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Bugs Galore
From the inspired team behind Cars Galore comes a new read-aloud buzzing with nonstop rhymes and swarming with comical retro illustrations.
Bugs, bugs, BUGS galore creep, slither, stink, and squirm; scurry, fly — ewww, a worm! Dig in as a flurry of bugs of every shape, size, and color crawl across the page in a veritable infestation of whimsy and humor. Cars Galore creators...more
Bugs, bugs, BUGS galore creep, slither, stink, and squirm; scurry, fly — ewww, a worm! Dig in as a flurry of bugs of every shape, size, and color crawl across the page in a veritable infestation of whimsy and humor. Cars Galore creators...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 13th 2012
by Candlewick
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Gather the kids around you and prepare for a giggling, tickling, squinting, rollicking read through this delightful bouncy rhyme feast coupled with a plethora of adorable buggy wuggies of all shapes, color, stripes, plaids, and spots. Big and little. Long and stout. Flying, crawling. These critters will enthrall the kiddies and capture their imagination as their own little fingers just itch to draw some of the bugs for themselves. So be prepared for them to want to draw, color, and scare you wit...more
As they did so successfully in Cars Galore, the same creative team tackles the wonderful world of bugs. The pages are filled with bugs of all colors and sizes and describe the bugs in a delightful fashion; for instance, there are "slime-your-hand bugs" (unpaginated), "fuzzy, stinging, time-to-flee bug" (unpaginated), and "roly-ply, snuggly ball bug" (unpaginated). Bugs threaten to cover the pages in some of the digital illustrations while in others there are only a few larger-than-life bugs movi...more
I loved Bob Staake's illustrations in Cars Galore. Despite the charming illustrations in this latest title, the book just doesn't work as well for me.
I admit reviewed this with a lot of bias -- my first graders work on an insect unit each spring and I love including a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts. The book features all kinds of creepy crawlies, not just bugs. There is just too many buggy misinformation for me to want to use this book as part of an insect unit with my budding little s...more
I admit reviewed this with a lot of bias -- my first graders work on an insect unit each spring and I love including a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts. The book features all kinds of creepy crawlies, not just bugs. There is just too many buggy misinformation for me to want to use this book as part of an insect unit with my budding little s...more
This is an entertaining book about bugs. The rhyming, rhythmic narrative is fun to read aloud and the illustrations are colorful and very busy.
There's not a lot of text on each page and the narrative can easily be broken up, so this would be a good book to read aloud at storytime with an individual or a group, pausing on each page to talk about the concepts or to point out fun details.
Overall, I liked this book and I think it's a good introduction to insects and other creepy crawly critters fo...more
There's not a lot of text on each page and the narrative can easily be broken up, so this would be a good book to read aloud at storytime with an individual or a group, pausing on each page to talk about the concepts or to point out fun details.
Overall, I liked this book and I think it's a good introduction to insects and other creepy crawly critters fo...more
Students will enjoy the illustrations of various types of bugs. Each page displays bugs in a different setting. This book could be used to determine what types of bugs are located in different habitats of Georgia. The class could be split into groups to go on a bug scavenger hunt over a period of a few weeks. Students can bring their findings in Ziploc bags and a map showing where they gathered the bugs from. This would be a great activity for students in third grade.
What? This fictional book illustrates that bugs are all around us and they come in all different sizes, colors, and shapes. Some bugs are cute, smelly, scary, friendly, or snugly.
So What? Children will enjoy the colorful illustrations and the shapes and different characteristics each insect possess.
Now What? Students will enjoy viewing the illustrations and colors of the bugs during free reading time.
So What? Children will enjoy the colorful illustrations and the shapes and different characteristics each insect possess.
Now What? Students will enjoy viewing the illustrations and colors of the bugs during free reading time.
This was another cute book. It talked about bugs which could relate to science, and I know that there are bug classes out there. It does not have a ton of specific bugs but rather groups of bugs, and this could again seg-way into another lesson where kids could do the work to find examples of bugs that might fit different descriptions of the bugs that were provided throughout the book.
Mar 14, 2012
Mary
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Bug lovers
Shelves:
children-s,
picture-books
Just like he did in Cars Galore, Peter Stein takes a look at all kinds of bugs from "freaky, sneaky shiny flat bugs" to "don't-inhale-them-while-you-snore-bugs" The rhymes and descriptive language are loads of fun, but what especially stands out are Bob Staake's colorful and zany illustrations. I don't know why, but his illustrations always make me happy.
It was okay. It rhymed. It talked about bugs that crawl on poo. Okay it was just one line about staying away from those bugs. But still. Eww.
The little children sometimes look almost like little piggies with their noses so strange.
Lots of silly bug illustrations.
So between it was okay to liked it I guess.
The little children sometimes look almost like little piggies with their noses so strange.
Lots of silly bug illustrations.
So between it was okay to liked it I guess.
Readers will be squirming, twitching and maybe even itching, after reading and exploring this new title by the team of Peter Stein and Bob Staake. Read my full review at: http://bit.ly/MmHD0k
Bugs are a pretty common topic in Children's lit, but this one is a good one. Liked the illustrations and the rhyme, only thing that kept it from four stars was it was a bit lengthy for my taste.
Fun picture book with colorful illustrations and rhyming text. My kids giggled at this:
Aaaah-bugs! Ewww-bugs!
Crawl-on-YOU bugs!
Stay away from
crawl-on-POO bugs!
Aaaah-bugs! Ewww-bugs!
Crawl-on-YOU bugs!
Stay away from
crawl-on-POO bugs!
Kind of a combination between Richard Scary and Dr. Seuss. The poem is fun and the variety of words and made up words is fun. The illustrations get a little cluttered though.
Love the illustrations! What a silly read to share with your kiddos. Pointing out all the bugs on the page that match the description in the story was lots of fun.
I really liked Cars Galore by this same team, and Bugs Galore is very similar... although almost too vibrant for these old eyes. My kids will love it, though.
Fun bug book. Illustrations make this book a must-see and text is galloping and creative. I'm definitely adding this to my favorite spring books list!
I liked the prose. Illustrations were whimsical. I was actually looking for something more realistic, but the 2-3 year olds liked it.
good for kids who LOVE bugs. Also, there is a reference to stink bugs in it, which is kind of cool I guess...except I hate stink bugs...
Jun 05, 2012
Jennifer Hess
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Cute rhyming book. Each page is filled with funny, silly, creepy bugs and insects. I find a new bug everytime I read it to the boys.
I am just not a huge fan of rhyming verse in picture books. I never get the cadence right when reading it aloud. Fun illustrations.
Although, bugs are not one of my favorite things; the illustrations in this book were colorful and popped right off the page.
I love the zany illustrations and fun word choices, but I wonder how many kids will comment that worms and spiders aren't bugs.
Used as a read aloud during "insects" science topic. Students were very attention to the variety of bugs.
Jun 03, 2012
Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2-012-in-2012,
picture-book
Nice book to use when starting a 'bug unit'. The pages are crowded with a a wide variety of bugs. P.K.
I loved Cars Galore, not as thrilled with this one - but it's still pretty cool!
So SO cute. Love the illustrations. Using this book this summer at a firefly ST
Reminds me of "I Love Bugs" by Emma Dodd and "Beetle Bop" by Denise Fleming.
Fun, rhyming books about all the icky, sticky, ucky, blucky things we love.
Cute story for young elementary about ALL THINGS Bug!
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Peter Stein has been a highly successful writer, editor, designer, and art director for more than twenty years. He is the author of seven gift books, including Age Is Nothing, Attitude Is Everything and Fine Friends: A Little Book About You and Me. He lives in Petaluma, California.
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