Two from Ed Emberley: Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug! and Chicken Little

Mar 30 2009

Published by Anne-Marie at 2:35 pm under Books,Desserts & Snacks,Recipes

It’s fun when my daughter, Lucie digs through her piles of books and finds a few we haven’t read before or in awhile. Here are two of her recent (re)discoveries.

Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug!

Recently she found Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug! by Ed Emberley. I adore Ed’s books. So fun, so smart, so colorful and oh so silly, too.

Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug! is about a big, mean and scary bug from outer space. His main mission is to scare, bite, growl, tickle, pinch, scratch, stomp and eat Itty Bitty Baby Bugs. However, the Itty Bitty Baby Bugs get the last laugh – it’s good to have big friends with big sneakers.

As I read this book to my daughter, I pretend to scare, bite and growl – but I really do tickle and pinch. We had a lot of fun with this one. For ages four to eight and their silly parents. This has two rubber stamps of approval from the both of us!

Chicken Little

This colorful remake of the classic tale, Chicken Little, is done by Ed and his daughter, Rebecca Emberley. Rebecca has created more than 30 children’s books including her favorite, My Mother’s Secret Life . Of course the Emberley’s version of Chicken Little is a full on blast of fun and color when the crazy-eyed Chicken and all his panicked friends run away from the falling sky and right into… Well, you’ll have to read the story. I’m not telling. For ages four to eight.

Ed Emberley’s thumbprints

Check out Ed Emberley’s terrific website. It has a short author’s bio, a listing of all his books, and downloadable printables. He also has some drawing lessons using his famous thumbprint technique.

Thumbprints? Hmmm, how about some thumbprint cookies to enjoy while ready the Emberley’s books? As you can imagine, there are a zillion recipes for thumbprint cookies. Here are a few to make with the kids: