Written by Lori Calabrese
Illustrated by Chet Taylor
The Bug That Plagued the Entire Third Grade is a delightful story of Matt, a third-grader who finds a rare bug and is hoping to win the "Bug-A-Fair" with his unusual entry. The day of the fair, Matt has another bug that plagues him, and in turn the entire class. I love how Lori has woven a common every day "bug" into this children's story of finding a rare bug for the school bug-a-fair and disrupts the whole class due to the bug escaping but everyone thinks he is just trying to make the whole class sick with his illness. With this being cold season, I can totally see how this bug would go around. The illustrations enhance this story that you feel sorry for Matt because he gets sent home before he can catch his real bug and enter it in the fair, but in the end it all works out well.
Anyone who likes bugs and creepy crawlers will enjoy this book. Lori's rhyming story is a delight to add to any library.
Product Details
Paperback: 24 pages
Reading level: Ages 4 to 8
Publisher: Dragonfly Publishing, Incorporated (August 4, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1936381052
ISBN-13: 978-1936381050
Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.3 inches
SCHEDULE OF TOUR STOPS
November 17
Raising Itty Bitty Bookworms
November 18
There's a Book
November 19
The Iron Bodkin
November 30
Into the Wardrobe
Lori's Bio:
Lori Calabrese is an award-winning children’s author. Her first picture book, The Bug That Plagued the Entire Third Grade, was awarded DFP’s Best Children’s Book Award. She writes for various children’s magazines, is the National Children’s Books Examiner and enjoys sharing her passion for children’s books at festivals, schools and events. Visit her website to learn more. Lori Calabrese has a bachelor's degree in Communications from St. John's University in Queens, New York, and is a graduate of The Institute of Children's Literature and a member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Lori currently lives in Connecticut with her husband, two sons, and the family pets: two guinea pigs named Up and Down.
3 comments:
Elysabeth,
Thanks so much for being a part of my tour and thanks for the lovely review!
All the best,
Lori
I enjoyed your review of the book, Elysabeth. I've seen it talked about at a couple of other blogs. Sounds like something kids will enjoy reading. Cute cover.
Thanks for being here, Lori. I hope your tour goes well.
Susanne, it really is a cute book. My daughter, aged 18 now, read it before I did and she really enjoyed it and said she could see sharing this with classes (she wants to be a special ed teacher). So I have a teenager's approval of the book as well. I've been tempted to let my 16yo son read it too but haven't had a chance to let him do so. I hope that other kids will enjoy the book as well - E :)
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