The Gentleman Bug
By Julian Hector; Julian Hector (Illustrator)
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Hardcover, 9781416994671, 40pp.)
Publication Date: April 6, 2010
Categories: Animals - Insects Spiders etc., Books & Libraries, Social Issues - Friendship
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The Gentleman Bug is perfectly content leading his quiet life in a Victorian garden as a schoolteacher and bookworm. He doesn’t even mind the ceaseless teasing from the more dapper bugs. But everything changes when the Lady Bug arrives in town. The Gentleman Bug falls legs over antennae for her at first sight. But how will he get her to notice him? Rising star Julian Hector’s charming text and adorable illustrations will have readers rooting for the Gentleman Bug as he endures a series of mishaps and a failed makeover in his quest to win his fair librarian Lady Bug’s heart.
Author-illustrator Julian Hector was born in Los Angeles, grew up in rural Texas, and graduated from Parsons the New School for Design in New York City. His debut picture book, The Little Matador, was published in 2008. Julian lives in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and you can visit him online at www.julianhector.com.
“Subdued colors, elegant lines and generous quantities of space to lend low-key grace to each scene.” --Kirkus Reviews
“Hector’s crisp, utterly charming watercolor-and-colored-pencil illustrations have a classic, timeless feel.” --Booklist
“The combination of an elaborately imagined community and a pared-down plot and text makes this a fine choice for the very young.” --Publishers Weekly
“[Hector’s] charmingly simple story will delight young insect lovers, and its bibliophilic ending is perfect.” –Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Review
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