A beautifully illustrated, informative book for children introducing them to bugs that creep, crawl, bite, and fly, now available in an expanded edition featuring even more insects.

Celebrating 10 years of this gloriously illustrated, fact-filled book for young children about all kinds of creepy crawlies.

Just how slow does a snail go? Are bugs afraid of the dark? Why do ants march in a line? Find out the answers to these and many more bug questions. Play search and find in the pictures, too. Will you spot all the bugs? Meet all kinds of flying, stinging, wriggling bugs from around the world in this first animal book to share with young children. It's packed with facts about how different kinds of bugs eat, hunt and have babies in the wild.

Introductory pages explain that bugs live nearly everywhere on Earth and give tips on how to become a young bug spotter. The book is divided into key groups of bugs, including beetles, moths, butterflies, bees, snails, crickets, grasshoppers, worms and spiders, all illustrated with scenic compositions. Some sections approach the world of bugs thematically, such as bugs that come out at night, baby creepy-crawlies and life cycles, how bugs hide and show off and how some bugs love to live in your home. The text is chatty, funny and full of amazing facts.

This special 10 year anniversary edition features 16 brand-new fully illustrated pages with even more brilliant bugs to discover.

Details

ISBN13: 9780500653319
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 80
Edition: 10th Anniversary edition
Publication Date: 30 Jun 2026
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 34(H)x23(L)860
Weight (gm): 860

Author Biography

Yuval Zommer is an award-winning and bestselling author, illustrator and environmentalist based in London. He studied at the Royal College of Art, and worked for many years as a creative director at leading advertising agencies before becoming an author and illustrator. Titles in his Big Book series have been worldwide bestsellers, with over two million copies in print across twenty-eight languages. @yuvalzommer

Reviews

An interactive book that will engage and entertain readers. . . . Whimsically illustrated bugs with big eyes crawl, fly, dig, and swoop across the pages in great detail.-- "School Library Journal"
This giant, splendidly illustrated book of bugs will have children reaching for a magnifying glass instead of that fly swatter. Bugs have never looked better than in Zommer's colorful, often comical little portraits and glorious natural backdrops, from gardens to ponds.-- "Shelf Awareness"