Spider and Bug Books for Kids

The 20th anniversary edition of the hilarious picture book that poses the classic conundrum: To squish or not to squish? With a meaningful message about the importance of caring for creatures big and small.

The Backyard Bug Book for Kids has everything you’d want in bug books for kids: a story, pictures, and activities combined.

Introduce your preschoolers to the types of bugs they’re likely to see during their day, then help them remember what they’ve learned with fun, on-the-page challenges.

Join in the rainy-day fun, as kids splash through the puddles, affecting another weather enthusiast, a nearby worm.

An imaginative and playful story, readers will love seeing the worm delight in the weather just as much as the kids.

Kirkus Best Book of the Year * Booklist Editor’s Choice * Junior Library Guild Selection * and MORE

In this beautiful nonfiction biography, a Robert F. Sibert Medal winner, the Newbery Honor–winning author Joyce Sidman introduces readers to one of the first female entomologists and a woman who flouted convention in the pursuit of knowledge and her passion for insects.

Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, and they fall. But they get up and they keep on working. Ants come in all different shapes, different sizes, and different colors. And they do a lot of different jobs.

These hard-working little creatures thrive wherever they go, making whatever adaptations necessary in their ever-changing world.

Humorous and inviting, this story encourages young kids to read along—and make predictions.

In the napping house is a cozy bed piled high with a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, and a slumbering mouse. What could be more comfy?

All is at peace until a wakeful flea crawls into the mix. One beastly bite from him and the entire pyramid of sleepers might topple. Is he getting ready to nibble?

Toad in trouble? Beetle in a jam? Never fear -- Superworm is here! And he's wiggling to the rescue!

But when Superworm is captured by a wicked Wizard Lizard, will his friends find a way to help their favorite superhero escape?

A whimsical and elegantly illustrated picture book about community, art, the importance of giving back — and the wonder that fell from the sky.

Black Bugs. Green Bugs. Fat Bugs. Buggy Bugs. I like bugs! There are all kinds of bugs! Whether they are big or small, whether they fly or crawl, bugs are our friends!

With zooming, vibrant verse by Kirsten Hall and buzzy, beautiful illustrations by Isabelle Arsenault, this celebration of the critically important honeybee is a honey-sweet treasure of a picture book.

From moths and beetles to worms and spiders, the world is crawling with fascinating bugs. The Big Book of Bugs is the first fact-filled book for children to explore the vast array of creepy-crawlies that share our Earth.

A young boy is proud of having caught a jar full of fireflies, which seems to him like owning a piece of moonlight, but as the light begins to dim he realizes he must set the insects free or they will die.

What's that buzzing around? It's a busy bee! With beautiful, engaging, and authentic photos, and accessible text, kids will learn all about these incredible insects in this level 2 reader.

When a young boy sees a frantic fly buzzing past, he asks where the fly is headed — and with that, a chase begins. The fly and the frog, the cat and the dog, the pig and the cow, the fox and the hunter... who is causing all the fuss? 

This charming book explores backyard favorites, such as ladybugs and lightning bugs, and introduces kids to more exotic species that inhabit rain forests and deserts around the world. 

Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief-maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes.

Earth’s creepy crawlies may be small but they are far from boring! Learn how they contribute to life on the planet, where they live, what they eat, how their bodies work and what makes them so special. 

You don’t have to look far to see a spider’s web ― in the corner of the window, on a fence, or in a bush ― spiders make their homes everywhere.

A fascinating pop-up journey into the hidden world of insects, spiders, and other creepy-crawlies.

Larger-than-life bugs spring from the pages, peek out from behind flaps, and hide under tabs, inviting young entomologists to marvel at the mind-boggling variety of arthropod life. 

Centipede has one hundred feet. One hundred feet means one hundred shoes. How in the world does Centipede choose shoes?

This Math Reader clearly demonstrates the concepts of pairs and multiple sets, all in simple, rollicking, rhythmic text and with bright, graphic illustrations.

Pete the Cat’s cool adaptation of the classic children’s song "Itsy Bitsy Spider" will have have young readers laughing and singing along.

The perfect book for all kids who are fascinated with bugs. Simple text from A to Z provides buggy facts and figures. Larger than life full-color photographs of creepy crawlies include locusts, caterpillars, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, ants, praying mantis, and more!

In this funny and zany picture book, villagers make a giant jam sandwich to trap the wasps that have invaded their town.

This African folk tale, told with award-winning graphics and narration reminiscent of the traditional village storyteller, is the story of how a tale passes from animal to animal, creating a jungle disaster.