Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!

This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Children's Services Staff, 6/08 

Easy Readers

• Bedtime Story by David Kirk (2006)
Miss Spider and Holly just can't seem to get to bed on time, so their little bugs step in to help out.
• Breakout at the Bug Lab by Ruth Horowitz (2001)
When a giant cockroach named Max escapes from their mother's bug laboratory, Leo and his brother receive help from a mysterious stranger who advises them to think like a bug in order to recapture the runaway roach.
• Bug Stew by Apple Jordan (2003)
An easy-to-read, rhyming tale of Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba, who spend a day searching for and eating all sorts of tasty bugs.
• Bugs by Pat McKissack (1988)
Simple text and illustrations of a variety of insects introduce the numbers one through five.
• Captain Sunny Patch by David Kirk (2006)
While trying to learn how to fly, Squirt accidentally becomes Captain Sunny Patch, the new neighborhood hero.
• Dance, Spider, Dance by Robert Kraus (1993)
• Diego Saves a Butterfly by Lara Bergen (2007)
Diego rescues a butterfly from the cave she hid in when Baby Jaguar scared her.
• The Great Bug Hunt by Bonnie Dobkin (1993)
Children set out looking for insects and they find all kinds.
• I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown (1999)
In brief rhyming text, lists all the types of insects the narrator likes.
• Inspector Hopper by Doug Cushman (2000)
Inspector Hopper and his perpetually hungry assistant McBugg solve three mysteries for their insect friends.
• Meadow Magic by Jacqueline Sweeney (2002)
Hildy the duck helps Ladybug prepare to sing at the Big Bug Concert.
• My, Oh My, a Butterfly by Tish Rabe (2007)