Lydia Loves Bugs A Children's Book About Insects

<P><B>2026 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL HOT OFF THE PRESS PICK</B></P><P><B>Discover the wonderful world of insects as Lydia collects bugs for show-and-tell in this picture book perfect for little entomologists.</B></P><P><I>Lydia loves bugs. She loves big, bouncing bugs and small, squiggly bugs. You know who doesn’t love bugs?</I></P><P>Lydia loves bugs, but her father and brother do not! Scared of all things creepy crawly, they often run away or set her bugs free.</P><P>But you know who else loves bugs? Lydia’s mom. She’s an entomologist, and she helps Lydia collect bugs for a very special day at school, when Lydia gets to show and tell her classmates all about her bugs. And now everybody loves bugs!</P><P>Packed full of adorable insects, <I>Lydia Loves Bugs</I> is the perfect picture book for any little nature lover or aspiring bug collector.</P><P>It has singing bugs and silent bugs, slightly stinky bugs and fly-away bugs, with an underlying message about being seen and understood. Every page comes with fun wordplay from Heidi Stemple and cute illustrations from Yuliya Pankratova that make creepy-crawly insects seem not so scary. And young readers can discover facts about their favorite bugs at the end of the book!</P><P>Who knows? After reading this story, even your child might develop a love for STEM and all things creepy-crawly.</P>