"Burt the Beetle Doesn't Bite" is a cute comic-esque nonfiction book that can be used to teach kids about bugs! They are wacky and wonderful and they support our vast ecosystems. I loved the illustrations; however, I found the story to be a bit lacking. I thought the premise started strong: All these bugs do cool things! BUT June bugs don't do those things, they are special in their own way... they are ... ugh, sticky and hug (do these bugs actually hug? That was not mentioned in the facts page at the end). So- great setup with the spider web catching all the bugs, but then he hugs the spider to stop them from eating the other bugs. I think the stickiness would have been a better method as the hugging gets into consent, which is not addressed with the spider.

Everything about this book was cute. It follows Burt the beetle as he tries to find out what he excels at in the bug world and how he'll be of use. He tries out a variety of roles until he finds the perfect fit!

The drawings are just absolutely adorable and the info boxes are really informative. This is a great book for teaching kids to keep trying and not give up, while broadening their knowledge of the insect world. Definitely recommend!

I don't why we adults have this tendency to harm the harmless beings around us. Maybe because we are conditioned to think that they are "annoying" just for existing?

What I felt while reading this colourful picture book on different types of bugs was we must not harm such small beings. They are important too.

But what was a good warm story about the bug and the spider for the kids towards the end of the book, I feel it's a bit unrealistic taken that one is the prey and the other the predator.

Love the easy, eye-popping illustrations.

Thank you author and the publisher for the advance reading copy.

This was a fun and educational bedtime story to read with my 2 year old. He thought it was so funny!

The book introduces a wide range of insects and displays all their special talents.

I highly recommend reading this to your little ones!

This was a really cute book for younger children who are interested in insects. While it's cute and fun, it also provides information about insects throughout the book.

This is a really cute book that everyone can enjoy.....little kids, & those reading to them! The artwork is simple, yet realistically accurate enough that you can recognize the bug/insect being depicted/talked about! I can recommend this to everyone! I think it'd be a fun book to share with a little person!
I received an e-ARC of the book from Kid Can Press via NetGalley, in return for reading it & offering my own fair & honest review.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first book I read together with my 5 years old by Ashley Spires, and immediately after, she wanted to know what other books this author had wrote, so I think it's safe to say this story is a big success.

The story line mixed humour with scientific facts, and the drawing was very capturing. The potty humour made my daughter laugh out loud and she was able to finish this book even though it was her least favourite subject- bugs.

The plot makes the educational content work much better and feel much more palatable to adult readers than the usual "let's learn about bugs" book, and it's surprisingly cute and clever at times.

This was really fun graphic novel for adults to read with kids. Great cartooning and easy for younger readers to understand.

Adorable illustrations will appeal to even the most bug-adverse kids. Burt the beetle is looking for his superpower, while not obvious like an ant, spider or stink bug, Burt does have one characteristic that is special. This nonfiction based story is a fun read for early readers with interesting insect facts scattered throughout the book.

I love insects. And I love really nice illustrated books for children. One big plus is if they are also teaching the kids something. This is the case. It is looking nice and cute, it is teaching them how to be friendly, facts about insects in a really nice form. Not too wordy. I loved that!

I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

This book is Fantastic! Not only are there interesting bug facts but it’s hilarious. It’s the silly fart joke and butt talk that kids enjoy but also witty so that even the reading parent will laugh out loud.

This book is a cute, fun read that teaches about different insects, while also conveying the underlying moral that everyone is special and important, even if your talents are less flashy than others'. Burt the beetle wants a superpower like other insects have--super strength, flying, stench--but he seems to be just plain Burt. Just plain Burt is able to save the other insects from a hungry spider, all while learning what talents he and other insects have.

Having a little bit more in depth information about the different insects would have improved this book for me. I would particularly liked for the insects on the flyleaf pages and on the "some fly, some crawl" page to have been labeled. Overall, I enjoyed the book and will be recommending it to younger readers.

this book was a lovely, cute and quick read whilst also being educational without shoving facts in your face.

Burt is an ordinary June Bug who isn’t sure of his superpowers. After tell us about the other bugs and their special abilities, Burt quickly realized his superpowers while saving his friends. With humor ad fun illustrations, Burt can relate to children especially ones who love bugs.

A colorful children’s book using Burt, the watermelon beetle, to teach attributes of various bugs with humor and positivity. Perfect for elementary and science classes.

This was so sweet and clever, my niece and I loved it! The art style is wonderful and our Super Good Friend was so cute and funny. This little book can show children that everyone is special, I'm glad I've read this ( and I actually learned a few things).

Spires' art is bright and fun as always and even though this certainly has a moral and facts, it just feels like a fun book centered around a beetle. Highly recommended for younger graphic novel collections.

This quick, fun read gets right to the bug business. The opening and closing pages are covered in bugs, with less-than-scientific names but that's what makes this book so much fun. With humor, Ashley Spires teaches not just about bugs but also accepting yourself for who you are. Kids will love it.

This is a fun and clever book that contains a lot of interesting information on bugs. Kids will enjoy the illustrations and humor. Great for reluctant readers!