Flicking through their favorite books on an interactive bus is soon to become a reality for little readers.

Eastern Daily Press: All aboard for a good read, children at White Woman Lane School, including George Munn, Phoebe Mears, Emil Oulare and Tilly Watkins with their new library, a converted double decker bus.PHOTO BY SIMON FINLAYAll aboard for a good read, children at White Woman Lane School, including George Munn, Phoebe Mears, Emil Oulare and Tilly Watkins with their new library, a converted double decker bus.PHOTO BY SIMON FINLAY (Image: ARCHANT NORFOLK)

After the half term, pupils at White Woman Lane Junior School, near Sprowston, were surprised by the appearance of a red double decker bus in the playground.

Now, eager to get aboard the colourful Book Bus, some are even jumping into the driver's seat.

A handful of children were the first to set foot on the bus - which includes heating, an interactive white board and WiFi - as a reward for being eager readers and could not believe they were finally exploring their new learning space.

Phoebe Mears, nine, said: 'It was so nice and it will be great to have lessons in here.'

Eastern Daily Press: All aboard for a good read, children at White Woman Lane School, including Emilie Brown, with their new library, a converted double decker bus.PHOTO BY SIMON FINLAYAll aboard for a good read, children at White Woman Lane School, including Emilie Brown, with their new library, a converted double decker bus.PHOTO BY SIMON FINLAY (Image: ARCHANT NORFOLK)

Another pupil, Emilie Brown, 10, said: 'It is so big and colourful, it's great. Lots of people want to sit in the driving seat.'

Nearly a year in the making, the refurbished vehicle cost around £30,000 and is an unusual extension to the growing school's library - which will now provide most of the fiction books for the school's 300 pupils.

Ashley Best-White, executive head teacher, said: 'It is absolutely lovely and it will help to engage the children and encourage them to read.

'They can get into the drivers seat and pretend to push all of the buttons and it even still has the periscope so the driver can see upstairs.'

The top deck of the bus has a colourful classroom with a touch-screen interactive whiteboard for research and downstairs striped stools and bright bookcases already have children queuing up.

George Mann, 11, said: 'We knew it was coming but didn't know when; we waited and waited and then it was here.

'Some of my friends have had their faces pressed against the windows to look.'

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