Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs

Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs by Megan McDonald, pictures by Jane Manning, is a picture book geared towards children above the age of 4. I really enjoyed this book and looking forward to what was going to happen. I thought the illustrations were good and the text was also good. The title page in the book is cool because it gives Beetle's tips for eating bugs, which is a fun way to start the story. Beetle wants to be an explorer or a pioneer and she thinks that if she eats an ant she will be brave and daring enough to be one. But, when double dared to eat one at recess she doesn't do it...but, when a guest from the famous restaurant Chez Chenille visits the class with foods with different bugs in each, from different countries, Beetle does it, she eats a caterpillar and keeps going with different bugs. She ate the different bug foods and became "Beetle A-for-Anteater McGrady"..."Today ants. Tomorrow...ANTarctica!" as Beetle said. I think this book is good to read to students who need to let their imaginations soar. They need to see that there are different foods that can be eaten as well as to show there are different cultures. I also think this book can be just a fun book to read to a class.