Bug Snacks: A Fun Way to Discover How Eating Bugs Can Help Create a More Sustainable Future!

by Jess French, Zoe Ingram (illustrator)

Kids will love discovering surprising animals that live in the United States in this fully illustrated book featuring tons of animals from the strangest to the scariest, and from the oddest to the strongest. 

Divided into quirky categories from "Let's Look at Legs" and "Extreme Habitats," to "Creepy Creatures" and "Brilliant Builders," the book also highlights animals that are vulnerable or endangered, like the tiny Devil's Hole pupfish, the Carolina northern flying squirrel, and the arctic fox. 

With tons of information and facts, this book will inspire a new generation of readers, teaching them the importance of conservation and the protection of all the amazing and weird animals that make the United States their habitat. 

Genres: Food, Nature, Animals, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2025

Reviews

[Meghan Bohn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really, really like this one! It's accurate, it's informative, it's interesting, it totally addresses how we eat sea 'bugs' like lobsters and shrimp but not land bugs and how it's all cultural and it's okay if you try bugs and don't like them and oh yeah, don't eat them if you have a shellfish allergy.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful and informative, I've eaten some bugs along the way and wish there was more accessibility in the area to continue to eat more. French does an awesome job for the intended middle grade audience to provide pictures and examples and understanding to why bugs as food is a sustainable and nutritious option as the world shifts because of population and the climate.

The sections are brightly colored, easily understood, and feature helpful information that doesn't go straight to humor to help disarm a reader but to teach the reader to be open to the idea from a place of knowledge empowerment.

Will definitely purchase this one!

[Martha Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh! I loved this one! This fun book explains the animal agriculture dilemnas our world is struggling with, so that younger kids (3rd grade and up) can fully understand what using 80% of our crop land to feed animals is doing to our climate. Jess French makes the reasons for eating bugs clear as well as lots of bug facts Jess French creates easy to understand topics, each on a one page spread, filled with photos, art and wonderful graphs. Bouncy and upbeat (surprisingly). Can't wait to try those cricket brownies!

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an electronic ARC from SOURCEBOOKS Kids through NetGalley
French does an excellent job of presenting information at a level middle grade readers will understand. It's a topic that may make readers squirm but the suggestions are shared clearly and data is provided to back up the author's point. The illustrations capture the various animals and make the topic easy to identify with. Looking forward to sharing this one.

[Beck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Netgalley ARC - fun, informative, and colorful! I think some of the diagrams/visuals could be clearer, like the direction of the arrows in "where does our food come from" feels like it should have been reversed.