Mrs. Peanuckle's Bug Alphabet (Mrs. Peanuckle's Alphabet Series #4)

by Mrs. Peanuckle, Jessie Ford (Illustrator)

Overview

Mrs. Peanuckle’s Bug Alphabet introduces babies and toddlers to all sorts of interesting bugs. Perfect to read aloud, this creepy, crawly adventure will engage children and parents alike with its vibrant illustrations and fascinating facts about bugs. Learning the ABCs has never been so bitingly fun!

Mrs. Peanuckle’s Bug Alphabet is the fourth title in a series of board books celebrating the joy of nature at home and in the backyard, from fresh fruits and vegetables to birds, flowers, and trees.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623369392
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/27/2018
Series:	Mrs. Peanuckle's Alphabet , #4
Pages:	28
Sales rank:	90,167
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Mrs. Peanuckle loves to write, talk to animals and birds, and putter in her garden. She has a vast assortment of children and grandchildren (some of them pets and some of them imaginary). She also collects rocks, shells, books, and eccentric friends. When she is not traveling and exploring the universe, you can find her cooking and eating while singing in her magical cabin in the woods. Most of all, she loves to laugh.

Jessie Ford is an English illustrator whose colorful view of the world has been brightening up people’s lives for more than a decade. Her graphic shapes, bold color palette, hand drawn typography, and textured layers create a handmade effect that has been commissioned by clients such as Abrams, Volkswagen, Samsonite, Unilever, and Westin Hotels. She lives near the sea in Brighton with her boyfriend, Emile, and their giant ginger cat, Hal. Visit her online at sugarsnapstudio.co.uk.

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2018
Third in a series of alphabet books from the pseudonymous Mrs. Peanuckle, this board book offers a lighthearted look at 26 insects, from ant to zorapteran. The bugs are introduced in “A is for...” form, paired with pleasantly textured digital illustrations and chatty commentary. Most of these extra details fall into the category of intriguing trivia, but a couple are misleading (a dragonfly’s head is described as “one big eye”) or not entirely substantiated by science, namely the debatable claim that a rhinoceros beetle “can lift 850 times its own weight.” Simultaneously available: Mrs. Peanuckle’s Flower Alphabet. Up to age 3. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

"A lighthearted look at 26 insects, from ant to zorapteran. The bugs are introduced in “A is for...” form, paired with pleasantly textured digital illustrations and chatty commentary."—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2018-03-18
From Ant to Zorapteran, each page presents a variety of insects, both commonplace and obscure.Narrator Mrs. Peanuckle, who enjoys sharing her likes and dislikes and writing about herself in the third person, has penned one to two sentences of quirky description and interesting facts for each insect representing a different letter of the alphabet: "L is for Ladybug / The loveliest of insects. They help Mrs. Peanuckle by eating the bugs on her roses!" The text often takes up most of the page and employs a different typeface per word, thus making the pages difficult to scan—often the featured letter of the alphabet merges with the name of the insect ("Inchworm" looks as though it has two I's, for example). Ford's lively insects skitter around the words in luminescent color; as with any effective insect book, there's just enough detail to provoke interest without an ick-response. The companion book, Mrs. Peanuckle's Flower Alphabet, presents blooms from Aster to Zinnia, with the same formula but with a more winsome approach to the art; here many of the flowers sport smiling faces in the same bold color palette.Youngsters will enjoy the playful art if they aren't overwhelmed by the busy design. (Board book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews