Bugs in the garden

Bugs in the garden

Beatrice Alemagna

Book - 2011

What happens when the bugs venture out into the big, wide garden to find some new friends? This sturdy board book introduces children to lovable bugs who learn how to accept creatures they are initially afraid of. Author Beatrice Alemagna invented a whole new technique of illustration for this book using a felted wool technique and an amalgam of appliqué, fabrics and stitching.

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Subjects
Insects > Juvenile fiction.
Gardens > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Genres
Picture books
Published
London : Phaidon 2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Beatrice Alemagna (-)
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 18 x 23 cm
ISBN
9780714862385
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-K-In this sequel to Bugs in a Blanket (Phaidon, 2009), Alemagna sends the group of bugs beyond the safety of their blanket to explore the garden. Confronted with other bugs of various sizes and shapes, the six featured creatures find themselves unable to make friends because they fear those who are different. However, in the end they learn that in order to make new friends one must be brave enough to get to know them. While the lesson might be a bit too heavy-handed, the sweetness of the characters and their childlike trepidation will appeal to children with a preference for gentle reads. The real gems here, though, are the felted wool illustrations, with the bugs coming to life through thread and buttons. The illustrations look as though readers should be able to run their hands over them to feel each little creature.-Sarah Townsend, Norfolk Public Library, VA (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

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