Stories from Bug Garden

Reviewed by: Kathy George - Gray Public Library, Gray, Me, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 7, 2016

Review

Long forgotten, a garden lays quiet, unoccupied, until, one by one, they come. There is ladybug, butterfly, horsefly, dragonfly, bee, and others, and as they appear, their story is told. The reader meets each inhabitant and learns how the garden becomes home. There is a story on each page that is descriptive and easy to read, whether aloud or by an individual reader. Each story adds to the story on the previous page. Illustrations are delicate and fun. They allow the reader to feel like he is in the garden listening to each story. There are lots of stories about insects and gardens, but this book puts them together in an light, whimsical rendering. this would work well with units on gardens, insects and storytelling.

Overall Book Score: excellent