A review by thisgrrlreads
Itch!: Everything You Didn't Want to Know about What Makes You Scratch by Anita Sanchez

3.0

Why do bugs and plants and other stuff make us itch? Because they are trying to protect themselves or we just happen to be allergic to them. It's a quick read with some great text features about how to treat your itchy self. Although just typing it now is making me itchy--I don't know how the author managed to write the book without soaking in an oatmeal bath. The book is illustrated by Gilbert Ford, with some realistic illustrations but a lot of interpretation of the bugs and animals discussed, turning them into cowboys or fancy ladies who just happen to be mosquitoes. Definitely a bit of a whimsical exploration in pictures, though the text is straightforward non-fiction.