The Bug Club gets 5/5 caterpillars in The Stranger

I can’t remember the last time I was so charmed by such gross creatures. Suitable for kids in the 6 to 8 range, Elise Gravel has created a wonderful love letter to insects with adorable illustrations and an enthusiastic, conversational tone. The author acts as a wide-eyed tour guide, happily cheering for the weird eyes of the caterpillar, the nose-feet of butterflies, and the alien guts of slugs. Have you ever met a kid who’s just REALLY into a particular topic, and they want to tell you EVERYTHING they know about dinosaurs/Tazmania/trains/Digimon? That’s the experience that awaits in this book, speaking to kids precisely on their level with an age-appropriate balance of gross-out facts and intriguing scientific detail. A copy of The Bug Club belongs in every school library.