Tale of the Poisonous Yuck Bugs: Based on Proverbs 12:18 (Insect-Inside Series, The) [Hardcover]

Aaron Reynolds (Author), Peter Whitehead (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Insect-Inside Series, The

Sometimes thoughtless words just slip out...Children can understand God's plan for our spoken words when they see how a pair of name-callers almost learn their lesson the hard way.

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A rhyming poem about the importance of not saying unkind things --for ages 8 and under.

The red-and-blue-spotted Yuck Bugs have been firing hurtful words back and forth, nearly killing each other, when the Watch-What-You-Utterfly bug stops nearby to rest. By using kind and charitable words, she keeps the Yuck Bugs from being poisoned and saves the day.

The delightful poem illustrates the truth of Proverbs 12:18, and is loosley based on the Promiseland® Metamorphosis curriculum from Willow Creek. Children ages eight and under learn in a fun way that saying unkind things about the other people is like poisoning them.

About the Author

Aaron Reynolds is a children's ministry consultant, speaker, and workshop teacher whose mission is to equip teachers and churches to use the creative arts. He previously served as artistic director of Promiseland, the children's ministry of Willow Creek. He has written and produced over 300 creative scripts and lessons for kids and is the author of several children's books, including The Tale of the Poisonous Yuck Bugs, The Nineteenth of Maquerk, Breaking Out of the Bungle Bird, Chicks and Salsa, and the Tiger Moth series. He lives in the Chicago area with his wonderful wife, two great kids, and four neurotic cats. SPANISH BIO: Aaron Reynolds es asesor del ministerio de ninos, conferenciante y profesor de fallares, y tiene la mision de equipar a profesores y a iglesias. Anteriormente fue director artistico de Promiseland, el ministerio de ninos de Willow Creek. Ha escrito y producido mas de 300 escrituras y lecciones creativas para ninos incluyendo: The Tale of the Poisonouis YuciBugs, Te Nineteenth of Maquerk y otros. Reside en Chicago junto a su esposa.

Pete Whitehead has been illustrating professionally for the past seventeen years with clients including Hallmark, the Disney Company, Leapfrog, and the Willow Creek Association. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz (May 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310709555
• ISBN-13: 978-0310709558
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #373,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Aaron Reynolds is a children's ministry consultant, speaker, and workshop teacher whose mission is to equip teachers and churches to use the creative arts. He previously served as artistic director of Promiseland, the children's ministry of Willow Creek. He has written and produced over 300 creative scripts and lessons for kids and is the author of several children's books, including The Tale of the Poisonous Yuck Bugs, The Nineteenth of Maquerk, Breaking Out of the Bungle Bird, Chicks and Salsa, and the Tiger Moth series. He lives in the Chicago area with his wonderful wife, two great kids, and four neurotic cats.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tongue-twisting tale of the power of words, September 1, 2005

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E. Dian Moore (Moundsville, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tale of the Poisonous Yuck Bugs: Based on Proverbs 12:18 (Insect-Inside Series, The) (Hardcover)

Based on Proverbs 12:18, The Tale of the Poisonous Yuck Bugs, teaches kids the penalty of unkind words.

Fun, tongue-twisting words and ridiculous creatures are put together with rhyme, and this charming story with its colorful illustrations brings to life the damage that insults and name-calling can bring. Two ugly bugs live their life making all of the other creatures on the island of Gak sick with the poisonous words they speak. Soon, no other creatures will come around them, and they are left only with each other's company.

Left to their own devices, the two bugs quickly turn on each other, calling each other names such as twerpulous twerp, and unwittingly break the unspoken rule that yuck bugs never say bad things to those of their own kind. Quickly, a shouting match ensues and the two yuck bugs begin to die from the sickness they bring on themselves with their horrible words.

Just as all seems lost, a beautiful utterfly happens on the scene and begins to compliment the bugs, something they've never heard. She shows by example, kind words can heal, and the two yuck bugs are soon back on their feet.

Fascinated by the effects of using nice words, the two yuck bugs begin to compete, trying to outdo the other with giving compliments.

Kids of all ages will enjoy the outrageous illustrations and the word combinations provided by the author and illustrator of this fun book, which teaches a good lesson without letting on that its being taught.

"Thoughtless words cut like us toward. But the tongue of wise people brings healing." Proverbs 12:18

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Colorfully Illustrated, May 1, 2009

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K. Vestal (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tale of the Poisonous Yuck Bugs: Based on Proverbs 12:18 (Insect-Inside Series, The) (Hardcover)

Written for young children, this story could be a good one for initiating discussion about using our words to build others up. The brightly colored illustrations attract children's attention, and the moral of the story is clear and appropriate for young children.

The story itself, however, is rather mediocre, and the many hurled insults, if read over and over as children often do, could have the negative effect of being picked up by the children.

This might be a good book for one-time readings by teachers or guidance counselors, when a carefully guided discussion can follow.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars terrible book, September 7, 2008

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mom of 3 (NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tale of the Poisonous Yuck Bugs: Based on Proverbs 12:18 (Insect-Inside Series, The) (Hardcover)

Cute pictures, the end result of story is good, however, you have to read things like "You jerkulous jerk" and "you are clumsy and dumb and you stink up the tree" and "you twerpulous twerp" and many more insults. I am not interested in feeding such things to my child. If they hear horrible nasty things, I don't want it to be in a book that I encourage them to read. The fact that it turns out good in the end is great, but in the meantime I am also teaching them bad things to say. Horrific and disappointing!