Bugs at Play Giant Button

by Sue Whiting, Stuart Martin (Illustrator)

Six bugs are playing outside -- each of them has somewhere to go. A fun story about bugs and their play friends.

Hardcover

First published August 1, 2002

About the author

A former primary school teacher with a special interest in literacy education and children’s literature, Sue Whiting has worked in the publishing industry for almost twenty years, both as an author and editor of books for children and young adults.

Sue has written numerous books in a variety of genres: fiction and nonfiction, picture books through to YA, and is published in Australia and internationally. Her middle grade novel Get a Grip, Cooper Jones and nonfiction picture book, Platypus were both named CBCA Notable Books, and her picture book, A Swim in the Sea, illustrated by Meredith Thomas, was the Speech Pathologists’ 2014 Book of the Year. Her latest books include, Missing a mystery/suspense novel for readers aged 10+ and the picture book Beware the Deep Dark Forest, illustrated by Annie White.

Sue was Publishing Manager and Senior Commissioning Editor at Walker Books Australia for ten years, before leaving in 2016 to concentrate on her writing and to work from home as a publishing consultant, freelance editor, writing coach and mentor.

Reviews

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bugs at Play! is ok. I'm not going to rave about it. It does teach counting, and has raised bugs for kiddos to touch, but the plot was only so-so. Also, the words seems at times to have a cadence and even a rhyme, but then it doesn't continue throughout. So there's these random spots of verse. Finally, the book is quite large & heavy (to make room for the hard plastic tactile bugs). So it's ok, but possibly not worth full retail price. (Got my copy used.)