Email your own photos, drawings and comments about the Ladybug Book directly to the author (bret@hydeslovelies.com). He will post them below on the wall of fame! |
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June 24, 2010 Motivated Teaching: Miss Sweeney and Mrs. Adkins got their 4th grade students so excited about The Bug Book, that they decided to re-illustrate the whole book with their own drawings. This video shows a very creative interpretation by Class 4A of Maple Glen Elementary School. This was a great idea, and if any other classes out there want to have a go, please do! |
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Children’s book alert – A ladybug’s dream adventures In the tradition of the Very Hungry Caterpillar, a book so much fun kids hardly realize they’re learning about the life cycle of a bug while they read it again and again, here comes “Ladybug and the Awesome Bug Book Adventure” by Bret Syfert, a native Philadelphian now living in London. With its collage of cartoon characters and lush imagery made from photographic collages, the book weaves together a bug’s adventure and a boy’s dream into something educational about bugs in general (only female mosquitoes drink blood; males drink plant juice, etc) and very sweet. Ladybug, the explorer hero/heroine (kind of gender-ambiguous although if it’s a girl, she’s a tomboy, er, bug) wears aviator goggles and hat while telling you about, in some cases, a little too much (that spiders liquify the innards of their prey and suck it out–I’m pretty sure I for one could have lived without that information.) The illustrations are great. They collage swatches of cloth, close-ups of paintings, and paper, drawings, and extreme close-ups of walls, grass and plants. The jumble of textures fosters a sense of a world of discombobulation, a kind of 21st century Photoshop-layers Alice in Wonderland. And for an added bit of excitement, there’s also a flip-book image in the lower right corner of each page — it shows a ladybug doing a dance. Read the full review with pictures. |
May 16, 2010 The Art Blog: Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof are dedicated art bloggers from Philadelphia. They have a down-to-earth approach to art which keeps it fun and positive. Learn more at theartblog.org. |
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February 2, 2010 The Real Ladybug Speaks: Hi Bret. At first I thought I wasn't going to read your book. I lived it, so what's the point? I'm glad I did though. The pictures are really cool, but I thought your readers might like to see a photo of me from real life! |