The Books
Three adventures and one big edition
Illustrated chapter books for readers aged six to nine, set in a London where the buildings answer back.
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Volume 1
Beatrice and the London Bus
Where the dream starts
Once upon a time… in a far, far away land. Nine-year-old Beatrice has a dream — she wants to be a bus driver. But it is not easy when your mum is a dream-flusher who kills all your dreams. When Beatrice sees a model Routemaster in a shop window she is determined to have it, and to turn it into…
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Volume 2
Beatrice and the London Bus — The Secrets of London
The Secrets of London
Beatrice has a secret — many secrets, actually, and she keeps them all to herself apart from a few she shares with her best friend Mark. Every Sunday she sets off on a crazy adventure with her other bestie, the talking London Bus RM 168 via Waterloo. London is not the city everyone thinks it is: the Bus shows her…
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Volume 3
Beatrice and the London Bus — The Conquest of London
The Conquest of London
After the misadventure at Hampton Court Palace, the London Bus swears he will never drive into a building again. But when the Queen sends them both an invitation to tea at Buckingham Palace, he changes his mind. There is a problem, though — the Bus is far too big and needs resizing, which means asking the sloppy Magician with the…
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Volumes 1–3
Beatrice and the London Bus — All-in-One Edition
The complete first three adventures
Volumes one, two and three in a single book. Nine-year-old Beatrice is bullied at school because she dreams of becoming a bus driver instead of a ballerina, a footballer, a pop star or a film star — but she has a huge imagination to help her cope, and one of her dreams is to turn a little model bus into…
“Top Ten Children’s Books About London”
London Mums Magazine
Where should we start?
Volume one introduces Beatrice, her family and the Bus, so it is the natural first stop. Volumes two and three each stand on their own, though the jokes land harder if you have met the cast already. If you would rather have the lot in one go, the all-in-one edition collects volumes one to three in a single book.
Reading them together
- Short chapters, built for a bedtime a night at a time.
- Real London landmarks on every page — good for a map on the wall.
- Plenty of silly voices for grown-ups who like reading aloud.
- Themes of friendship, stubbornness and being allowed to want odd things.
Coming soon
A Halloween volume is on the way
Francesca is writing a Halloween edition of the series. Expect fog on the Thames, a bus that refuses to go past the cemetery, and at least one very cross cactus.
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