LITERCURIOUS BOOK REVIEW
| Title | All Aboard the London Bus |
| Author | Patricia Toht |
| Illustrator | Sam Usher |
| Publisher | Frances Lincoln Children’s Books (June 7, 2022) |
| Format | Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback |
| Pages | 40 |
| Genre | Children’s Europe Books / Children’s Travel Books (Books) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10/13 | 071127973X / 978-0711279735 |
AUTHOR
I’ve lived most of my life in Chicagoland. But for four years, our family was blessed to live in England. Windsor Castle was close to our home, and horses often clip-clopped down our lane. We made wonderful friends, ate lots of good pub food, and took long walks in Windsor Great Park. On weekends, we explored London. And sometimes we traveled to other countries, too.
Those years were magical ones, with a royal wedding (Will and Kate), the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and the Olympics all happening during our time there. Lucky us!
My book, ALL ABOARD THE LONDON BUS, grew from my experiences in London.
Excerpt from https://www.patriciatoht.com
ILLUSTRATOR
Sam Usher graduated from the University of West England and his debut picture book Can You See Sassoon? was shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and the Red House Children’s Book Award. He is particularly admired for his technical drawing skill and prowess with watercolour. Also a talented pianist, when he’s not holding a pen and wobbling
at paper you’ll find him perfecting a fiendishly difficult piece of Chopin.
Excerpt from https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/illustrator/2693/Sam-Usher.html
SYNOPSIS
Come with us aboard the London bus. Let’s take a fantastic ride, through the streets both narrow and wide. Let’s see the sights that stimulate and thrill. Aboard the bus, excitement you will feel.
All Aboard the London Bus is a sojourn through the streets of London, England. Patricia Toht explores some of London’s most famous tourist attractions both historic and new. She visits such places as Buckingham’s Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral, the British Museum, the Tower of London, the London Eye and many more.
CONCLUSION
All Aboard the London Bus is a wonderfully illustrated children’s story about the sites around London. Pat captures the excitement and grandeur of some of London’s most famous places to visit. She takes the reader on a journey using rhymes and stunning graphics.
Sam Usher does an exceptional job illustrating All Aboard the London Bus. The drawings are vibrant in color and entertaining to look upon. Along with the narrative, the pictures help tell the story in an exciting and interesting way.
At the end of the book, the author includes a section “Find out more about London.” Here she gives little tidbits of historical data about the places the books visits. These tidbits of information are accompanied by illustrations.
All Aboard the London Bus is an entertaining fun read for children and adults. Both the narrative and the plates are child appropriate, radiant, colorful and beautifully delivered. This book is great for bedtime or just for reading. I heartily recommend this book.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Patricia Toht, NetGalley and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for affording me opportunity to review All Aboard the London Bus.
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