illustrator of numerous children’s books including Trusty Bus by Elizabeth Weiss Verdick and Mini Mighty Sweeps by Lori Alexander. He is also an assistant professor of illustration at Rochester Institute of Technology. Jeff lives in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York with his wife and daughters. Visit him at JeffHarter.com.
Jeff Harter is the illustrator of numerous children’s books including Trusty Bus by Elizabeth Weiss Verdick and Mini Mighty Sweeps by Lori Alexander. He is also an assistant professor of illustration at Rochester Institute of Technology. Jeff lives in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York with his wife and daughters. Visit him at JeffHarter.com.