The Ugly Bug Ball

What an interesting story! (Not interesting like you don’t quite know what to say, but interesting like WOW!)

This book had a wow factor weaved into its pages. The story had distinctive characters, internal and external struggles, power shifts, and unexpected heroes. It also had an educational emphasis.

There are so many lessons in this. I’ll just encourage you to read it for yourself. You won’t be disappointed.

~Kim Teamer for NetGalley

This is a clever little tale about friendship and being true to yourself. Stanley is a Stinkbug who has been made to feel embarrassed and ashamed of who and what he is. Not only that but his garden home has been divided into into two groups, the pretties and the uglies who don’t mix with each other. Stanley is technically an ugly but is not accepted by them because of his stink. He has made friends with the pretties though due to his bravery during a particular incident in the garden.

Mirroring so much that is common in modern society, The Ugly Bug Ball deals with segregation of society and resultant fracturing of societal bonds. It deals with bullying and how sometimes friendships can develop across divides. The main theme, however, is remaining true to yourself and how doing that can give you to confidence to reach out for the things that you really want in life.

This would be a lovely book to help children explore personal, social and emotional issues whether at home or in a school setting as it raises some very important issues in a child-friendly way.

~H. McCormick for NetGalley

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