About I’m Your Bus
Get ready for a rip-roaring, rhyming ride that celebrates all things drivin’ with a special spotlight on a kid’s four-wheeled best buddy–his school bus! When you’re a kid, your school 
bus can be your very best friend. Morning, noon, and nighttime, too, that golden buddy is at your service. Ready to drive you and your friends to and from school!
Written by award winning author, Marilyn Singer and art director Evan Polengh.
A new school year is just around the corner. Along with anxiety many parents face when sending their young children away for the first time, children themselves often have many fears and worries. I’m Your Bus is a wonderful picture book designed for children of all ages and is perfect for the little ones entering pre-k up to 3rd grade. Take a peek inside the book and discover the life of a school bus. Together you and your children can discuss school bus safety and start the new school year off with a smile.
Buy It
I’m Your Bus can be found at popular book retailers and Scholastic online for $16.99 plus shipping.
One (1) Grand Prize winner receives a Back to School Prize Pack including: (valued at $57.99)
- One (1) Lunchbox for a little girl
- One (1) Lunchbox for a little boy
- Copy of I’m Your Bus Picture Book
Three (3) runner-up winners receive a copy of the new book: (valued at $16.99 each)
- I’m Your Bus Picture Book
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I’m a teacher and I have most recently taught first grade. We review bus safety with discussions, what if’s, and great books … like this one!
I also like her book On the Same Day in March.
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my daughter is going to be starting preschool soon but would love to teach her safety early. she will be riding the bus
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my little one will start Kindergarten and because my mother drove a bus we have her talk to him about all the safety steps
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This year all 4 of my kids will be in school. It is very difficult for me to part with my youngest, Lukey, who is only 4. I am scared for him to ride the bus. Lukey, 4, will be in UPK .. Andrea, 6, will be in 1st grade .. Jakey, 11, will be in 5th grade .. and Bobby, almost 16!, will be in 10th grade. They are growing up too fast. We are blessed to have seatbelts on our buses here, but getting the kids to use them has been a challenge. I have talks with my children often about the bus and safety. We have had problems with some poor behaved kids bothering my kids on the bus. My daughter keeps standing up on the bus
and she is in trouble when she gets home.
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a book we would enjoy – A Pair of Wings
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My little ones will be in 2nd and 4th grades, but I don’t need to teach them school bus safety because they are homeschooled. However, on the occasion when they ride in a school-bus-type vehicle, I remind them to not stand up and to not make too much noise so that the driver doesn’t get distracted.
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I think another book by Marilyn Singer that my children would enjoy is Creature Carnival.
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My son is only in preschool and does not yet ride a daily bus to/from school, but they occasionally take a bus for field trips and he loves it. Mainly we have talked about the importance of staying in your seat…
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Fireflies at Midnight looks like a lovely book, and it would be a hit with my son as he is fascinated by fireflies this summer.
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I’ve taught 5th grade and by then they mostly know about bus safety, but they need to keep learning about bus etiquette. My son will probably be doing pre-school this year and he loves buses so I figure you can never start too early.
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My daughter will be starting second grade this year, and she is excited! She goes to a before and after school program, so does not get much opportunity to ride the bus during the school year, however the program uses the bus daily right now during summer camp. She likes using the bus, but I also have told her that it is important that the driver pay attention to the road and that she needs to be sitting down while the bus is moving so she won’t get hurt. thanks for the chance to win, this looks like a cute book!
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My grandson will enter pre-k this year,Im going to let him try the bus with me following behind in my van,he has been told to respect the driver an do what he is told on the bus,an obey the rules that the bus has,we are giving it a try,since he is so little I will be following,he just wants to ride so badly
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My grandson will be entering Pre-K. He loves school buses and spots them easily while we are driving around town. I got him a toy school bus and showed him how to walk around a school bus. Plus, we have talked about how the people on the bus should act.
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My son will be going to preschool this year and we will sing the Stop, Look and Listen song that I learned in preschool, each morning before we head out the door
I’m sure you all remember it…. Stop, look and listen before you cross the street. Use your eyes. Use your ears. Then use your feet! 
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Prairie Dogs Kiss and Lobsters Wave: How Animals Say Hello is a book I think my little one would enjoy
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We have a whole lesson on bus safety with my students the first week of school. Stay in your seats, keep your voices down, keep your hands and feet out of the aisle, etc.
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My twins are starting pre-school in September. They have not been on a school bus yet, but my first rule would be that they stay seated and listen to the bus driver.
A Marilyn Singer book my kids would like is 9 oclock Lullaby because they llike to read books about going to sleep.
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My daughter will be in third grade and my son in first-This is their first year on the bus because other years they were in morning day care so I could get to work on time. I’ll be teached them to sit still, buckle their seat belts,and listen to their driver.
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I have three kids – two in school and one starting next year. I always make sure that they are reminded to stay in their seats at all times and wait for the bus to stop before getting up.
My oldest will be starting kindergarten this year. We live close to the school so we will be walking, I never even thought to teach about school bus safety. Thanks for the reminder!
My son starts kindergarten this year, and I’m sad to see him go! We’ll be teaching him safety with a practice run on the bus, playing some games about safety, and just reminding him over the next month.
Monster Museum looks like a great book too!
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My grandson will be entering pre – K but we don’t teach him school bus safety because his Mother will be taking him and picking him up.
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