{"product_id":"bug-in-a-vacuum-isbn-9781770496460","title":"Bug in a Vacuum","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of the bestselling Scaredy Squirrel series comes a hilarious, bestselling picture book everyone will be buzzing about, now in a paperback format.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bug flies through an open door into a house, through a bathroom, across a kitchen and bedroom and into a living room . . . where its entire life changes with the switch of a button. Sucked into the void of a vacuum bag, this one little bug moves through denial, bargaining, anger, despair and eventually acceptance — the five stages of grief — as it comes to terms with its fate. Will there be a light at the end of the tunnel? Will there be dust bunnies in the void? A funny, suspenseful and poignant look at the travails of a bug trapped in a vacuum.“A bug flies indoors, is sucked into a vacuum, and experiences the five stages of grief while entrapped. The narrative plays it straight, but the double-page spreads—over 40 of them—tell a far livelier story .... [Watt] includes a clever, visually parallel story about the household's dachshund, whose favorite toy, a knitted, button-eyed dog, suffers the same fate as the bug .... Another funny, visually rollicking work from the creator of \u003ci\u003eChester\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScaredy Squirrel\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“The double-page artwork cleverly illustrates these traumatic events with a muted palette and cute, cartoony characters. Much of the humor is tongue-in-cheek. There is plenty of detail in the illustrations that will evoke adult chuckles and encourage children to look closer .... The award-winning author of the “Scaredy Squirrel” series (Kids Can) is back with an equally engaging, if a bit more sophisticated, picture book to delight audiences.” - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e”Mélanie Watt’s retro-styled illustrations are kitschy, cool, mid-modern masterpieces . . . \u003ci\u003eBug in a Vacuum\u003c\/i\u003e is original, witty, and moving.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In a story heady and intellectually ambitious enough for a jaded adult, yet suited to a child’s down-to-earth appetites, a wide-eyed fly gets vacuumed up .... There’s a journey, yes, into the light, but it’s a happy ending that may just prompt sheer joy at the simple fact of being alive.” -\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is so eloquently written and illustrated, so carefully and tenderly crafted. . . Highly recommended.” \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMELANIE WATT\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling creative genius behind many beloved picture books for children, including the Scaredy Squirrel series, the Chester series, \u003ci\u003eYou're Finally Here!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHave I Got a Book for You!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAugustine\u003c\/i\u003e. Melanie's books have received numerous starred reviews from journals such as \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e and have won many state awards in the US, including the Virginia Readers' Choice Award, North Carolina Children's Book Award and Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Award. In Canada, she is a multiple winner of the Ontario Library Association's Blue Spruce Award and the Ruth \u0026amp; Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award. The \u003ci\u003eScaredy Squirrel\u003c\/i\u003e animated television series based on her books airs on the Cartoon Network in the US and YTV in Canada. Melanie lives in Montreal, Quebec.","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302366138597,"sku":"NP9781770496460","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bug-in-a-vacuum-isbn-9781770496460","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}