SOME BUGS

SOME BUGS by Angela Diterlizzi. Illustrated by Brendan Wenzel.

Picture Books can be used for all ages, and this fun book, Some Bugs by Angela Diterlizzi, is a perfect example! First thought when you pick this book up is to scoop up a little one to read it to! Since I no longer have little littles in my home, I read it out loud to my husband in the car on the way home from the bookstore. (He had errands to run in town and asked me if I wanted him to drop me off at the bookstore. I think he has been replaced by an alien, but I'm still collecting evidence. He knows what the bill looks like when I leave that store!) Anyway, he loved it! He's a very efficient, orderly type of guy, so if the text rhymes, it's a win in his book! This book is nonstop action words. If you are looking for strong verbs (anybody say IEW), this dandy has you covered! It is a book purely about what bugs DO! Are you about to start an insect unit with your kids NO MATTER THEIR AGE? Grab this book and put a smile on their face before you dig into the nitty gritty.

The illustrations are fantastic! Movement abounds on all the pages. Even though the pictures are in a cartoon style, the bugs resemble their true form. In the back of the book is a two page spread showing the bugs with their names in real life. You know you are dealing with someone very creative when asked about what the illustrations are done in and their response is "almost everything imaginable!" Isn't that great?

ALONGSIDE ACTIVITIES- Staples at our home are collecting jars, magnifying glasses, butterfly nets, netted butterfly cages, etc. I have very vivid memories of my 5 carrying their equipment and heading off into the field to collect and examine insects. One of my daughters could collect butterflies like you would not believe! We would examine and look them up and then let them go. God's creation is beautiful and the artwork on even the insects is breathtaking! So grab your gear and head out!