We have a 21 month old who loves school buses. His previous favorite bus book was a bus book intended for early readers (Mighty Machines series). It was full of photos but only comes in regular paper pages. Not only was it getting destroyed, it was getting a little boring for us. We wanted a board book with realistic buses, not cartoons with eyes. I was unsure if he would like this book as much as the other one but he loves it and we do read it about 30 times a day. Yes, a large format edition would be great, but the small one is nice for him - he can carry it around and look at it himself. The accompanying text is simple but pleasant to read, strongly rhythmic without being sing-songy, and the illustrations are bold. If your child likes buses or you have enjoyed other books by Donald Crews, I recommend this book.