A Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham

 

Title: A Bus Called Heaven 

Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction 

Author and Illustrator: Bob Graham 

Major Awards: No major awards found 

Age group: Ages 3-8 

 

Summary: 

This book is about a mysterious broken-down bus that magically appears in Stella’s neighborhood one day. Everyone didn’t think much of it in the beginning, but Stella saw potential in it. The whole neighborhood unites to make it a place where they could all gather and interact. After the bus getting towed, they are able to park it behind Stella’s and her neighbors’ yard and enjoy it all together as a big community.

Evaluation: 

Appropriate grade levels for this book would be 1^st grade to 4^th grade. The illustrations in this book are very simple but they do a great job at describing exactly everything that happens in the story. I can see myself using this book as a read aloud to show my students how community work is very important and how it can bring a group of people together.