Bug on the rug / written by Sophia Gholz ; illustrated by Susan Batori.
Record details
- ISBN: 1534111476 : SAL
- ISBN: 9781534111479 : SAL
- ISBN: 9781534111479
- ISBN: 1534111476
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
- Publisher: Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2022]
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | When Bug stakes a claim on Pug's rug, the two engage in a battle of physical and mental strength until Slug helps them find common ground. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. Sleeping Bear Press. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Pug > Juvenile fiction. Dogs > Juvenile fiction. Insects > Juvenile fiction. Sharing > Juvenile fiction. Stories in rhyme. Pug > Fiction. Dogs > Fiction. Insects > Fiction. Sharing > Fiction. |
Genre: | picture books. Picture books. Stories in rhyme. |
Available copies
- 8 of 10 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Oxford Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Oxford Public Library | JP GHO (Text) | 33530150923693 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
Bug on the Rug
Kirkus Reviews
Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
A snug pug attempts to pull the plug on a rug-smuggling bug. A smug bug usurps Pug's rug, desiring to make it his own. Bug quickly dispatches Pug and settles on said rug, thinking all's well--but his clever ruse backfires when Pug soon returns, furious at his ouster. Along comesâ¦another character whose name, fittingly, sounds like that of our two protagonists. A rhyming war of words erupts between Pug and Bug--but (spoiler alert) Slug arbitrates and helps the sparring duo understand each other and offer apologies. All agree that nothing's so snug as friendship and happily share the rug. In a final twist, a surprise visitor, whose name doesn't rhyme with the others', arrives and is welcomed warily. This is a pleasing, comical story about finding common ground, owning mistakes, and accepting differences. Readers will enjoy the hilarious proceedings conveyed through jaunty rhymes that scan well and the characters' expressive mugging. Rhyming words and opportunities for rich vocabulary development are real draws. Kids will appreciate the smoothly delivered ways --ug words, as well as other common phonemic patterns, are used (aghast/fast; growls/howls/scowls, small/tall, stick/quick). The dynamic, energetic illustrations are attention-grabbers, as are occasional onomatopoeic words set in larger colored fonts. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Lively fun that all readers will enjoy, snug in their own rugs and everywhere else. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
BookList Review
Bug on the Rug
Booklist
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
This rollicking, rhyming read-aloud riffs on the old expression "as snug as a bug in a rug." The story expands in a satisfyingly wacky way, with a pug, a bug, and a slug battling one another to be snug on the rug placed just outside the pug's doghouse in an idyllic Alpine meadow. Actually, there are two rugs: the pug's and the bug's. The bug sits, cozy as a hobbit, on his own miniscule rug atop the pug's rug, equipped with tiny armchair, shaded lamp, and a teapot on the table within reach. Throughout, the rhymes are inventive (the pug is "aghast" and has to work "fast"), and the rug rivals' words have great texture, like the bug's sniffling "BIZZLE. BIZZLE. BZZZ! BZZZ!" The cartoon illustrations are loaded with comic detail, including having the pug, bug, and slug all look repulsive, giving an "ewww" impact to their fights. Their varied tactics and thought bubbles are hilarious. A fun way to build reading skills through exposure to rhyming.