Ugh! a Bug

Bono, Mary

ISBN 10: 0802788009 ISBN 13: 9780802788009

Publisher: Walker & Co

Synopsis

In a delightful ode to creepy, crawly critters, rhyming text and eye-popping illustrations present various reactions to encounters with such bugs as an ant, beetle, and ladybug.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Bono's three-dimensional illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines including Ranger Rick and Clubhouse Jr. She has always admired insects. but didn't come to love worms until she had her own garden. Ugh! A Bug is Mary's first picture book. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

From Publishers Weekly:

Newcomer Bono's spot-on premise that kids have conflicted feelings about bugs ties together this bouncy volume in verse: "If you spied a centipede slithering by, would you reach for a stick? Run away? Start to cry?" Her artwork integrates three-dimensional, startlingly realistic clay sculptures of insects into brightly colored pencil portraits of round-headed, skeptical-looking kids, allowing readers to identify with the scenarios. In some pictures, the bugs appear nearly to scale, but more threatening species loom large (a bee is shown in such close-up detail that the pollen on his body looks like shag carpeting). With tongue firmly in cheek, Bono pleads for greater reflection vis-a-vis the insect world: "Do dragonflies suddenly swoop down and hover? They're just being nosy so don't run for cover." In the accompanying picture of twins, one girl looks delighted with the insect, the other hides behind her sister. Although the author/artist may not fully assuage the fears of the insect-squeamish or convert the bug-squashing enthusiast, she successfully demonstrates that it's possible to have a sense of humor and a heart about the critters: "Next time you see a bug don't make a fuss after all, there's a lot more of them than of us." Ages 4-8.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Walker & Co
• ISBN 10: 0802788009
• ISBN 13: 9780802788009
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32