Bugs for Lunch. Facklam, Margery. Charlesbridge, 1999. 32 p. Preschool to Primary readers.

Rhyming text introduces bug-eating animals such as geckos, trout, or even people. Includes additional facts about each creature.

A young spider discovers that there is a lot to learn about being a spider, including how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners. Illustrated by “Catch the Reading Bug!” illustrator, Harry Bliss. Also try Diary of a Fly and Diary of a Worm.

Grasshopper Pie and Other Poems. Steinberg, David. Grosset & Dunlap, 2004. 48 p. Primary readers.

Read the lively title poem.

I Love Bugs! Sturges, Philemon. HarperCollins, 2005. 24 p. Preschool readers.

In this rhyming story, a boy extols the various characteristics of insects, all of which he loves.

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. Fleischman, Paul. HarperCollins, 1988. 44 p. All ages.

This glorious collection of poems in the voices of insects begs to be read aloud, in reader’s theater mode. Eric Beddows’ black and white illustrations are a blend of detailed accuracy and whimsical personality. A Newbery Award winner.

Oliver and Albert, Friends Forever. Van Leeuwen, Jean. Puffin, 2000. 48 p. Primary readers.

Oliver makes friends with Albert, the new boy in class, and they have fun together, playing kickball and collecting bugs.

The Best Book of Bugs. Llewellyn, Claire. Kingfisher, 1998. 32 p. Primary to Intermediate readers.

Describes the habits and life cycles of various insects and provides clues for identifying them in their natural habitats.

The Case of the Chewable Worms. Myers, Bill. T. Nelson, 2002. 88 p. Primary to Intermediate readers.

Ten-year-old Bernie Dingledorf very reluctantly acts as a secret agent again, this time to fight the B.A.D.D. agents who are trying to control the world through habit-forming worms.

The Grouchy Ladybug. Carle, Eric. HarperCollins reprint, 1996.
48 p. Preschool to Primary readers.

A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength. Also try The Very Lonely Firefly and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

The Worm Family. Johnston, Tony. Harcourt, 2004. 40 p.
Primary readers.

Unwelcome by their neighbors because they are squiggly, skinny and long, the Worm Family moves from place to place before finally finding friends who accept and appreciate those who are different.