The Bats on the Bus — Illustrator Intro & Behind-the-Scenes Sketches

Book Description

A bus full of witches, ghosts, skeletons and other monsters travels through town to celebrate Halloween in a playful nursery-rhyme adaptation.

Author: Alison Jackson
Illustrator: Scott Magoon
Publisher: Little, Brown
Publication date: 21/07/2026

Resource Description

Illustrator Scott Magoon’s exact-title page includes his introduction to the book and development sketches showing how the Halloween bus, monsters and visual gags evolved.

Who is it for?

Ages 3–7 / early years–KS1 / families / libraries / art educators

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