It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus!
Sale price
$1697
Picture Book · Ages 3–8 · 2018 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus!

Written by Jody Jensen Shaffer · Illustrated by Claire Messer

Part of the Busy Bus series

Can Busy Bus overcome first-day jitters and make new friends at school?

3.6 Goodreads · 211 ratings
32 pages· 296 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· 460L
$17.99Save 6%

In stock. Also at Amazon or Bookshop.

Bookroo's summary

Busy Bus is eager yet anxious about his first day at school. Will the children like him, or will he feel homesick? What if he gets lost? With bus driver Ben's guidance, Busy Bus embarks on a journey filled with excitement and uncertainty. Can he conquer his fears and ensure a smooth start to the school year? Discover how this charming bus navigates the challenges of new beginnings and the joy of making friends.

"'Busy Bus, it's your first day of school!'"

— from the book

From the publisher

Today is the very first day of school! Busy Bus is excited, but he also has some first-day jitters. Will the children like him? Will he be homesick? What if he gets lost?! Luckily, bus driver Ben knows just what to do to make sure that the school year gets off to a great start.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
296
Reading age
3–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
460L
Themes & topics
After the last page

Talk about it together

Busy Bus is starting school for the first time. He's a little nervous. How do you feel about starting school? What things do you think you will like about school? Name one thing you worry about with school.

The author

More from Jody Jensen Shaffer

Explore Jody's bookshelf
The illustrator

More from Claire Messer

Explore Claire's bookshelf
The series

The Busy Bus series

See the whole series
Your next read

Books that feel like this one

See all similar books
So Big!
Sale price
$1799

So Big!

Ages 3–6 · 2019
Friends
Sale price
$1699

Friends

Ages 4–8 · 2016
The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.1
F&P level
~M
Publication
Published
July 3, 2018
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Text details
LunchBox Regular
Illustration details
Created with lino prints and black ink and then colored digitally
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481494670
LCCN
2017037359
OCLC
1053995140

Surprise a reader with their next favorite book.

Spotted a mistake or something missing? Improve this page.

Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

Top contributors: Literary Leslie