The Wheels on the Bus and Other Songs

A celebration of classic songs with Australia’s favourite Play School toys

By Playschool

Reviewed by Mia Macrossan

Here is bright cheerful picture book of ten classic songs familiar to anyone who watches Playschool. They are: The Wheels on the Bus, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, Five Little Ducks, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Little Peter Rabbit, There Were Five In the Bed, Der Glumph, Miss Polly Had a Dolly, A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea, Five Little Speckled Frogs.

What makes this book special and charming is the use of the familiar toys , Big Ted, Humpty, Jemima and more in the illustrations. Each item illustrated has a clear photographic quality that makes it stand out on the white background, so easy for very young people to recognise and pick out and point to. The careful design in choice of font, use of white space, colourful borders and familiar toys all combine to create an instant classic.

I’m surprised this is only published just now, we have needed this for a long time. Perfect for sharing and a great addition to the home library collection.

ABC Books AU 2025