Just as much as we love reading books, we love it even more, when our kids read and get the opportunity to review books as we want to encourage our children to read and want to instill the love for reading in them. We were recently sent Jay-Jay The SuperSonic Bus by Sue Wickstead to review on the blog. The book which came out in print in 2014 has since been followed by five more picture books due to its success. Read on to see what both our children thought about it.
In a nutshell, Jay Jay The Supersonic Bus is about a bus which is rescued from the dirty scrap yard, where he was sadly gathering dust and cobwebs. He is soon taken to an airport where he is magically transformed into a ‘Playbus’ full of toys, games and adventure. A fictional tale based on a real-life bus ‘Supersonic’, which flew in the imaginations of the many young children who visited it.
The book is perfect to be read as a standalone book, or you can get the whole collection. It was thin enough for us to take with us on our Days Out as well as sleepovers to read to the kids before bedtime. My children found the pictures in the book very colourful and the book easy enough to hold. My son who is 6-years-old said that the book looks like a fun book to read and he read it easily while my daughter who is 8-year-old breezed at reading it. As a parent, I felt that there was a lot more packed into the book as the font used was smaller. This encouraged my son to read more than he usually would at one go as there were no chapters in the book. They both loved the book as they said it had a happy ending to it. Sue is an amazing children’s Book author and has a way with words and bringing smiles to children’s faces! We enjoy her books and have also showcased her Christmas themed book called The Christmas Play in our Christmas Gift Guide last year.
How much does the book cost and how can I order one?
The paperback copy of the book retails for £6.99 and you can purchase a copy off Amazon here.
About the book
ISBN:978-0-9930737-0-0
Pages: 40
Target Age : 5-8 years
Illustration by: Artful Doodlers
About Sue Wickstead
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* We were sent a copy of the book for free in return for a review. All opinions are our own.
55 comments
The cover of this book drives me crazy! The colors and the design, really cute!
Lovely drawings throughout the book as well, my kids enjoyed it
What a fun theme for a kiddie book. Jay Jay the bus looks very smiley and colourful from the cover.
Yes it is absolutely fun, and so full of adventure to captivate young minds
I love seeing the children enjoying reading the book.
Thank you for the review and your thoughts.
I was was glad to hear that the bus brought smiles to the children’s faces.
They looked happy.
The real Playbus was fun too and still brings smiles along the way
Your welcome Sue, my children love reading and they totally enjoyed learning about Jay and how magical he was. It was a pleasure reading the book
We have this book and we love it at our house! Ony of fav gift to give to kids
Oh wonderful!! so glad you have the book and enjoyed reading it
What a fun book! We love gifting our friends that are new parents children’s books.
Glad to be of help and share new ideas
My toddler LOVES buses!! I’m totally going to have to read this to him! Thanks for the great review.
Your welcome, so glad he loves to read about buses especially magical ones
This sounds like a great little book for the kids. This is the kind of thing that can set a kid up for a lifetime of a love of reading.
Absolutely! That is our idea and what we want to share with our readers too
My friend has three sons, and they love Cars and buses. I’m definitely getting this for them, thanks!
Fabulous to hear Elizabeth, glad they love reading about buses and cars
Literally going to go buy this right now! My boys would LOVE this! They are always wanting new books in our house!
We have to agree with you there, if there is one thing that we have too much of, its books!
My kids love books and I know Sebby would adore this – he loves anything magical
Glad to hear that, it is wonderful to see kids enjoying reading
This sounds like a great book for children. I like the idea of a hero that is a bus, and not a human. I also think that the idea behind the story is quite inspiring, that no matter what, you can still do great things even if you find yourself in a “scrapyard”. 🙂
What a great review of this book called Jay-Jay The Supersonic Bus. I love the fun bus drawing at the cover.
Thank you, we love it too
Any book that positively captures the imagination of children and allows them to delve into and expand their own imagination is Ace to me! Loved the colours and how they seem to really love reading about the adventures! I love the playbus concept!
Thank you for your lovely comments Ashlee, totally appreciate it x
I really love children’s books like this one. It sounds like a great narrative and one that kids will surely enjoy!
You are so right!
My friend has been looking for a book like this to get her son to read more. This would be perfect to share with her.
Yes especially if he loves stories about busses
Great book with great content! It’s something my kids would love to read as well. Looks colourful and fun!
Its a lovely book as the author has a gift for writing and perfect for kids as well
I love the picture on the front and the idea of the book. We love reading with our kids, great review
So glad to hear that. We love reading with our kids too
This book looks like such a fun read for the little ones…so colorful and I love the illustrations too!
Yes the illustrations are fabulous and our kids totally loved it
That looks like something my niece would thoroughly enjoy. She has such a wonderful imagination.
We love reading for that very reason, to get kids to be so imaginative and enjoy life
I am pretty sure both my nieces and nephews would love this book. They are bookworm and traveler.
Glad to hear that Garf
This book does look like it would be such a fantastic read. My little girl would absolutely love it!
Yes she certainly would especially if she loves magic and busses
This sounds like a fun book. I am looking to add some books to my babies book library. Thank you for the suggestion.
Your welcome, so glad to know that you have a book library for your little one
Looks like such a fun book! It’s nice to have some ideas for books to check out. Thanks for sharing your review.
Your welcome and thank you for your lovely comments
Looks a perfect book for kids. Nice reading your review.
Thank you for your lovely comments
This book sounds like a lot of fun! I would love to check this out. Thanks for sharing.
Your welcome, glad you enjoyed the post
I have been looking for some new books to check out! My kids love reading and this sounds like a great one for them.
Glad to be of help Amy, hope you get a copy of this book for them
This book reminds me of the Magic School Bus. That was always fun to read and watch. This looks like quite a fun story like can spark the imagination.
Absolutely! Its a great book for kids and they did enjoy reading it
Oh what a fun book! Totally want to check this out for my oldest, I think he would love it!
Especially if he loves busses! its a fab book for kids