Bus Rhymes and Playtime by Sue Wickstead

 Bus Rhymes and Playtime 

by Sue Wickstead



My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to take part on the tour.




Have you got your ticket ready?

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Where shall we go today?

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Why not jump on board the bus

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– come along to sing and play.

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So, take your seat as off we go.

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What could happen along the way?

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(Rhymes for Jay-Jay; Daisy; Sparky and Gloria too. Tickets with questions to answer as well as poems for storybooks)

 



My Review

This is a lovely rhyming book for young children who will experience many hours of reading enjoyment with it. Right from the very first poem, and the stunning illustrations, this book shows itself to be one of those books every child should have read to them before moving on to read it for themselves and then for them to maybe read it to younger siblings and friends over the ensuing years.
The language, amount of writing in regards to illustrations, length of poem etc, is perfect for children to engage with from a very young age and will be one of those books that they fetch time and time again for their choice of story.
I will now be looking out for more of Sue's books for the little ones I know.


About the Author





Sue Wickstead lives in West Sussex, UK and writes children’s picture story books. 
Sue's stories are inspired by her adventures with a Playbus as well as her experiences as a teacher.
The Playbus was a real double-decker bus full of toys, arts and crafts, as well as a lot of fun to play on.
Sue wrote a photographic social history book about the project which led to her story telling and her writing. All of Sue’s books do have a bus included in them somewhere. Daisy Daydream was the bus that Sue painted and the start of her Playbus and writing journey. 
When not writing Sue builds models with Lego (especially for her grandson), she loves spending quality time with her young grandson and enjoys creating models to share with him on his visits. 
Her grandson features in the book ‘Barty Barton; the bear that was loved too much’ which was published in 2020. He also helps his Nanny Sue to sing along with a few of the rhymes sue has written.
Many of Sue’s books have been entered and shortlisted in ‘The Wishing Shelf Book Awards’, the book ‘A Spooky Tale’ was a silver medal winner in 2019. The story was written with her class in school. 



Any Purchase/Pre-order Links – 
https://suewickstead.co.uk/shop
www.suewickstead.co.uk
amazon.co.uk https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bus-Rhymes-Playtime-Sue-Wickstead-ebook/dp/B0CBNLR7D3/ 
Amazon .com https://www.amazon.com/Bus-Rhymes-Playtime-Sue-Wickstead-ebook/dp/B0CBNLR7D3/ 
Waterstones https://www.waterstones.com/book/bus-rhymes-and-playtime/sue-wickstead/9781916392359 
Barnes and noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bus-rhymes-and-playtime-sue-wickstead/1143774242?ean=9781916392359 


Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2023 at 7:30 AM

    Thank you for joining the tour and sharing your thoughts.

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  2. Sue WicksteadOctober 13, 2023 at 7:17 AM

    Thank you for joining the bus ride, it was great to have you on board

    ReplyDelete

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