Cantaloupe and HoneyDo Take the Bus

PreS-Gr 2–A good introduction to riding the bus for children. In this silly book, a pair of goofy melons take on the world of bus riding and the “dews” and don’ts of responsible ridership. The main melons—Cantaloupe and HoneyDo—are a bus-riding-duo who meet and chat with various friends along their bus route. While riding, they teach each other and their new friends about various bus rules, though the rule about not eating gum from the ceiling seems like a bit of a stretch. The illustrations in the book are graphic and attention-grabbing, especially for very young children. The style of funny chaotic scenes are reminiscent of some popular modern cartoons. The content could make this work as a board book as well. Humor is definitely used as a tool to reach readers and the jokes work at times. This book would work best with a very young audience, and would be a great way to calm anxious new students that may have nervous feelings about riding the bus along with all the other new things.