The Bug Next Door

Bugs in a Blanket

by Beatrice Alemagna, Annette David (Translator)

"Little Speckled Bug is in bed with a cold when a mysterious creature comes knocking at his door. Who is she and why is she so different to him?"--P. [4] of cover.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Beatrice Alemagna was born in Bologna, Italy in 1973. She graduated from the Istituto Superiore for industrial arts in Urbino, Italy. She has won numerous international awards for her illustration. She now lives in Paris, France, where she works as an author and illustrator as well as a designer of childrens books, posters and collages.

Reviews

[زينة · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites
I re-read it many times and I gifted to my newly married friends.

[Ben Rowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can tell I am struggling to reach my GR target for the year when I start including books I have read to my 5 month old. Still this book has very few reviews and absolutely gorgeous illustrations that look different from ones I usually come across.

Its hard judging a story intended for young kids as what makes a book is really whether they connect with it (not that 5 month olds connect with anything except chewability and the sound of my voice) - but the story seems fine, if not the type of thing to produce many giggles.

[Anastasija · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a lovely book! I loved the pictures and the story. I think it often gets overlooked in the library because it is not sparkling and too colorful, but I am glad my girl chose it. She loved it too. I can only say that illustrations certainly did take a lot of work for author to complete. I wish it was more popular. It is a great way to introduce children to needlework too, at least to encourage them to try to make their own bug :)

[Sisco Bouquine · Rating 3 out of 5]

J'ai bien apprécié lire ce livre avec les enfants

[Jacinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book tells the story of a little bug who meets a little girl bug who does things very differently from him. The gender stereotypes that are in the book irked me possibly more than a little bit -but the overall thought that sometimes differences are what we are attracted to in others was a nice redeeming feature.