Even though the school children think Gus the dinosaur bus is a great way to get to school, his size is causing some problems for the principle and the town. He causes traffic jams, gets tangled in telephone lines, knocks down traffic lights, and creates potholes with his big stomping feet. The principal fires Gus from school bus duty. However, Gus makes a swimming pool with his tears and finds a new life as the school’s playground, with a swing on his tail and his long neck serving as a slide.

Illustrations: watercolor, childlike pencil drawings

• ISBN: 9780547905730
• Author: Liu, Julia
• Illustrator: Lynn, Bei
• Published: 2013 , Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
• Themes: appreciating differences, compassion, dinosaur
• Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Taiwan
• No. of pages: 32