Great Bug Books

An Ant's Day Off
by Bonny Becker
Having taken a day off from his job moving sand inside the nest, Bart the ant ventures into the outside world, meets other animals, and experiences both danger and fun.     

Ugh! A Bug
by Mary Bono
Rhyming text and illustrations present various reactions to encounters with such bugs as an ant, beetle and ladybug.

Stick
by Steve Breen
An independent young frog goes on a wild adventure when he accidently gets carried away by a dragonfly.

How Many Ants?
by Larry Dane Brimner
Ants increase by multiples of ten as they march up the hill toward a tall cake.

Crickwing
by Janell Cannon
A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them.

Red Dragonfly on My Shoulder: Haiku
by Sylvia Cassedy
Thirteen haiku about animals, translated from the Japanese and illustrated with collages and assemblages.

The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb
by Shirley Climo
In this Mexican fable, a small red ant finds a crumb in a cornfield, but she is afraid that she lacks the strength to move it herself and goes off to find an animal that can.    

In the Tall, Tall Grass
by Denise Fleming
Rhymed text presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from luchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants and moles.

Bug Off!: A Swarm of Insect Words
by Catherine Hepworth
Presents vocabulary words relating to insects, including bees, moths, and ants.

Ant Hill: Spring is Here!: A Story about Seeds
by Joan Holub
In autumn, the little friends from Ant Hill find and plant some seeds, then patiently wait until spring to enjoy the plants that appear. 

Hey, Little Ant
by Phillip M. Hoose
A song in which an ant pleads with the kid who is tempted to squish it.    

I Wish I Were a Butterfly
by James Howe
A wise dragonfly helps a despondent cricket realize that he is special in his own way.