{"product_id":"bug-on-the-bus-9780823461080","title":"Bug on the Bus","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis funny story by an award-winning artist is the perfect story for practicing simple phonics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBug ran to the bus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHop on.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBat ran to the bus.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBug, Bat, Hen, Cat, Pig, Pup, and Fox all hop on the bus. Everything is fine until skunk hops on too! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis decodable story is laugh-out-loud funny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Catrow, the award-winning creator of two\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Books and multiple bestselling picture books, applies his prodigious talent to a story that will delight children as they embark on their reading adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story has eighty-three words with short vowels, twelve consonants, two sight words and two blends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe books in the award-winning I Like to Read(R) series build vocabulary and promote fluency, which are essential for reading success. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Pura Belpré, and Coretta Scott King awards and honors--create original, high-quality books that illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Catrow has illustrated many bestselling books including \u003ci\u003eWhen God Made You\u003c\/i\u003e by Matthew Paul Turner, \u003ci\u003eI Like Myself! \u003c\/i\u003eby Karen Beaumont, and \u003ci\u003eTake Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs\u003c\/i\u003e by Alan Katz. He received a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Award for \u003ci\u003eShe's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathryn Lasky and a Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Fly Flew In\u003c\/i\u003e, an I Like to Read Book both written and illustrated by David Catrow and published by Holiday House. Other books for Holiday House are \u003ci\u003eI Want an Apple\u003c\/i\u003e (written by David L. Harrison), \u003ci\u003eFun In the Sun, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Is Best.\u003c\/i\u003e Mr. Catrow also worked on the visual development for the animated feature \u003ci\u003eHorton Hears a Who!\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Ohio. Learn more at catrow.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51864365891858,"sku":"9780823461080","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_18a1ec9f-6bb7-49e1-b2be-427330b0a79f.jpg?v=1767787356","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bug-on-the-bus-9780823461080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}