The Wheels on the Bus Illustrated by Paul Zelinsky

I feel that I should have a better book to start with than a book I found in the free bin at the dump.  On top of that, I almost left it there.  But, I didn't and so have the first book to make the list of Owen's favorites.

We have to read it, well, mostly all the time, and Owen asks for it by saying 'roun, roun' and moving his hands in a circle.  He really does love it.

Honestly, I thought the artwork kind of cheesy when I first saw it (which is what made me want to leave it), but after 50 readings I am still finding ways to keep it interesting.  I actually like it quite a bit.  The book tells little stories about the people that get on and where they go, and we work on following them through their journey to the library at the end.

The moving parts, like all our pop up books, have gotten pretty abused…but since it was a dump book I can't say for sure which parts were ruined by Owen.

Overall, I would recommend this book.  Owen and I both like it.