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This has been my child's favorite book for a long time. Now that she's a bit older she likes to see the numbers on the bus stops as well. The only drawback is that she has torn it (and yes, I taped it back together). She loves to say "brmm brmm" and "bye bye". It's very simple and clean. I think it's fun to read (even after over a year of reading it).
We love Maisy Drives the Bus. We've read Maisy stories to my son since we brought him home. He is three now and still loves the stories about her. He is a car guy too, so this book was perfect.
The books are short and easy to read. If you are the parent of a young child, you probably know who Maisy is. But, the stories are never obnoxiously simplistic, like so many other books for small children.Maisy's working today driving the bus. She's a mouse with a duck, a squirrel, an elephant, and a crocodile for friends. Why the crocodile isn't trying to eat the others is beyond me, but that's life in Maisy's world.Both of my daughters love the Maisy books; there's something about their simple stories and colorful pictures that even appeals to adults. Who'll be waiting to board at each stop. And will Eddie the Elephant manage to fit on the bus.
The pictures are bright and uncluttered, and the book features some elementary counting. "Maisie [the mouse] is driving her bus today. Who will be waiting at Bust Stop Number 1." That's the beginning of this delightful tale for very small fry. There's an element of surprise as Maisy picks up passengers at bus stops 1 through 5: Will there be room for Eddie the elephant. For toddlers and younger, a fun and colorful introduction to reading.
It's a good introduction to counting numbers without the confusion of also associating them with objects. My two year old is a Maisy (and a bus) fan, but we all enjoyed this book. There's not much to the story but it doesn't grate on me and it has a little more purpose than some of the other Maisy storylines. Today Maisy is a bus driver and she visits bus stops numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 collecting her friends. Then they all get off at bus stop number 5. My son enjoys saying "brrm brrm" and "bye bye" at the appropriate places. And like all the Maisy books, the illustrations are bright and simple.
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