We have been in a reading slump lately. Given everything going on in the world it has been hard to focus on reading and books which is so unusual for us since books have always provided so much comfort at the difficult times in our lives. When a special package arrived at our door yesterday, it was just the remedy we needed to clear the reading cobwebs.

The Bug Girl (a true story) by Sophia Spencer with Margaret McNamara and Kerascoët is a beautiful story about Sophia, the Bug Girl. Many of you may have heard about her before. Sophia has always been interested in bugs. From a very young age, inspired by the butterflies at the butterfly conservatory, she has wanted to learn and share everything she knows about arthropods. However, in grade one, her classmates were not so kind to her about her interest in bugs and she was bullied. Her peers thought she was weird. Thanks to some help from her mom and the amazing bug scientists in the world, they showed her how loving bugs made her curious and interesting.

The beautiful illustrations in this story illuminate the beauty of the bug world. Kerascoët truly captures the curiosity and brilliance of Sophia the Bug Girl. There is so much colour and life within the pages, inspiring children who read about Sophia’s story to become bug scientists as well.

We especially love the back section with all kinds of fascinating bug facts thanks to Sophia. She let’s reader in on her top 4 bugs and let’s us know why she chose them. I love the Blur Morpho butterfly as well! A perfect springtime book to use as a jumping off point to a bug exploration, given we are all homeschooling our children at the moment.