Five Little Ladybugs

by Melanie Gerth, Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator)

Five raised ladybugs disappear one by one as they try to make their way home. On board pages.

Book Details: Format: Board Book Publication Date: 1/1/2003 Pages: 12 Reading Level: Age 3 and Up

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Animals, Counting, Kids, Mathematics

12 pages, Board book

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Manu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mom: 5 stars, nice rhyming count down book

Leila: 5 stars. I don’t want it.

Maxwell: 5 stars. I really liked it. It entertains little toddlers to count down from 5, and entertain their subtraction skills.

[Carissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, and yes, it has a happy ending.

[Gretchen Haney · Rating 5 out of 5]

6 months

[K Morlando · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good counting book

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of fun, we enjoy the rhyme scheme, but these ladybugs are lunch, and I'm not lying to the kiddo about that.

[Rainbow Room TOL]

Shelved w/Bugs and Insects

[Sara C-S · Rating 3 out of 5]

good and quick read. helpful for learning numbers and counting. seems like the Ladybugs are dying but are all really fine at the end

[Kayo C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Similar to the Five Silly Monkeys book by Steve Haskamp this book would be ideal in a lower elementary classroom to introduce counting backwards and also as a good "hands on" book for students who are still struggling with the concepts of numbers or just need the kinesthetic experience to really understand the material. The Ladybugs are 3D and with each turn of the page a bug disappers and can be "felt" no longer. This book would be a great way to merge math with language arts and allowing the kids to make a prediction about what is happening to the ladybugs everytime a new animal comes. They'd be in for a real surprise at the end when they find out. I highly recommend Five Little Ladybugs. A good extension of this activitiy would be for hte kids to get their own lady bug manipulatives and start at different numbers and show how they would count back with them.

[Karina Gioertz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This little book taught my daughter to count! By the time she was two she was counting to ten and loving it! Not only can she count, but she can read numbers, too. In addition to being educational, the colors and art work are great and I love how the little lady bugs are 3d. If you're not into lady bugs, there are other versions out there...but who doesn't love a little ladybug?!

[Amanda Lynch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the book Nathan wants to read ALL THE TIME right now. He keeps grabbing it and shoving it in my face. Noah is also enjoying it. Both of them like counting the ladybugs (Noah out loud, Nathan in a grunting fashion and then he grins at me). It's cute enough and thankfully no real harm comes to the ladybugs (this would be hard on me).

[Brittany Bean · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is counting lady bugs. I love that the book has raised lady bugs so that children can feel them. This book and very bright and colorful so it will keep children engaged. This is a great book to help children start counting.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

12 months - came in a pack of three of the same style book. I think we now own five variations of these subtraction books. I would say own one and make it a bigger book that counts down from ten. These get boring and redundant if your child is quick to pick up numbers and their order.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Five ladybugs disappear one by one in this countdown board book.

This board book counts down from five to one using raised ladybugs and a cutout construction. Young readers will enjoy the sensory experience of counting the ladybugs by touch.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Sofia's favorite book right now.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book, although the number of ladybugs decreases so it seems like they are getting eating by the bigger animals. (They show all the ladybugs at the end.)

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

My eight month old daughter likes this book a lot because she's very interested in tiny things, and you can touch the ladybugs.

[Terelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's a "Ten" version, but we liked this one when we had shorter attention spans!

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book for the rhyming, the ladybugs, and it's length. Finley loves it too- and liked the handpuppet it came with- well, liked the cardboard inside the handpuppet anyway!

[Little Champs]

Number 65

[Shannon Dykes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brogan has loved this book for ever