Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. Megan Tingley Books, Boston, 1997.
Hardcover edition, 32 pages, ISBN 0-316-32574-0.
Greenberg will have you twitching and scratching in icky dismay with this no-holds-barred tribute to the grossness of all sorts of creepy crawly insects:
"Bugs with pincers, claws, and hair,
Bugs much fiercer than a bear,
Buggies in your underwear--
Tearing at you, BUGS!"
Accompanied by Munsinger's all too realistic drawings, he describes ways in which bugs could be found useful, including torturing other members of your family, garnish for salad, jewelry, Christmas tree decorations, and dozens of more fanciful ideas. In this hilarious poetic assault on your comfort zone, he then turns the tables and suggests that a child could become the pampered pet of an assortment of bugs, with surprising consequences!
"And then one day they'll polish you
Lovingly with wax,
Attach you to a wall
With bubble gum and tacks.
How lucky can you get?
For that's where you shall stay,
In their Human Being Collection
On permanent display."
This story is especially effective for preschool storyhour about insects when accompanied by a show and tell bug collection. Make sure that you have lots of insect books available for checkout!
This is a great vocabulary stretcher because so many different varieties of insects are named.
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