Good read. Interesting and entertaining characters and good story flow. Has something for everyone! Great illustrations. Kids will enjoy this book! Would recommend.

This short colourful book introduces toddlers to Ladybugs. It shares the appearance, food habits, life cycle and more. The text is simple and easy to understand for very young children, but the thing that attracted my granddaughter to this book was the illustrations. We read the words, but then talked about what we saw in the artwork. It was bright, with vibrant colours and child friendly pictures. A nice non-fiction book for young children.

This is the second book I have read in the Tales From Nature series and I thought this was much better than the first!
The book has some lovely images and it takes you though the lifecycle of a ladybird and is a great introduction to young children about what a ladybird is and it's role in nature
It is 4 stars from me for this one, highly recommended and my daughter loved the images!!

Ehh. A very simplified version of the day in the life of a ladybug. It would be good for the youngest listeners, but is to simple for older listeners.

My grandkids 4 & 6 loved reading this book. Although they have seen many and knew lots about ladybug’s this was more informative. The illustrations were bright and colorful. I know we will see this in the please read this group of books.

This is a cheerful way of introducing young children to nature in the garden. A ladybird is shown going about her life and laying eggs, the lifecycle goes through a lot of aphids to help the gardener. On one page I noted the ladybird's body is missing, but that will probably be corrected by the time the book goes to print as I read an ARC.
The book is short and I would have liked it to be a little less simple, as I think kids will quickly grow out of the book, but the art is bright and friendly and small kids will enjoy turning the pages.

I downloaded an ARC from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.

This bright book shows the basics of a ladybugs life for the youngest insect enthusiasts. The digital illustrations are clear and attractive. The story is simple and will work well for toddler times and young readers. Quick, simple, fun.

Just like the bee book - this book is perfect for the little ones: huge pictures, bright colors, beautiful flowers and bugs. The face of the ladybug was not as spooky as the bee.

The vibrant illustrations in this book will definitely draw the eye of young children. It’s a fun way to introduce nature to your little one. My only criticism is the language may be a bit distracting and not hold the attention of kids as well.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inner Quarto Publishing Group for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Cute drawings but I think the text was not as fun or as sleek as expected for such young readers. I think the drawings were nice and my son quite like to look at them but as I read a few pages he was restless as the text didn't quite capture his attention.

3.5★
“Gardeners love me! I eat the tasty aphids that damage their plants.”

True! Yes ladybugs, ladybirds, whatever you call them, are welcome visitors on farms. This book sticks to a very simple version of a six-spotted ladybug who eats the pests (aphids), lays eggs which hatch, become larvae, and then transform into – you guessed it – more ladybugs!

I have an issue with this. I grew up “knowing” that orangey ladybugs with lots of spots were “bad” ones, so I had a quick google to find out what urban myth I'd been sold. I found NO six-spotted ladybugs but several references to “common” seven-spotted varieties. In fact, the photos of those with seven spots look just like these, except there is a single large spot just behind the head with half of the dot on each side of the body.

Further googling revealed the many variations, with the many-spotted ones apt to come into the house and be very smelly.

I also saw a reference to an old saying that a season with ladybugs with more than seven spots means famine, while ladybugs with fewer than seven mean a bumper crop. Sounds like the origin of whatever I was told. It also makes me wonder why I didn't happen to run across any pictures of six-spotted ones, but I don't pretend to have extensive research!

But that’s not part of this book for toddlers. It’s cute but not particularly entertaining or informative. Still, it’s worth sharing some of the illustrations here to show how little kids will probably like counting spots and aphids and finding other little creatures.

Harking back to my childhood [I digress again], I find it hard to believe there's nothing about the little poem which I've heard variations of: Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home. Your house is on fire, your children are gone (or will burn). Here are the many versions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladybird_Ladybird

Thanks to Quarto Publishing for the preview of #TalesFromNatureLadybug via #NetGalley.

These are the captions of the illustrations shown in my Goodreads review:
1. Six-spotted ladybug

2. Gardeners love ladybugs!

3. Where’s the best place to lay eggs?

4. Plenty of “food” here for when the eggs hatch

5. Larvae begin to change.

6. Lots of new little ladybugs!

Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of Tales From Nature: Ladybug. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given.

Author Magali Attiogbé takes young readers through the essence of what it means to be a ladybug. With mainly broad strokes, the life of a ladybug becomes real to children. From the dangers to their essential role in gardens, ladybugs are explained in a way that youngsters will understand.

The illustrations are bright and colorful, which will draw the eye and attention of young children. Tales From Nature: Ladybug is a great starting point for parents and caregivers to foster an interest in nature for young children. For these reasons, I would recommend Tales From Nature: Ladybug, as well as the other book in the series Tales From Nature: Bee.

This is a cute, educational book about ladybugs. Each page shows fun drawings of ladybugs while describing something that ladybugs can do. Young children will enjoy learning about ladybugs, including that they are red and have six black dots. My only criticism is that words like aphids and camouflage may be too complicated for young children.

Like the similar book, Tales From Nature: Bees, Magali Attiogbe’ has a hit with this book.


I received an ARC from Quarto Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This is no way affects my opinion or rating of this book.

Ladybug not actually a bug but a beetle. The difference between the two is that bugs suck. No really, they have mouthparts that function like a straw whereas beetles can chew. They're all insects. It's not a bird either, just FYI! The book title in Net Galley was Ladybug, but on the book cover it's Ladybird, as the British call these beetles.

Other than that minor confusion, the fact that the title on spine was still in original French (where the series is evidently called My Little Nature), and which also contains author's name, Magali Attiogbé (which isn't visible on front cover), and the fact that on page 4 the bug was missing her entire body and was reduced to being a hungry head only, the book was informative, colorful and interesting. I am sure lots of kids would enjoy having this read to them. Hopefully these issues will be fixed before the final print version comes out, and on that basis I commend it as a worthy read.

This colourful and delightful, little book introduces very young readers to the life-cycle, appearance and eating of a ladybird. The text is straight-forward and easy to understand for small ones and it is nicely complemented by modern, strong artwork. It is sweet, pleasing and positively told with its bright and eye-catching colours and smiling, happy creatures. This book would be a great addition to a family library.

{Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the free ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.}

The colors and shapes in the pictures were great. They grabbed the attention of the children. The words of the story bored the children. Using the pictures to count or ask open ended questions kept the attention of the children.

This book is for toddler to preschool age children. With illustrations that are colorful and reminiscent of Eric Carle and a simple text, young children can learn about how ladybugs help nature and nurture their young. A cute book for introducing young ones to nature.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this Tale from Nature. The opinions are my own.

Tales from Nature: Ladybug by Magali Attiogbe is an attractive and easy to handle book for toddlers and preschoolers. The simple text and brilliantly coloured pictures show and tell the life cycle of the ladybug.

Special thanks to Magali Attiogbe, Quarto Publishing Group, and NetGalley for a digital copy of this delightful book.

Posted on Goodreads March 27, 2019

Tales From Nature: Ladybug progresses at a much more comfortable pace than its bee counterpart, making this an enjoyable tale that really educates little ones on the different stages of a ladybird's existence. From munching on tasty aphids to laying eggs, larvae to ladybird, every step of the process is covered in a simple and memorable way.

My only complaint is that the UK edition appears to switch the title to ladybird but the instances of ladybug used throughout aren't adjusted, but this might only be an issue with my NetGalley copy so I'm not marking the book down for it.

I received this arc from Netgalley for an honest review. This book about butterflies is a quick read with some basic information about butterflies. Good for elementary aged kids.