Book cover of The Yellow Bus

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There is a bright yellow bus who spends her days driving. She loves carrying children from one important place to another. Every morning they climb in... Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, giggle, giggle-patter. And they fill her with joy.

As time passes, things change. The Yellow Bus gets a new driver, a new…


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1 author picked The Yellow Bus as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I don't want to spoil this beautiful book for you, so I won't say too much. But please, read it! This heartfelt story will move you. It might even make you cry happy, hopeful tears. The text is simple and accessible, but the themes that emerge are profound. How does the passage of time change our perspective? When something (say, an old school bus) is broken-down and abandoned, has its usefulness really come to an end? In this book, a yellow school bus lives many lives and serves many purposes. Seeing its role change over time, we also see what…

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Pedal Pusher by Mary Boone,

In 1894, Annie Cohen Kopchovsky set out to ride her bicycle. Not to the market. Not around the block. Not across town. Annie was going to ride her bike all the way around the world—because two men bet no woman could do it. Ha!

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