Big Books of 2026

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The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Great Weather Diviner by Rob LongIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
All Creatures Great and Small
1,363 books — 190 voters
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Very Quiet Cricket by Eric CarleThe Grouchy Ladybug by Eric CarleThe Very Busy Spider by Eric CarleDiary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
Picture Books with Bugs
232 books — 107 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonThe Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe
Books with Insects or Grubs in the Title
909 books — 82 voters
The Bees by Laline PaullThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddMilk and honey by Rupi KaurGo Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana GabaldonThe Hive by Bee Wilson
Books with Bees on the Cover
190 books — 51 voters

The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary SimsesWaiting for Unicorns by Beth HautalaBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireSometimes Never, Sometimes Always by Elissa Janine HooleThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Glass Jar Covers
115 books — 25 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Bees by Laline PaullZinnia and the Bees by Danielle DavisThe Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy LefteriWinnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees by A.A. Milne
Bee Fiction
59 books — 16 voters

The Husband's Secret by Liane MoriartyBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireThe Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow WilsonThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealAnno 2020 by James Morcan
Trapped Butterflies
43 books — 11 voters
Firefly Lane by Kristin HannahThe Mourning Hours by Paula Treick DeBoardThe Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths LittleProof of Heaven by Mary Curran HackettAwake by Elizabeth Graver
Fireflies
13 books — 10 voters

Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander C. MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettParasite Rex by Carl Zimmer
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
132 books — 5 voters
Ghosts of the Trees by O McMonigleKeeping the Praying Mantis by Orin McMonigleThe Tarantula Keeper's Guide by Stanley A. SchultzMillipeds in Captivity by Orin McMonigleThe Ultimate Guide to Breeding Beetles by Orin McMonigle
Keeping Arthropods as Pets
39 books — 3 voters

The Earth Dwellers by Erich HoytThe Leafcutter Ants by Bert HölldoblerKingdom of Ants by Edward O. WilsonSecret Lives of Ants by Jae ChoeThe Lives of Ants by Laurent Keller
Myrmecology: The Study of Ants
16 books — 3 voters
Ladybug by Magali AttiogbéA Perfect Spot by Isabelle SimlerLadybird ladybird by Abra EbnerWhat the Ladybird Heard by Julia DonaldsonCatching His Ladybird by Laura Greenwood
Ladybug, Ladybird
58 books — 3 voters

The Sting of the Wild by Justin O. SchmidtThe Lives of Bees by Thomas D. SeeleyHoneybee Democracy by Thomas D. SeeleyThe Secret Life of Flies by Erica McAlisterThe Mosquito by Timothy C. Winegard
Bugs Need Heroes Recommended Reading
12 books — 2 voters
The Crimson Rust by C. Bernard RutleySpace Vault by Jeremy CliftDreamboats for Trudy by Mildred Lawrence
Agroterrorism in Fiction
3 books — 2 voters

Storm Over Warlock by Andre NortonMeasle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy
Best Insect Villain
2 books — 2 voters
The Black Cloud by Fred HoyleSolaris by Stanisław LemStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftWho Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.
Non-anthropomorphic Intelligences in Fiction
71 books — 2 voters

Above by Leah BobetClash of the Killer Queens by Tony De SaullesAttack of the Zombees by Tony De SaullesGreg by Dirk WalbreckerThe League of Freaks and the Secret Key by Alberto Hazan
Insect/Invertebrate Shifters/Shifting
38 books — 1 voter
No & Other Love Stories by Kirsty LoganHoneybee by Dawn O'PorterA Sharp Scratch by Heather DarwentThe Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen PhillipsBeware That Girl by Teresa Toten
Insects on Food
14 books — 1 voter

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