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Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy

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Lulu and her alter-ego Ladybug Girl are back! This sequel packs so much excitement into forty pages your little ones will have you spinning out the story onto the dust jacket back cover before insisting on you starting again!

On a trip to the playground Lulu encounters her classmate Sam. At first their offers to play together are frustrated by very different ideas about fun. But when Lulu draws Sam into Ladybug Girl's world the adventure begins! Inventing the persona Bumblebee Boy, Sam joins Lulu in heroic quests to save the world from scary monsters and mean robots! They are having such a good time Marley and Kiki volunteer to join in, and with the addition of Butterfly Girl and Dragonfly Girl the Bug Squad is born!

My mixed set of two-year-old twins immediately appreciated the theme of girls and boys learning to play together, the art of compromise, and the power of imagination.

The illustrations are an outstanding complement to the text. They transmit a tremendous sense of energy and movement, and perfectly represent the expressions of childish bafflement, frustration, and excitement as Lulu's relationship with Sam evolves. They also make fantastic use of perspective. A panoramic shot as Lulu arrives at the playground enables little readers to pick out the characters and their own favorite rides and entertainments. When Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy decide to take on the scary monster (in reality a squirrel!) they are depicted charging from far away towards it in the foreground, making it actually look monster-size. Marley and Kiki take their time to introduce themselves, so they can be pointed out wandering towards our heroes several panels before they meet.

Highly recommended, and here's hoping the Bug Squad is back in action soon!

We hadn't even heard of the first book when we read this, but as soon as we were done I wanted to get my hands on the first.

Lulu goes to the park dressed as Ladybug Girl, looks around for a friend to play with, and notices a boy from her class. They want to play together, but can't decide just what to do. A great story about friendship and compromise. The authors do a beautiful job of portraying the children's wonderful imaginative personalities, saving the playground from the scary monster, the mean robot, and the giant snake. The artwork is really fun and perfect for the story.

Highly recommended!

If you liked Ladybug Girl, you are going to LOVE this companion to it. It might be even better than the first book - same gorgeous illustrations, but new friends and a fantastic superhero angle. Ladybug Girl and her new pal Bumblebee Boy save the playground! (Using their imaginations, of course.) Hooray!

A GREAT book about the joys of dressing up, about finding a game to play that two can like, about how to make new friends, about how to join a game, about how to eliminate bad feelings and include everybody. My son wants this book over and over every night. It's full of lessons and full of fun!

Delightful book. My 6yr old boy greatly enjoyed it. Deftly models finding ways to play together when children have competing interests. Apt lesson for my child's age group.

I have such a "macho" boy that typically prefers to play with boys when he's in a group (will play well with girls when 1 on 1). In encouraging to play "co-gender", I read him this book (among others by Berenstain Bears). This book really keeps his attention and he asks for it often.

I assumed this book would be a little advanced for my 2-year-old, because there is a lot of text; she might drift off and get bored. On the contrary, she is mesmorized! The primary colors of the two children's clothes hold her attention. She likes to go back to the page that has the playground and name all of the equipment. There is a lot to point out and talk about as we read about the central theme, which about children learning creatively to work out social situations on their own (compromise and negotiate with other children). This will probably be a favorite for awhile. Other nice thematic touches: counting, jumping, helping, dress up, a pet dog, make believe, flying.

My 3 year old daughter loves this wook and so do I. It is a great story about using your imagination and working together. I would highly recommend!

This was a delightful story for children to use their imaginations and to build teamwork.

My 3 year old grand-daughter LOVES this book. Takes it with her everywhere.............car, preschool..........everywhere.
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