Stacey Roderick

I like the style of the illustrations, and that each new page prompts the reader to guess what the next animal is. When the type of animal is revealed, the information that's provided about the animal is just enough to keep your interest and teach you a few things about that animal. I can compare this to another nonfiction picture book about insects I just read, where it felt like the author was trying to put too much information in there, and it just didn't flow very well -- I put it down without finishing the book. By contrast, this book has much better pacing. I could see using this as a good nonfiction title for early elementary school kids.… (more)