Evan Kuhlman

I guess if it gets a suburban kid interested in nature it's good? But why describe grasshoppers as scary, crickets as curious, etc.? Just describe something that's true about them, like a hoppy cricket and a noisy grasshopper. And why did the person's brother have to be playing with army men? I'd rather not mix love of nature with glorification of war, tyvm.

Hank is a pill bug. Amelia is a girl who idolizes Amelia Earhart. They are best friends.

This is a sweet story about a day in the life of a cute bug. It's only a "big" day in the sense that it was full and tiring and fun.

I liked it a lot. Very charming.

I wish Wolf Boy could have helped me read the book. The book comes with some comic illustrations which first grabbed my attention. I loved the idea of a comic created by the protagonist that mirrored his his and represented his struggle to under life. Or more specifically the untimely death of his older brother.

diverse picture book (Hank the bug goes on a journey, spends half the book with a new friend)
Love the cover and illustrations, doesn't work as well for dial a story though (the pictures really help tell the story).