These are our favorite books about Bugs and Insects for Pre-K kids. I only list books my Pre-K students and I truly enjoy and find educational.
Visit the Bug Activities page for lots of Preschool & Pre-K lesson ideas.
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Butterfly Books
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Waiting for Wings
by Lois Ehlert
Born to be a Butterfly
by DK Publishing
Ten Little Caterpillars
by Bill Martin Jr.
Butterfly (See How They Grow)
by DK Publishing
Are You a Butterfly?
by Judy Allen
From Caterpillar to Butterfly
by Deborah Heiligman
Ants Books
Hey, Little Ant
by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
One Hundred Hungry Ants
by Elinor Pinczes
Are You an Ant?
by Judy Allen
The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb
by Shirley Climo
Bee Books
The Honeybee & the Robber
by Eric Carle
Are You a Bee?Â
by Judy Allen
Bee
by Britta Teckentrup
The Bee Book
by Charlotte Milner
Spider Books
The Very Busy Spider
by Eric Carle
Aaaarrgghh! Spider!
by Lydia Monks
Are You a Spider?
by Judy Allen
Spider on the Floor
by Raffi
More Bugs
The Grouchy Ladybug
by Eric Carle
Ten Little Ladybugs
by Melanie Gerth
The Very Clumsy Click BeetleÂ
by Eric Carle
The Very Quiet Cricket
by Eric Carle
Creepy Crawly Calypso
(Book with CD)
by Tony Langham
Are You a Grasshopper?Â
by Judy Allen
In the Tall, Tall Grass
by Denise Fleming
The Icky Bug Alphabet BookÂ
by Jerry Pallotta
Bug Dance (Math Start 1)
by Stuart J. Murphy
Are You a Ladybug?Â
by Judy Allen
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
by Simms Taback
The Very Lonely Firefly
by Eric Carle
Are You a Dragonfly?Â
Judy Allen
The Best Bug Parade (MathStart 1)
by Stuart J. Murphy
The Bugliest Bug
by Carol Diggory Shields
Are You a Beetle?
by Judy Allen
Bugs
by Britta Teckentrup