Night Night Ladybug

PreS-K–The opening page vibrantly sets up the predictable pattern to follow. A bright pop of color bursts forth from a deeply saturated full-bleed page highlighting a close-up of one animal; in this case, a grinning red ladybug. The next page pulls back the perspective to showcase not just the familiar red-with-black-spots version of this critter but also several other colorful options munching on leaves with a new piece of information: “Ladybugs come in almost all the colors of the rainbow and can have stripes instead of spots.” Each subsequent page follows the pattern in rainbow order: orange butterfly, yellow bumblebee, and so on, until readers meet a violet hummingbird. The inviting richness of the color palette, friendly animals, and predictable color progression combined with a short scientific bug fact makes for bedtime reading that is both soothing and informative. Little ones will enjoy the rhythm of the simple, clear text and the presence of familiar animals as they bid goodnight to each, one by one.