Bugs! - Softcover

Greenberg, David T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316355763 ISBN 13: 9780316355766

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2002

Synopsis

Rare beyond compareIs caterpillar hair. Take a tweezers, yank it, Weave yourself a blanket.
From cooking crickets at a barbecue to riding spiders at the rodeo, David Greenberg's companion to Slugs and Skunks has no shortage of uses for all types of creepy crawlies. David's gross-out humor and addictive rhymes will have bug lovers and bug haters alike laughing out loud at this hilarious picture book.

About this title

About the Author:

David Greenberg was born in Brooklyn, NY, went to Reed College, and lives in the Northwest. He and his wife Susan preside over a recombined family of four, Sam, Evan, Alexandra, and Jane (who has four legs and a tail and will happily eat off the floor or table or even the street itself). With the exception of one historical novel (A Tugging String), David has written poetry picture books exclusively, most with LB, but with FSG, Dutton, and Bantam as well. Titles include, Slugs, Bugs!, Skunks!, Snakes!, Whatever Happened to Humpty Dumpty?, and Enchanted Lions, among many. He is director of the Oregon Coast Children's Book Writers Workshop and Publish a Picture Book, Intensive Online Course. He visits schools nationally and around the world to read from his works and teach writing.
Lynn Munsinger is the illustrator of nearly one hundred picture books, including Bugs!, Skunks!, and Crocs! by David T. Greenberg. She lives in Vermont.

Review:

Praise for Bugs:"Tasty, crunchy, squishy--kids will eat this up."―Horn Book

"Whether read alone or read aloud, this is repulsively fun poetry."―Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books

Praise for Slugs:
"An atrociously funny guidebook geared to churn your intestines."―New York Times

"Irresistibly repulsive...evokes delicious shudders of disgust."―Horn Book

"If you're going to read but one book this summer, make it Slugs."―Rolling Stone

"You can't beat this book for sheer hilarity. I know it's gross. That's the best part!"―American Bookseller

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0316355763
• ISBN 13: 9780316355766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Munsinger Lynn