Overview

Hitch a ride with a family traveling in their beloved bus in this quirky picture book featuring whimsical illustrations and onomatopoeic sounds that show every day on the road is full of possibilities! Life is an endless adventure for the family of four living on their beloved bus Gracie Joy Rufus Bean (everyone got to pick part of its name). From swimming in a waterhole with dragonflies buzzing overhead--whizz! whoosh! whir!--to toasting marshmallows under the stars--crackle! pop!--there are endless surprises in store and fun to be had together in the great outdoors. Perfect for weekend campers and families who dream of taking a longer expedition, this book celebrates the joys of life on the road, from cozy family time, to sightseeing, to making memories big and small.

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9781665980715

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Reviews

A child chronicles a family's adventures over the course of a year as they journey in their converted bus. . . . The book exudes a strong sense of community as the family learns, plays, and gets help from friendly people along the way. Petzold's writing is lyrical and sensory, sprinkled with the sounds of calling birds, crackling campfires, and honking horns. In this quiet, slice-of-life story, it's the art that propels the page turns, thoughtfully shifting perspective by zooming in on crawling caterpillars, pulling back to create a sense of awe under tree canopies and starry nights, guiding the eye down into gorges and up to red-tailed hawks. The rustic illustrations complement the family's laid-back, nature-forward lifestyle. . . . An idyllic slice of traveling life.--Kirkus ""February 15, 2026""

Author Information

Dave Petzold is an author and illustrator whose picture books include The Kindness Club, written by Kate Bullen-Casanova, and his own Seven Seas of Fleas and We Live in a Bus. He lives on Bundjalung country in New South Wales, Australia.

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