My 5 year old is obsessed with insects. I read James and the Giant Peach to him and he loved it, because insects of course. Does anyone know other books at the same level that prominently feature insects?
EDIT: To be accurate, a spider is an arachnid, not an insect. It’s a charming, lovely book nonetheless.
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They aren’t exactly chapter books, but I remember being very fond of the Ant and Bee books when I was a child. Also a Dr Seuss (iirc) book called A Fly Went By. These are a bit younger than James and the Giant Peach or Charlotte’s Web, but great for a child learning to read on their own. The Richard Scarry books feature a worm very prominently in some stories. Some kids get a lot out of factual books on favourite subjects like this, too.
There’s Maximilian Fly by Angie Sage, too. Plus there’s Ellie’s Slugbucket for younger readers.
I think you could throw in Kafka’s Metamorphoses, as well. They’re never too young for Russian literature! 😬
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{{Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White}}
EDIT: To be accurate, a spider is an arachnid, not an insect. It’s a charming, lovely book nonetheless.
They aren’t exactly chapter books, but I remember being very fond of the Ant and Bee books when I was a child. Also a Dr Seuss (iirc) book called A Fly Went By. These are a bit younger than James and the Giant Peach or Charlotte’s Web, but great for a child learning to read on their own. The Richard Scarry books feature a worm very prominently in some stories. Some kids get a lot out of factual books on favourite subjects like this, too.
There’s Maximilian Fly by Angie Sage, too. Plus there’s Ellie’s Slugbucket for younger readers.
I think you could throw in Kafka’s Metamorphoses, as well. They’re never too young for Russian literature! 😬