Bright-eyed Bug Club!
Current Bright-eyed Bugs Club Series Books
#0 Meet the Bugs
Every bug gets their own page in this book. They talk about what they like and don't like. Find out who like blue icing on cupcakes and who is trying to achieve a gold medal. Is your child's favorite color red? He'll find a bug that likes red, too!
Meet the bugs has a place where your child can create their own bug, complete with name, likes, dislikes, and portrait.
An enrichment page teaches about the difference between insects, arachnids, and even some honorary bugs that aren't really bugs at all. An activity page lets the child show his new knowledge.
#1 I Want Cider
Poor Sid the Spider is so very sad! He can't find his beloved Cider anywhere. He pleads for help from his Bug Club friends, but many of them don't know what "Cider" even means!
A fun cross between "20 questions" and "hide and seek" eventually leads to Sid being rejoined with his beloved Cider. Who or what is Cider? You need to read to find out!
This book has a list of words in the back that can be practiced, and an enrichment section to help parents and teachers lead the child through discoveries of rhyming words, real vs. fantasy, and more.
#2 I'm Still Me
Cade is born right in the book! Starting out from a tiny little thing popping his bright-eyes out of his egg, he learns from some of his Bug Club friends what being a caterpillar is all about.
He can't be a butterfly. He has no wings! But thanks to his friend he learns to love himself just the way he is.. When it's time for him to pupate, he's not quite sure what this chrysalis thing is all about.
Teaching all the steps of the life cycle in a fun and entertaining way, I'm Still Me has an enrichment section at the end which helps with conversations about this early-learning science.
#3 Scavenger Hunt
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Betty Bumblebee has been given the day off because the beekeeper is smoking the hive. What to do? Play a game, of course!
All the Bug-Club friends take part in a scavenger hunt that teaches rhyming, colors, and cooperation all in one book.
Betty unrolls a scroll that has picture on it; each picture representing a rhyming color. Kite = white!
An enrichment page at the back helps adults expand the content of the book for learning concepts, and also talks about why beekeepers use smoke.
Awesome Reviews!
I'm Still Me
From Creative Slingers of Ink:
Sid the spider is on a cider hunt—and the playground is full of clues! As members of the Bright-eyed Bugs Club offer hints and ask questions, Sid’s journey becomes one of friendship, teamwork, and even a little surprise about how bugs treat each other. (After all, don’t spiders usually eat bugs?) This colorful and inclusive tale is the perfect kickoff to a series that teaches kindness and cooperation in unexpected places.
✨ First in the Bright-eyed Bugs Club series—and sure to land on your “read it again!” shelf.
I Want Cider
"Buzzing with fun, friendship, and fascinating bug facts, Scavenger Hunt from the Bright-eyed Bugs Club series is a delightful rhyming adventure that helps young readers learn teamwork, colors, and the secret world of bees." – NewInBooks.com
Scavenger Hunt
Our Bright-eyed Bugs live in their own special world. They work, play, and help each other to the best of their bug abilities. Many of them like the same things your kiddos do. (Meet the Bugs will tell you all about it!)
Each book in this series focuses not only on friendship, but on other essential skills necessary for preschoolers and early readers to happily succeed in the real world. Read the blurb accompanying each book below for particulars of the skillsets contained in each book. Let the Bug Club teach your children things that they sometimes "shut out" when adults try their best to teach it.