Bibliography: Creepy Crawlies

A Boy, A Dog, and A Frog: by Mercer Mayer
Dial l985 (32p); Viking l992 paper
Frog refuses to be caught by a boy, but later follows him home.
Who Hid It?: by Taro Gomi
Millbrook l992 (24p)
Children are challenged to find the animals and insects in the pictures.
In the Pond: by Ermanno Cristini and Luigi Puricelli
(Science)
Picture Book l991 (28p); also paper
Busy animals slither and crawl in and around the pond.
Junglewalk: by Nancy Tafuri
Greenwillow l988 (32p)
In this dream adventure, jungle creatures come to life at night.
Mouse Around: by Pat Schories
Farrar l99l (32p); Sunburst l993 paper
A mouse gets lost but finds his long way home.

Hide-and-Seek: by Jez Alborough
Candlewick l993 (32p); also paper
Frog plays a game with his friends in a book inviting reader participation.
Bernard's Boring Day: by Ron Maris
Delacorte 1990 (32p)
A garden gnome sits fishing, heedless of the activity around him.
The Spider On the Floor: by Raffi
(Music)
Crown l993 (32p)
A jaunty song about a woman's fright when she sees a spider.
The Very Lonely Firefly: by Eric Carle
Philomel 1995 (32p)
A firefly searches for friendship in this story of belonging and acceptance.

La oruga muy hambrienta (The Very Hungry Caterpillar): by Eric Carle
Philomel l989 (32p)
Text in Spanish. Also available in dual language editions in Eng/Chinese, Eng/Vietnamese, and Eng/Arabic.
Anansi's Narrow Waist: An African Folk Tale: by Len Cabral
(Multicultural)
Harper l994 (l6p)
An African tale explaining why spiders have eight legs.
Hide and Snake: by Keith Baker
Harcourt l991 (32p)
A brightly colored snake weaves his way among familiar objects.
Hungry Little Frog: by Ron Hirschi
(Math)
Cobblehill l992 (28p)
A spring peeper follows a ladybug, counting as he goes.
In the Tall, Tall Grass: by Denise Fleming
Holt l991 (32p)
A child watches all sorts of creatures making their way through grass.
Mouse Count: by Ellen Stoll Walsh
(Math)
Harcourt l991 (32p)
A snake counts the mice he catches before they escape.
Jump, Frog, Jump!: by Robert Kalan
Mulberry 1994 (32p); also paper
A turtle sets off a chain reaction in an infectious cumulative tale. Available in Spanish as¡Salta, ranita, salta!
Turtles: by The Cousteau Society
(Science)
Little l992 (24p); also paper
Color photos record the sea turtle's journey to the beach and back.
Who Is the Beast?: by Keith Baker
Harcourt l990 (28p); Voyager paper
A tiger compares himself to a frog, a snake, and other creatures. Available in Spanish as¿Quién es la bestia?
Watch Where You Go!: by Sally Noll
Greenwillow l990 (32p); Puffin l993 paper
A gray mouse scurries home unaware of the dangers around him.

Caterpillar, Caterpillar: by Vivien French
(Science)
Candlewick 1993 (32p)
A girl and her grandfather observes the life cycle of a butterfly.
Butterfly: by Mary Ling
(Science)
Dorling l992 (24p)
Text and photos explain the metamorphosis of a caterpillar.
Fireflies in the Night: by Judy Hawes
Harper l991 (32p); also paper
A girl learns about fireflies one evening on her grandparents' farm.
Frogs and Toads and Tadpoles, Too: by Allan Fowler
(Science)
Childrens l992. (32p)
Explains the differences between frogs and toads. Available in Spanish as ¡Ranas, sapos y renacuajos!
It's a Good Thing There Are Insects: by Allan Fowler
(Science)
Childrens l99l (32p)
All about why we need insects. Available in Spanish as¡Qué bueno que haya insectos!
Effie: by Beverly Allinson
Scholastic 1992 (32p); also paper
The story of a very loud ant named Effie
The Mixed-Up Chameleon: by Eric Carle
Crowell l984 (32p); Harper l988 paper
A chameleon gets confused when he tries to be like other animals.

Ladybug, Ladybug: by Ruth Brown
Dutton 1988 (32p); Puffin 1992 paper
A boy sets a ladybug free to make her way home through a meadow.
The Best Bug to Be: by Dolores Johnson
(Multicultural)
Macmillan 1992 (32p)
Kelly puts on her best performance as a bumblebee in the school play.
One Hundred Hungry Ants: by Elinor J. Pinczes
(Math)
Houghton 1993 (32p)
One hundred ants march to a picnic, only to discover there's no food left.
Miss Spider's Tea Party: by David Kirk
Scholastic 1994 (32p)
All of the bugs are afraid to come to Miss Spider's tea party.
An Extraordinary Egg: by Leo Lionni
Knopf 1994 (32p)
Three frogs are sure the alligator egg they found will hatch a chicken.
Fireflies for Nathan: by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim
(Multicultural)
Tambourine l994 (32p)
Nathan makes a firefly lantern in the same jar his father once used.
Flit, Flutter, Fly! Poems About Bugs and Other Crawly Creatures: by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Doubleday l992 (32p)
Twenty poems by well-known poets explore the insect world.
The Grouchy Ladybug: by Eric Carle
Crowell l977 (48p); Harper l986 paper
A ladybug finally learns to be nice. Available in Spanish asLa mariquita malhumorada.
How to Hide a Butterfly and Other Insects: by Ruth Heller
Grosset l985 (32p) l992 paper
A guessing game with rhyming text presents unusual insects.

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly: by Glen Rounds
(Music)
Holiday l990 (32p) paper
A spare but funny version of the famous folk song.
Old Black Fly: by Jim Aylesworth
Holt l992 (32p)
A pesky fly annoys everyone in the house.
A Creepy Crawly Songbook: by Hiawyn Oram
(Music)
Farrar 1993 (53p)
Seventeen songs take their inspiration from insects.
The Very Busy Spider: by Eric Carle
Philomel l985 (32p)
Ignoring the farm animals, the spider concentrates on her web.
The Very Quiet Cricket: by Eric Carle
Philomel l990 (32p)
A young cricket tries to return the greetings he receives.