Our four Book Buses are the charity’s international flagships; each an ambassador for our cause and together bringing joy and delight to thousands of children.

You can adopt a Book Bus for yourself, or as a gift for a book lover, from as little as £5 a month for 12-months.

Your gift will mean a new generation of children can be introduced to the wonders of reading.

Adopt Charlie

Charlie was our first overland truck converted to a bus, and he’s still the largest.

A lovely book mover, he has side-stepped hazards, humps and hippos to bring books to kids in remote parts of Zambia. He’s getting on a bit, and with expensive tyres and parts, he needs a little more TLC.

Charlie was a gift from Clifford Chance Solicitors

Charlie

Can you help keep Charlie in tiptop condition?

Tiger

Adopt Tiger

Tiger likes to keep his cool these days as he sits outside Acacia School in Livingstone, Zambia.

A static library, Tiger once roamed the roads of England before he was prepared for a new life as a Book Bus. Thousands of children have clambered aboard him to read, learn and have fun.

Tiger was a gift from Tom Maschler, The Book Bus Founder

Can you adopt Tiger and keep the library open?

Adopt Matilda

Book Bus Matilda is the latest addition to our fleet.

She’s built tough for the Zambian roads and is determined to deliver the joy of reading to every child on our projects.

Book Bus Matilda has kindly been funded by the Inner Wheel Clubs of Great Britain and Ireland.

Matilda

Can you help keep Matilda on the road?

Book Bus Sophie

Adopt Sophie

Book Bus Sophie is strong and agile with huge amounts of stamina for big trips.

She can carry over a ton of books or up to 17 staff and volunteers on her school visits. She’s universally loved by the children, the teachers and her own crew; and even the zebras have taken to her!

Can you adopt Sophie and keep the library open?

What does adoption cost?

What does adoption cost?

Adopt a bus of your choice from as little as £5 a month for 12-months. You can even add an extra monthly amount; just decide which bus you’d like to fund and click through to complete your adoption and we’ll send you your adoption pack.

What is in your book bus adoption pack?

  • A beautiful adoption certificate illustrated by Sir Quentin Blake
  • A special ‘hello’ from your adopted Book Bus
  • More information about the work of the buses in Ecuador, Malawi and Zambia