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 ... Read review
Advantages: Lots of discussion opportunites Disadvantages: none
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 ... ...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 bad tempered one, the latter refuses to share the aphids, and screams "They're mine. All mine" Although the bad tempered lady bird acts all brave, when the first ladybird doesn't back down, she flies off.
At this stage of the book, the format changes, and the pages become ... more
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 bad tempered one, the latter refuses to share the aphids, and screams "They're mine. All mine" Although the bad tempered lady bird acts all brave, when the first ladybird doesn't back down, she flies off.
At this stage of the book, the format changes, and the pages become thinner so that they can all be seen- gradually getting wider. That may not make any sense at all, but any way, it's rather like an index.. This graduation of sizing is because there is a clock in the corner of each page, so each clock has to be seen.
The clocks basically chart the progress of the bad tempered ladybird. She meets a wasp at 6 o clock, and offers to fight it. When the wasp agrees to a fight, it's told that it's not big enough, and off the ladybird flies. This continues on an hourly basis, with the ladybird meeting and offering to fight a stag beetle, a preying mantis, a sparrow, a lobster, a skunk, a boa constrictor, a hyena, a gorilla, a rhinoceros, and elephant and a whale. The pattern for each animal is the same, but as the size of the animal increases, so does the text size, so we get a feeling that she is indeed dealing with animals which are getting bigger and bigger.
The bad tempered ladybird offers to fight the whale's flipper, but when she gets no answer, she flies on. She then asks the whale's fin if it wants a fight, and again, gets no answer, so flies on. When, at 5.45, she asks the whale's tail if it wants a fight, she gets such a SLAP that she flew across the sea and back onto the land where she lands where she started on the leaf with the friendly lady bird.
The journey took 12 hours, and when the friendly ladybird offers the bad tempered ladybird some aphids, the bad tempered ladybird, who is now a "wet, tired and hungry ladybird", accepts them gratefully…the picture even shows the bad tempered ladybird saying thank you.
We leave the story with the leaf thanking the ladybirds for ridding it of aphids I presume, the ladybirds going to sleep, and once again, the fireflies coming out to dance around the moon.
The illustrations are simply done, and look like paintings because we can see the brush strokes. There is usually a nice bright background so that each animal can take centre stage, and the night time pictures really do look like night time. The drawing of each animal is big and bold, so children get a real sense of what each animal looks like, even if they have never before come across this animal.
~~Other information~~
First published: 1977
Published: 1982 (Penguin Books)
~~Other Books by Eric Carle~~
A prolific picture book writer, he has written some of the more popular childrens' books, including:
The very Hungry caterpillar The very Busy Spider The Tiny Seed The Very Lonely Firefly From Head to Toe The Mixed Up Chameleon
Too many to list- he has written and illustrated more than 70 books!
~~What I think of it~~
I have read this book to children for many years, and like many others of this authors' books, it doesn't seem to date or lose its appeal.
At the start of the book is a short explanation of what ladybirds are, and why they eat aphids, so the scene is set with a bit of general knowledge. The book is actually dedicated to the ladybirds of the world, and gives them three cheers- great stuff!
The pictures appeal to children, and gives a lot of scope for discussion, and they love to make the noises of each animal as we meet them.
As we go through the book, we look at the times shown on the clocks. These are rather small, so its handy to have a larger clock face to show the times more clearly. It's then useful to talk about whether this time is day time or night time, and the pictures will help with this.
It's a good book to talk about comparative sizes and children enjoy guessing what could come next…for example, what IS bigger than an elephant?
The story line is one which tends to appeal to children- a tiny little insect out for a fight. We usually talk about fighting, and so ensues a whole discussion about why it's wrong, and cite the ladybird as an example because she comes back to the leaf exhausted and ready for a rest.
A highly enjoyable book, with lots of discussion opportunities, but mostly just one to be enjoyed.
Advantages: Excellent story, great illustrations. Teaches about time & why we shouldn't be so grumpy! Disadvantages: None, apart from having to explain what aphids are!
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 fight for them?"
The friendly ladybird says "If you insist" but with cowardice, the grump replies " Oh, you're not big enough!" and flies off....
The bad-tempered ladybird then proceeds to pick a fight with every animal he meets:
'At 6 o'clock it met a wasp. "Hey you, want to fight?" "If you insist" said the wasp showing it's stinger. "Oh you're not big enough" said the bad-tempered ladybird and flew off'
As the story progresses, the animals ...
neenn 10.02.2006
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Advantages: The illustrations are great and it has a fun storyline. Disadvantages: There aren't any.
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 ... ...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 to nursery and this week the school have started a new thing where each week every child brings home a story sack. Each sack is full of games, toys and books that the child can enjoy and learn about with there parents. My daughters got a sack each and in one of the sacks was the book The Bad-Tempered ...
gsparkle 11.03.2009
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Advantages: A wonderful book, fun and educational too. Disadvantages: The tail of the whale can get ripped after lots of active story telling
== THE BAD TEMPERED LADYBIRD ==
By === ERIC CARLE ===
=== INTRODUCTION ===
I seem to have spent the majority of my life reading stories to children. As a 'Brown Owl' I read stories to girls aged 6 - 10 (mainly on Pack Holidays), as a Sunday School teacher I read religious stories to all ages from 2 - 16, but as a Mum and a Nana the majority of stories have been read to my children and grandchildren from being babies onwards. When they were very ... ...'The Bad- Tempered Ladybird' (incidentally the American version is called 'The Grouchy Ladybug'. === DETAILS ===
Although this book was first published in the 70's, the book I have was published in 1999. It is a paperback version from Puffin with 40 pages The size is roughly 8" square. ISBN-10: 0140503986, ISBN-13: 978-0140503982. The R.R.P. is £5.99 but I got a new copy from Amazon for £1.50. It is also available in Hard Back and as a Board Book. ...
oldchem 25.08.2009
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Advantages: Great storyline, colourful, educational. Disadvantages: None
...Carle is most famous for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but off hand, I couldn't tell you what else he has written.
We snuggled up on the sofa, and began to read.
Now, before I explain what the story is about, it is important to mention that Eric Carle has left a note in the front of his book. Without wishing to engage in plagiarism, it is important to explain to your child that “Aphids are very small insects. They suck the juice from leaves, and ... ...“Three cheers for Ladybirds”.
The story starts at 5.00 in the morning. A bad tempered ladybird wants all the Aphids on a leaf to himself. The friendly ladybird offers to share, but the bad tempered ladybird is having none of it. “no. They’re all mine, or do you want to fight me for them?” The friendly ladybird agrees to fight, so the bad tempered ladybird quickly backs down saying “Oh, you’re not big enough for me to fight.”
This is where the pages ...
Testarossa 07.04.2004
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Advantages: Great story with simple repetition, humour and education (time, size, sharing) Disadvantages: none
...in a similar style to the classic Very Hungry Caterpillar. Here we meet a bad tempered ladybird at 5 o'clock in the morning who wants all the aphids on a leaf and isn't prepared to share with the ladybird already there. He challenges the ladybird to a fight but when she agrees he chickens out claiming "oh, you're not big enough" and flies off. At 6 o'clock he meets a wasp and challenges him for a fight and then chickens out with the same excuse when ... ...time a little big than the last and each time "oh,you're not big enough". Eventually at 5pm he meets a whale who ignores him until he's flown up to the tail where he is hit so hard he ends back on the orignal leaf. Not only is this a wonderful story where the child can join in with "Hey you, want to fight?" and "Oh, you're not big enough",and laugh when the tail (the page is tail shaped at this point) hits the ladybird, but there are so many things ...
loconnor 14.09.2000
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My hardback was £12.99 but it's worth looking on amazon as used and new ones are from £1.46 and boardbooks are from £2.88
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