The Bad-tempered Ladybird - Eric Carle

The bad tempered ladybird is in a foul mood. It is not prepared to share any aphids with any other bug. It is time it learnt a lesson, and this is only achieved when it challenges other animals to a fight, and finally gets brought back down to reality with a whack. The Bad Tempered Ladybird by Eric Carle is a children's picture book, for 3 to 8 year olds, that has been around for a more than a couple of decades. It is still a favourite to be used in schools and at home. There is a leaf full of juicy aphids. The aphids are killing the plant. A friendly ladybird flies onto the leaf and decides to have the aphids for breakfast. At the same time the bad tempered ...  Read the complete review

The bad-tempered ladybird is yet another one of Eric Carle's fantastically illustrated and educational picture books. In short it's about a bad-tempered ladybird who through experience turns in to a happier little bug! (One can only hope that we all become happier bugs!) ~ The Story ~ A friendly ladybird is eating a breakfast of aphids on a leaf when it is joined by a v bad-tempered ladybird (I can sympathise with morning grumpiness!) who also wants to eat the aphids but refuses to share them......... "No, they're mine, all mine or do you want to fight for them?" The friendly ladybird says "If you insist" ...  Read the complete review

The Bad-Tempered Ladybird by Eric Carle is a great puffin picture book. You can buy the book from various places including Amazon where it is priced at £3.55 which is for a paper back copy. The book is suitable for children aged 3-7 years. The author of the book is Eric Carle who is very well known for his great picture books. In his books he uses great use of colours and imagination. His most famous and successful book is the book 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' which I'm sure you will all know. He has produced many other books including: The very busy spider, The mixed-up chameleon, From head to toe, The tiny seed and many more. My daughters both go ...  Read the complete review

This is a bright and colourful book by the children's author Eric Carle (he of the 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' fame). It is a firm favourite with young children as well as having various educational properties. The Story The story starts at 5 o'clock in the morning as a friendly ladybird and the bad-tempered ladybird both fly to the same leaf to eat aphids for breakfast. The friendly ladybird is pleasant and willing to share the aphids; however the bad tempered ladybird refuses and offers to fight the friendly ladybird. When the friendly ladybird agrees, cowardice gets the better of the bad-tempered ladybird and he refuses telling the friendly ...  Read the complete review

The Bad tempered ladybird Another book from this ever popular author, and one which can be read to very young children. ~~Story and Illustrations~~ Not surprisingly, given the title, the story focuses on a ladybird who is less than pleasant. The front cover is appealing because it shows in bright, bold detail this bad tempered bug. Start to read the story and it’s night time with a lovely dark picture of fireflies dancing round the moon. In the morning, a ladybird flies to a leaf to eat the aphids but from the other side comes the bad tempered ladybird and decides she wants the aphids. Although the first ladybird greets the ...  Read the complete review