Bugs!

by John Hutton, Doug Cenko

Play and learn with bugs of all colors, shapes, and sizes. Questions within the book provide a built-in tool for grown-ups to use while reading, encouraging little ones to expand on the story. This type of interactive "dialogic reading" is key to developing early literacy skills. Start reading and learning today with Bugs!

Genres: Picture Books

14 pages, Board book

Published April 7, 2020

About the author

Dr. John S. Hutton is a pediatrician and researcher at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Reading and Literacy Discovery Center, owner/overseer of blue manatee children’s bookstore and founder of blue manatee press. His research and advocacy interests are the influence of home reading environment and shared reading on early brain development, the health effects of screen-based media, and the creation of children's books to effectively convey infant and child health information. His research was the first to show a measurable effect of home reading exposure prior to kindergarten on brain function, using functional MRI. His Baby Unplugged and Love Baby Healthy book series have been distributed to over 1 million families nationwide, often via statewide public health initiatives. A recovering novelist, he has won awards for his writing in several genres, and attended writing workshops in Iowa City and Squaw Valley, CA. He lives with his family, dogs, cat, rabbit, fish, and a whole bunch of Bees, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of varied activities in this one. Gets kids filling in blanks, counting, connecting words to pictures. It's pretty fun, with cute illustrations that help make bugs not scary. Rowan has never been scared of bugs (so far anyway), and that helps him just have a good playful time reading this one. He doesn't get into it quite as much as with other titles, but he's never turned off by it either. Worthwhile indeed.

[Bailey Roy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the way this book takes these beautiful creatures and makes them approachable for kids! This would be so helpful for a child afraid of bugs. The Illustrations make bugs look cute enough to pet!

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun book in this series. I read it at Baby Storytime and I love the interactive questions.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

A colorful and happy book, it seems a bit disjointed for little ones...