The Big Yellow Bus

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Ages 2-4Ages 4-6Ages 6-8First day of schoolBravery

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The bus is enormous, and yellow, and it stops right at the end of the road. Getting on it is the biggest thing your child has ever done before breakfast.

Formats and prices for The Big Yellow Bus
Format	Price	What you get
Digital	$14.90	Read tonight, any device
Softcover	$38.90	Printed keepsake
Hardcover	$42.90	Premium keepsake

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Truly their faceBuilt from one photo, recognizable across all 12 chapters.
12 illustrated chaptersA real story arc, warm hyper-realistic art.
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How the adventure unfolds

These are just sample lines. Your book is written fresh for your child - their name woven through every page, with the words, sentence length and tone tuned to their age, and shaped by the story, interests and details you choose.

The bus arriving at the end of a road, taking up considerably more of it than expected.

Chapter One

It Is Very Yellow

The bus was much bigger up close than it had ever looked from the window, and much, much yellower.

The bus arriving at the end of a road, taking up considerably more of it than expected.

Chapter Two

The First Step Up

The first step was tall. your child took it anyway, and the second one turned out to be easy.

The first step up, which is high, with one hand on the rail and one on a bag strap.

A window seat claimed, bag on lap, road already moving past the glass.

Chapter Three

A Seat by the Window

By the corner your child had a window seat, a bag on both knees, and the definite feeling of being enormous.

A window seat claimed, bag on lap, road already moving past the glass.

These three sample the opening, middle and ending of a 12-chapter book. All twelve are drawn with your child in them when the book is made: the cover and chapter one free in your preview, the remaining eleven once you order.

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Who the Big Yellow Bus is for

The Big Yellow Bus narrows the first day down to the one thing that frightens most children about it: getting on. The bus is enormous, the step is high, and the seat by the window is the reward. Read it in the week before term, and again on the pavement if necessary.

Two to eight, with the useful window between four and six. It assumes a child who will actually be catching a bus, which makes it specific rather than universal. Reading level chosen at setup, and shorter sentences suit a book being read in a hurry on a doorstep.

For Assaf, who was terrified of the step and now sits at the back with everybody.

Every book opens on a dedication page. You write your own - this is one that suits this story.

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Common questions

What age is The Big Yellow Bus for?

The Big Yellow Bus is written for ages 2-8. The story is generated at the reading level you pick during setup, so the same book works at the younger or older end of that range.

How is The Big Yellow Bus personalized?

You upload one photo of your child. That photo becomes the illustrated hero - same face shape, hair and skin tone - and stays recognizable across all 12 chapters. Their name, age and a dedication are woven in too.

How long is the book, and what formats are there?

Twelve illustrated chapters, one full-page illustration per chapter. Digital is $14.90, softcover $38.90 and hardcover $42.90 plus shipping; the hardcover is a 8x8 inch matt-laminated keepsake.

Can I see it before I pay?

Yes. The cover and the whole first chapter - artwork included - are generated free. You only pay if you want the remaining eleven chapters.