This picture book tells the story of Impo, the worn-out old school bus. One day he goes on a mystery trip and on a particularly steep hill he breaks down. Impo is taken to the scrapyard where the children sadly see him as they pass in a borrowed bus. Then Beryl comes by in her tow-truck and takes Impo back to her garage, where he is turned into a hot rod mean machine. Once again Impo can take the children on their trips and he has pride of place at school. Jon Blake's previous titles include "Daley B", "The Hell Hound of Tooley Street", "Geoffrey's First", "Holiday in Happy Street" and "The King of Rock and Roll". Arthur Robins has also illustrated "Little Rabbit Foo Foo", "I Know an Old Lady", "The Magic Bicycle" and "The Finger Eater".

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1994 by Walker Books Ltd .

Jon Blake lives in Cardiff and is a successful Sparks author, he wrote the excellent title Sid's War in the series. Arthur Robins has worked in magazines, advertising and has exhibited his work in London and New York. He has illustrated numerous books for children.