Wheels on the Bus
A known tune coordinates repeated vehicle verses with visible gestures, making the board book a usable movement-song prompt.
Wheels on the Bus by Annie Kubler is estimated to take about 2.5 minutes to read aloud (110 words, 1 sentence a spread). Best for ages 0-3.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 2.5 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Words
- 110Approximate
- Sentences per spread
- 1Text density
- Re-read tolerance
- 5/5strong repeat appeal
- Vocabulary level
- 1/5plain words
- Best for
- Ages 0-3Age range
Our review
Kübler illustrates the familiar song with babies and caregivers performing each verse’s action. The stable melody lets a child concentrate on turning hands for the wheels, swishing for the wipers, or bouncing with the bus rather than learning new words and tune at once.
Use one or two verses with a very young child and add the rest as attention allows; singing every stanza can outlast the book’s visual interest. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes maps song directly onto the listener’s body, while Wheels offers a broader sequence of vehicle sounds and gestures.
Before you buy it
The repetitive song may run longer than a young child’s interest, and the book offers no story beyond the verses.
Themes
- nursery rhymes
- buses
- actions
- singing
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