Horsefly and Honeybee

PreS-Gr 1—When two sleepy bugs, looking for a comfortable napping spot, confront each other inside a daylily, they have an altercation. Unfortunately, they each lose a wing during their squabble and have to resort to using their feet for traveling. The two meet up once again when they're both snatched by a bullfrog and set aside for his dinner. Fortunately, just at the moment the frog is ready to eat them, the two insects clutch onto each other and work together to make their escape. The mostly grass-green and pond- and sky-blue illustrations vary from full spreads to small vignettes and deftly depict the characters' humorous facial expressions. The googly-eyed creatures and their utterance of "Drat!" at just the right moment create a very funny story and a great read-aloud that children and their adults will love.—Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI