The Grouchy Ladybug (1977)

by Eric Carle

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A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength.

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Independent reading level: grades K-2
Awards: Notable children's trade book award

ashleywilliams23 | Dec 4, 2023 |

Independent Reading Level: Grade K-3
Awards: Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
National Council for Social Studies/Children's Book Council, 1977
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award, 199 (

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Htown | Nov 8, 2023 |

Genre:
Picture books for children
Classics
Themes:
Handling bad moods
Tone:
Funny
Illustration:
Colorful
Big and bold
Subject headings:
Ladybugs
Grouches
Smallness and bigness
Bullies and bullying
Animals

kmgerbig | May 10, 2023 |

Independent Reading Grades K-2

haleyamercer | May 8, 2023 |

A grouchy ladybug spends the whole book picking fights against increasingly larger animals, running away after throwing down the gauntlet with a facetious, "You're not big enough anyway." I tired of the repetition long before the cowardly bully got her comeuppance. (

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Do You Want to Be My Friend | The Grouchy Ladybug | Rooster's Off to See the World | Today is Monday by Eric Carle

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Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books (1964-1978)

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The Grouchy Ladybug

Original title

The grouchy ladybug

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1977

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The grouchy ladybug

The friendly ladybug

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Dedication

Aphids are very small insects. They suck the juice from leaves, and then the leaves die. Ladybugs eat aphids. That's good for trees, shrubs, and other plants that have leaves. To the ladybugs I have dedicated this book. Three cheers for them!

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It was night and some fireflies danced around the moon.

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A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength, but soon learns the importance of friends and turns into a far nicer, happier bug.

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