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  • Lydia Loves Bugs: A Children's Book about Insects by Heidi E. y. Stemple book cover
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Lydia Loves Bugs: A Children's Book about Insects

by Heidi E. y. Stemple

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A show-and-tell full of bugs

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    2026 Children’s Book Council Hot Off the Press Pick

    Named a 2026 Hot Off the Press Pick.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A show-and-tell full of bugs

Lydia’s enthusiasm for insects meets mixed reactions at home: her father and brother are frightened by the bugs she collects, while her mother, an entomologist, helps her prepare for a school show-and-tell. The picture-book premise brings insect collecting into a family story about sharing an interest and being understood. Singing, silent, smelly, and airborne bugs all appear in the description, and an end section offers facts about insects. Together, the story and added information connect a young child’s curiosity with learning about the natural world.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children interested in insects, bugs, or collecting
  • Young readers who enjoy picture books about family and school activities
  • Adults seeking an insect-themed book with facts at the end

Themes

Insects and natureCuriosity and learningSharing interestsBeing understood

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Book overview

2026 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL HOT OFF THE PRESS PICK

Discover the wonderful world of insects as Lydia collects bugs for show-and-tell in this picture book perfect for little entomologists.

Lydia loves bugs. She loves big, bouncing bugs and small, squiggly bugs. You know who doesn't love bugs?

Lydia loves bugs, but her father and brother do not! Scared of all things creepy crawly, they often run away or set her bugs free.

But you know who else loves bugs? Lydia's mom. She's an entomologist, and she helps Lydia collect bugs for a very special day at school, when Lydia gets to show and tell her classmates all about her bugs. And now everybody loves bugs!

Packed full of adorable insects, Lydia Loves Bugs is the perfect picture book for any little nature lover or aspiring bug collector.

It has singing bugs and silent bugs, slightly stinky bugs and fly-away bugs, with an underlying message about being seen and understood. Every page comes with fun wordplay from Heidi Stemple and cute illustrations from Yuliya Pankratova that make creepy-crawly insects seem not so scary. And young readers can discover facts about their favorite bugs at the end of the book!

Who knows? After reading this story, even your child might develop a love for STEM and all things creepy-crawly.

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