Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!

An alternate title for this book could quite well be 'Chaos Theory for Kids' or more aptly 'The Butterfly Effect for Kids'. This little book pretty much outlines the idea behind the Butterfly Effect: the theory that if a butterfly flaps its wings in China it causes a hurricane in Miami. Okay, this book is not that extreme, but because a little bug sneezed it created a chain of events which resulted in a boat sinking, a helicopter crashing, a farmer running around the city with a bucket on his head, and a policeman crashing against a rock.
Another way we could look at this book would be 'Cause and Effect for kids' meaning that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, though the reactions in this book are not necessarily show more equal, but rather compounding upon compounding until such a time as all hell breaks loose, and this is all because a little bug sneezed. I wonder if fans of this book sit in their science classes and when the teacher asks then to explain the theory of cause and effect whether a cheeky kid will put his hand up and say 'is it because a little bug went ka-choo?'
The other thing that caught my attention was that I discovered that this book was written by Rosetta Stone. What, The Rosetta Stone? I didn't know that the Rosetta Stone was an author, but I wonder if it is actually a pen name. I wonder if Rosetta Stone uses that name because the Rosetta Stone actually taught us how to read Ancient Egyptian and as such the modern Rosetta Stone is not only teaching children to read, but also teaching them to understand the complexities of modern science? There are many questions, and not enough answers – maybe there is a Dr Suess book out there that will help me understand that as well? show less

I don't know exactly what it is about this book, but it is one of my favorites that I read when I was going through these little books I picked up from the library...

It was just funny to see all the "chaos" one little bugs sneeze caused! And it made me wonder if some of the crazy things that have happened in this world, like a pebble hitting the windshield, could be because of a little bug sneezing...Now, I know, that's just crazy..but hey, who knows right? lol

I just found this book to be so much fun to read and extra cute! I just might have to try to find it so I can buy it for my 4 y/o nephew! Along with a few others... :-)

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think review and Explanation of why I picked these up

This is a cute narrative depiction of the butterfly effect, though I wished a bit that it led up to more than "and everything was a big mess."

A funny and short little story about how a small bug can cause a big mess.

Also, a good story to talk to kids about how little actions can have big consequences that they couldn’t expect.

Kids I work with adore this book as well bc it’s a good book for fun voices/sounds and the pictures make them giggle.

The Little Bug that Went Ka-Choo is a great literature book that uses repetition and a sequence of events. "Because that seed dropped, a worm got mad. Because he got mad, he kicked a tree." This beginning reader book is not great for kindergartners or first graders because it uses some tier two language and would be more appropriate for a second or third grader. This book eloquently tells the story of a little bug and gives the reader experience with what happened all because the little bug went ka-choo!

This silly book would be a great book to teach timelines or sequences of events. In addition, it would also just be a great book to be silly with and allow students to just relax.

My favorite part of this book was how the illustrations show more back up, and add to the story. show less

This escaped me as a child...but I discovered it when selecting Maggie's Christmas books. It's a funny one that she loves to read.

The mere sneeze of a bug triggers a chain reaction involving, among others, cows, turtles, policemen and an entire circus parade.