A silly book that can open up conversations about real bugs. ( )

Genre
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Illustration
Cartoony
Subject
Animals
Children and insects
Insects

This is an absolutely delightful rhyming picture book. While the text itself is fairly short, it is one of those books that takes an age to read because the pictures are so charming that kids stay on the pages for so long! Every time I've read this book, we've stopped at each page while the kids I was reading to carefully inspected each bug and decided which one was their favorite. ( )

Bugs Galore is a great children picture book full of rhyme and beautiful images. The book basically goes through an array of different types of bugs, rhyming throughout the entirety of the narration. There is no real plot of development of story, just a very long list of different types of bugs. The book also lacks a central message. I would say this book is age appropriate for children in kindergarten to first grade. The book is full of great illustrations, and the rhymes make it a very fun read. Overall I would rate this book 3 out of 5 stars, I think it would be great for a very young reader but I didn't get the most enjoyment out of reading it comparatively to other children books I've read. Overall I would recommend this to very young readers. Children in grades 2+ would likely be less engaged by this book. ( )

This exuberant rhyming book extolls all the virtues - and vices - of the world of bugs. It's an exciting frolic through all the fun of language, including the aforementioned rhymes, alliteration, and onomatopoeia, making it interesting to read and hear. The language, especially the frequent listing of types of bugs, lends itself to a fast-paced reading. Even though the book comes across as the author mostly playing with words and just happening to use insects as a theme, there are actual some helpful factual tidbits in here like the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies and the work product of bees. These aren't the kind of facts that will be anything new to elementary school age readers, but it was perfect for reinforcing the insects lesson I was sharing with my toddler class. They were enthralled by the silly language and sat in rapt attention.

Fitting with the book's title, every page is crawling with tons of illustrations of kids galloping amongst bugs of all shapes, sizes, and species. Thus every page is brightly colorful and so full of fun details that each page can be explored over and over again to spot a new one every time . Bob Staake's signature style - to my mind, a mash-up of Cartoon Network animation and Art Deco - is clearly displayed throughout his illustrations. A nice thing to see is that the children depicted are of all different kinds of skin tones. We need more illustrations like this in modern children's literature! ( )