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lydia_bryant's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Stories from Bug Garden by Lisa Moser, illustrated by Gwen Millward and
published in 2016. This book was written for four to eight-year-olds. This book is about what may appear to be an abandoned garden home to an eclectic array of insects, from a ladybug who prefers making mud angels to acting like a lady to a roly-poly bug who loves to roll to a cricket who dreams of grand adventures. And a whole neighborhood of bugs gazing up at a fireworks show of flowers bursting into bloom. This book creates inviting vignettes that are sure to have readers see bugs in a whole new light! <poetry><adventurous><funny><lighthearted>
gloriazthompson's review against another edition
funny
4.25
Totally adorable little bug characters and their adventures. Loved it! 🐝🪱🦋🐜🐞
wordsandpictures's review against another edition
5.0
Gwen Millward's quirky, playful ink drawings sweetened with vivid water color set off Lisa' Moser's STORIES FROM BUG GARDEN with the perfect amount of informality and humor. Moser's bug stories are lyrical, funny, down to earth and playful. They are a sort of Emily-Dickenson-meets-Arnold-Lobel parables of perception, tiny stories of finding joy in unexpected places and moments. A perfect gift for that child who is always turning over stones and looking under them.
vzrivera's review against another edition
5.0
The images of bugs is not as large. Extremely wordy. Actually there appears to be a short story or poem on each page. Sometimes the short story or poem take up 2 pages. If I used this for Storytime it would be to read only one page. If the children were interested in hearing more I would offer it on the display table so that it's available for check-out.
summermsmith's review against another edition
4.0
A read-aloud with the boys! They really liked it. It was a funny-punny book.
cherylanntownsend's review against another edition
5.0
What really goes on in a garden left to its own? Comical confessions from some of natures fun bug. (Horsefly who plays at being a horse, a lady bug who likes to be less of a lady, a lightening bug who loses at hide-and-go-seek, a potato bug rolling down a hill, and more. Colorfully illustrated and sheer joy on a gray winter day.
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