Snug As a Bug [Hardcover]

Michael Elsohn Ross (Author), Sylvia Long (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004 | Grade Level: P and up

Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed up with author and naturalist Michael Elsohn Ross to create a truly enchanting bedtime book. From goodnight stories to goodnight kisses, the simple, cozy text celebrates the special bedtime rituals that are so beloved by both parent and child. With its colorful butterflies, cozy caterpillars and dreamy ladybugsall in their cutest pajamasthis is a book that readers will want to snuggle up with again and again.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K–Insects, worms, and slugs curl up in roses, slumber under leaves, and doze in shells in this bedtime rhyme. While some of Ross's verses are clever ("Cuddle in a huddle/in a grove of tall trees"), others are odd or uninviting ("Snooze away softly/in a puddle of sap"). Long's watercolor illustrations of well-dressed animals are playful, but the complicated sleepwear looks out of place on creatures with antennae, multiple legs, and wings, and the white backgrounds make it seem as if the bugs are going to bed in full daylight. While the book's title and premise are droll, the realization is lackluster.–Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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Review

"...Young readers will relish the familiar activities as presented from a bug's-eye perspective and told in whimsical rhyming couplets." Kirkus Reviews

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; 1st edition (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811842452
• ISBN-13: 978-0811842457
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #352,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful lullaby book, November 19, 2004

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Landers (San Pedro, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snug As a Bug (Hardcover)

This book is great as a bedtime routine book for a young child getting ready to go to bed. It's words help create a sense of security to going to sleep on their own. They get a kiss and a hug from their parents or caregivers and get ready to sleep as snug as a bug. The colorful illustrations are of all sorts of bugs and their comfortable beds, be they in a dirty old sock or under a rock. The words go well with the illustrations. This book is a soothing preparation to go to bed. It is appropriate for children ages 2-4.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful bedtime story, March 3, 2006

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Mary Goettsche "Grandma G" (Saint Paul, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snug As a Bug (Hardcover)

I buy books for my grandkids, ages 4-6. They have been read to since birth and all love books. I am the "Book Grandma" so they get a book for each occasion. I am so please with this book, they giggle and laugh at the words and illustrations. I would highly recommend for this age group and also for new readers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, January 9, 2007

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Madeline Ramos "Richard52500" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This book is absolutely wonderful. My 3 year old loves it and he even knows the words by heart. The pictures are outstanding and the rhymes are very easy for small children to follow and remember. This is a very enjoyable book.