Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!

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

Fiction

Bug Muldoon: the Garden of Fear by Paul Shipton(2001)Something strange is going on in the garden and Bug Muldoon, beetle private investigator, tries to figure out how the ants and the wasps are involved.

The Bundle at Blackthorpe Heath by Mark Copeland(2006)Twelve-year-old Art, with the help of a ladybug named Rufus, uncovers a fly's plot to ruin his family's traveling insect circus.

Butterfly Buddies by Judy Cox(2001)Third grader Robin has a series of mishaps and learns the value of honesty as she tries to become best friends with Zoey, her partner for a class project on raising butterflies. Includes butterfly care tips.

Cockroach Cooties by Laurence Yep(2000)Teddy and his little brother Bobby devise strategies using bugs to defeat the school bully.

Don't Bug Me by Pam Zollman(2001)When Megan must collect twenty-five insects for a school project, her little brother's interference and a classmate's teasing make the task difficult, and reveal that she does not know either of them as well as she thought.

The Dreamwalker's Child by Steve Voake(2006)After being hit by a car Sam Palmer finds himself in Aurobon, a land of giant insects where some of the inhabitants are working to keep Earth's ecology in balance while others are trying to wipe out humankind with a lethal virus spread by mosquitoes.

The End of the Beginning(2004)Avon the snail and Edward, a take-charge ant, set off together on a journey to an undetermined destination in search of unspecified adventures.

Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure by Lynne Reid Banks(2001)Harry, a young centipede, faces danger and frustration when he is captured by a hoo-min and placed in a jar.

Hector Finds a Fortune by Elizabeth Shreeve(2004)Opportunity knocks -- Senior citizen -- Whirligigs -- North lights -- Honeysuckle -- Membership closed -- Life is not fair -- The meadow -- Uncle Baxter's bees -- Sticky swimming -- The maze -- Thunder and lightning -- The rescue -- Welcome and good-bye -- All that glitters.

In the Garden by J. C. Greenburg(2003)Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot, having been shrunk by a shrinking machine, encounter many terrifying creatures, including Mrs. Scuttle, as they try to reach the Atom Sucker before it explodes.

Maybelle in the Soup by Katie Speck(2007)When Mr. and Mrs. Peabody invite a guest to dinner, Maybelle the cockroach, who lives under their refrigerator, ignores the warnings of Henry the flea to be sensible and ends up "splashing" into a big adventure.

Prilla and the Butterfly Lie by Kitty Richards(2007)After lying to spare a friend's feelings, Prilla, a mainland-visiting, clapping-talent fairy, finds herself spending a day as a butterfly herder, while strange things keep happening to her.

Spider Kane and the Mystery under the May-Apple by Mary Pope Osborne(1992)With the help of a spider, a moth, and two ladybug friends, a young butterfly tries to uncover the mystery involving a gossamer-winged butterfly with whom he has fallen in love.