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Get ready to sing along to your favourite nursery rhyme as you’ve never heard it before! This riotous ‘The Whales on the Bus’ animal adventure is set to the tune of ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ and is perfect for preschoolers.
A brilliantly fun follow-up to the bestselling Car, Car, Truck, Jeep from much-loved illustrator Nick Sharratt and talented author Katrina Charman.
The Whales on the Bus by Katrina Charman & Nick Sharratt
WINNER of the BookTrust Storytime Prize 2021
Written by Katrina Charman
Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Published by Bloomsbury Children’s
Cranes on trains? Goats on boats? Dragons on wagons?
Join in the fun with a host of colourful animals as they ride, soar, whizz and zoom on a whole range of exciting vehicles. from tigers on gliders to ducks on trucks. Add to that a text to read aloud to the tune of ‘The Wheels on the Bus’… What a combination!
The whales on the bus ride round the town,
Round the town, round the town.
The whales on the bus ride round the town,
All day long!
Jam-packed with things on wheels and a whole lot of crazy creatures, this zany adventure provides endless fun for fans of planes, trains, cars, buses and animals of all kinds! Little ones will love singing along to the tune of a favourite nursery rhyme, with bold, colourful illustrations by the instantly recognisable Nick Sharratt and text by the talented Katrina Charman.
Where can you buy The Whales on the Bus book?
Available to buy from Amazon and all other leading book retailers in Paperback, Board Book and Kindle Edition.
Winner of the BookTrust Storytime Prize 2021
Developed in partnership with libraries, local authorities and families, the project will help disadvantaged families with young children engage with their local public library so that sharing stories becomes a regular and long-lasting part of family life. Copies of the BookTrust Storytime shortlist will be distributed to all pilot libraries and used to encourage families to make repeat visits to their local library. The books will also be integrated into a raft of resources and activities available in a smaller number of libraries to help bring the magic of reading to life.
Katrina Charman, author said ‘Booktrust is such an amazing organization doing essential work to get books in the hands of children who need them the most, so I am absolutely thrilled that The Whales on the Bus has been nominated for Booktrust’s Storytime Prize this year.’
Nick Sharratt, illustrator said: ‘I’m ‘whaley’ delighted that Whales on the Bus has been shortlisted for this wonderful award!’
Win a copy of The Whales on the Bus
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