The Big Bug Book: A Pop-up Celebration by David A. Carter [Hardcover]

David A. Carter (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2008 | Age Level: 3 and up

Just in time for the 20th anniversary of the bestselling How Many Bugs in a Box?, David Carter is back with the biggest book of bugs yet! Everyone's favorite bugs from titles such as Alpha Bugs, Bed Bugs, and Love Bugs make cameos in this all new Bugs adventure.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

David A. Carter is a master paper engineer who created the Bugs series which has sold over 6 million copies for Little Simon . He is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed color series featuring One Red Dot, Blue 2, 600 Black Spots, Yellow Square, and White Noise. He lives in Auburn, California, with his wife and two daughters.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 16 pages
• Publisher: Little Simon; Pop edition (September 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416940952
• ISBN-13: 978-1416940951
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 11.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David A. Carter is the mastermind behind the powerful Bug phenomenon that began in 1988 with the publication of How Many Bugs in a Box? Since then he has created a series of Bugs books with combined sales of nearly six million copies. His work, One Red Dot, was a New York Times best-seller and was highly praised by Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly magazines. He is also the author of the popular Blue 2. His Easter Bugs was a #1 New York Times bestseller for three years, and Halloween Bugs has been on that list for two years. He has also collaborated on Let's Make It Pop-Up!, Curious Critters, The Elements of Pop Up, and The Nutcracker. He lives in Auburn, California, with his wife and two daughters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice pop-up for kids or collectors, October 6, 2008

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Shasta's D (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Big Bug Book: A Pop-up Celebration by David A. Carter (Hardcover)

If you have seen some of David Carter's other pop-up books, know that this is more of the same. The pages are filled with familiarly styled bugs, as well as some that have appeared before. The colorful bugs pop, both dimensionally and graphically, on the clean white pages.

This book's format is big, like the title says; it is ~11"x9.5", not a mini-book like many of his others. The pop-ups are varied; there are full-page massive ones, flip-the-flap ones, mixed-media ones, and even one that makes sounds. All worked smoothly in my copy and aren't difficult to fold/close. --A nice pop-up book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!!!, October 9, 2009

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4BUNEZ (FAIRFAX, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Big Bug Book: A Pop-up Celebration by David A. Carter (Hardcover)

My boys (now age 5 & 9) ADORE David A. Carter's pop-up books in his "Bug" series and have for years!! We have a rather large collection of them. We haven't found one yet that they didn't enjoy. The artwork is engaging, the pop-up's are creative & the writing is silly & funny!

I probably wouldn't recommend the books for under the age of 3 to read/play with (unless the caregiver is handling the book) as some of the tabs & artwork can be torn if handles roughly. Once the kids have the hang of "touch nicely", these books are great for fun for all!!

Highly recommend!!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Those Bugs Are Back Again, October 4, 2008

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Nicole "Expectant Mother" (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Big Bug Book: A Pop-up Celebration by David A. Carter (Hardcover)

Featuring your favorite buds from previous books in this series, Big Bug Book is a delight. The pop-up illustrations are first rate as always and the collection of characters is appealing. I recommend this new edition highly. Another bug-theme book favortie is Ladybug Baby Bug, by Janice and Mark Perkins, due to it's colorful, endearing illustrations, also.