An edition of The Grouchy Ladybug (1977)

The bad-tempered ladybird

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March 19, 2024 | History
An edition of The Grouchy Ladybug (1977)

The bad-tempered ladybird

  • 3.3 (13 ratings) ·
  • 156 Want to read
  • 9 Currently reading
  • 23 Have read

Eric Carle's humorous story about a bad-tempered ladybird.

Publish Date
Publisher
Puffin
Language
English
Pages
16

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Previews available in: English Spanish French

Edition Availability
Cover of: The bad-tempered ladybird
The bad-tempered ladybird
2012, Puffin
in English
Cover of: La Mariquita Malhumorada
La Mariquita Malhumorada
2011, Paw Prints
in Spanish
Cover of: La coccinelle mal lunée
La coccinelle mal lunée
July 1999, Distribooks Inc
Paperback in French
Cover of: The Grouchy Ladybug
The Grouchy Ladybug
September 30, 1999, HarperFestival
Board book in English
Cover of: The Grouchy Ladybug
The Grouchy Ladybug
1996, HarperCollins, HarperTrophy
in English
Cover of: La mariquita malhumorada
La mariquita malhumorada
1996, Harper Arco Iris, HarperCollins Espanol
in Spanish - Rev. Spanish ed.
Cover of: The Bad-tempered Ladybird
The Bad-tempered Ladybird
September 30, 1982, Puffin Books
in English
Cover of: The Grouchy Ladybug
The Grouchy Ladybug
1977, T.Y. Crowell Co.
in English

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Book Details


Edition Notes

Originally published: as The grouchy ladybug. New York: Crowell, 1977; as The bad-tempered ladybird. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978.

Board book.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813.54

The Physical Object

Pagination
16 unnumbered pages
Number of pages
16

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL35717727M
Internet Archive
badtemperedladyb0000carl_q3z7
ISBN 10
014138350X
ISBN 13
9780141383507
OCLC/WorldCat
778325861

Work Description

A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength. Brilliantly illustrated in collage, the pages vary in size with the size of the animal. Brilliantly illustrated in collage, the pages vary in size with the size of the animal. Concepts concerning time, natural cycles, and relative size and questions about manners and social behavior are dealt with in a humorous story about a bad-tempered, boastful ladybug.

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