Hello, Bugs!

by Smriti Prasadam, Emily Bolam (Illustrator)

Overview

A charming introduction to ten beautiful little bugs, featuring high contrast black-and-white illustrations. A glittering burst of colored foil brings a vivid splash of color to every page. With first words to join in with, this stunning book will captivate sparkly little babies everywhere!

Babies and toddlers will love to meet the adorable bugs in this engaging book! Little hands can turn the sturdy board pages to meet a host of cute characters, including a ladybug, a caterpillar, a bee, a grasshopper, a dragonfly, a snail, and more. Simple text introduces readers to a handful of first words, while the bold artwork features each bug in its natural environment. Rounded corners, high-contrast black-and-white illustrations, and a glittering burst of colored foil on every page make this an ideal choice for the youngest learners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589258624
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	09/07/2010
Series:	Black and White Sparklers Series
Pages:	10
Sales rank:	121,298
Product dimensions:	6.21(w) x 6.31(h) x 0.51(d)
Lexile:	BR (what's this?)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Smriti Prasadam is a picture book author who has been writing for children for more than ten years. She lives in London, England with her husband and three children.

Editorial Reviews

Brightly colored foil accents jazz up an infant-friendly black-and-white introduction to a variety of familiar and friendly creepy-crawlies. Onomatopoeia provides a little linguistic whimsy to accompany the otherwise-straightforward text. "Hello, Ladybug! (scurry, scurry) / Hello, Caterpillar! (munch, munch)"—and so on to the final page: "Bye-bye, Butterfly! (flit, float)." The critters all grin broadly and gaze with distinctly un-insectlike eyes out at the readers (the bee is particularly nonthreatening). Judicious use of foil serves to add color without detracting from the high-contrast effect; the snail has small red dots on its shell, and the worm pokes up its head among some shiny blades of green grass. Together with its companion, Hello, Animals! (ISBN: 978-1-58925-861-7), it's an enjoyable introduction to the great outdoors that will gently stimulate the visual cortex to boot. (Board book. 0-6 mos.)

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