HarperCollins

This beloved Eric Carle classic returns once again in a colorful new board book format
For generations, The Grouchy Ladybug has delighted readers of all ages with the story of a bad-tempered bug who won’t say “please” or “thank you,” won’t share,
She thinks she is bigger and better than anyone else
As children follow the Grouchy Ladybug on her journey, they will learn the important concepts of time, size, and shape, as well as the benefits of friendship and good manners

Numeroff presents the energetic sequence of events in stream-of- consciousness fashion… just the right spring board for bond’s distinct, pen-and -ink and watercolor drawings
Librarians will have trouble keeping this book on the shelf
Sold as each

Laura Numeroff, illustrations Felicia Bond
A boy offers a passing mouse a cookie, promoting the need for a glass of milk, a straw, a look in the mirror- until the exhausting activities require a glass of milk and a cookie
A light confection as suited for use in preschool story hours as for beginning readers

Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made
Ma has made a dozen delicious cookies. It should be plenty for her two children
But then the doorbell rings–and rings and rings

As children follow the Grouchy Ladybug on her journey, they will learn the important concepts of time, size, and shape, as well as the benefits of friendship and good manners.
For generations, The Grouchy Ladybug has delighted readers of all ages with the story of a bad-tempered bug who won’t say “please” or “thank you,” won’t share, and thinks she is bigger and better than anyone else.
Readers will love how this testy ladybug introduces them to many new animals and learns that maybe being grouchy isn’t always the best option.