The Big Bug Ball

by Dee Lillegard, Rex Barron (Illustrator)

The night of the Big Bug Ball is ablaze with music, dancing, fun, and excitement, but one small sowbug is too shy to dance, in a vibrant and rollicking picture book.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 24, 1999

Reviews

[IvyInThePages · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5 leaves out of 5
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes

[Peggy Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only one of the best read-aloud books EVER! I think I must have read this book thousands of times to my son - and I honestly enjoyed every time. It has a fantastic rhythm and I tend to read it with a southern accent which just seems to fit. The pictures are so interesting my son sits and looks and looks and looks at them. I cannot recommend this one highly enough!

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the bugs are going to the ball, but Sow Bug is worried because he can’t dance. But she goes anyway and enjoys all the sights and sounds and discovers that she can dance.

Funny illustrations.

[Little Seesaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pictures are wonderful and it is really fun to read lots of rhyming.

[Lucero Hernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about bugs that are holding a ball. Everyone is really excited about attending the ball except one little bug. He is shy and does not have a dancing partner. The book has great colorful pictures and great rhyming words. This book would be great for introducing bugs and insects in their environments.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute rhyme about a ball where everyone is invited. The young sowbug fears she doesn't know how to dance and the grasshopper encourages her. I loved the illustrations, they are detailed without being overwhelming.

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

The insects are putting on a big ball! All the bugs are invited, but the little sow bug (roly-poly) doesn't know how to dance. In the end she learns she can dance.

Really cute illustrations.

[Kristie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book about insects going to a dance. Lots of rhyme and rhythm make this one easy to read out loud.

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

good bug book. good dance book. good readaloud.

[Cara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book looked cute, but you know what they say about judging a book by its cover...
The illustrations were ok, but the story itself had some weak rhymes, and the story wasn't all that great.

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

It might be twaddle but we've read it many times over as my 2 year old (at the time) adored it.