{"product_id":"bug-on-the-bus-isbn-9780823463619","title":"Bug on the Bus","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis funny story by an award-winning artist is the perfect story for practicing simple phonics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBug ran to the bus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHop on.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBat ran to the bus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBug, Bat, Hen, Cat, Pig, Pup, and Fox all hop on the bus. Everything is fine until skunk hops on too!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis decodable story is laugh-out-loud funny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Catrow, the award-winning creator of two\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story has eighty-three words with short vowels, twelve consonants, two sight words and two blends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe books in the award-winning I Like to Read® series build vocabulary and promote fluency, which are essential for reading success. Acclaimed author-illustrators—including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Pura Belpré, and Coretta Scott King awards and honors—create original, high-quality books that illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!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.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColorful 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.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)David Catrow has illustrated many bestselling books including \u003ci\u003eWhen God Made You\u003c\/i\u003e by Matthew Paul Turner, \u003ci\u003eI Like Myself! \u003c\/i\u003eby Karen Beaumont, and \u003ci\u003eTake Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs\u003c\/i\u003e by Alan Katz. He received a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Award for \u003ci\u003eShe's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathryn Lasky and a Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Fly Flew In\u003c\/i\u003e, an I Like to Read Book both written and illustrated by David Catrow and published by Holiday House. Other books for Holiday House are \u003ci\u003eI Want an Apple\u003c\/i\u003e (written by David L. Harrison), \u003ci\u003eFun In the Sun, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Is Best.\u003c\/i\u003e Mr. Catrow also worked on the visual development for the animated feature \u003ci\u003eHorton Hears a Who!\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Ohio. Learn more at catrow.com.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233005744357,"sku":"NP9780823463619","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823463619.jpg?v=1767723163","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bug-on-the-bus-isbn-9780823463619","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}