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Ladybug Girl, Review and Giveaway

August 22, 2011 by Dawn

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Always a sight in red with black polka dots, Lulu, also known as Ladybug Girl, has been delighting young readers for the last three years in picture books and board books. Over on 5 Minutes for Books today, we’re happy to bring you a review of two of her recent picture book adventures, Ladybug Girl at the Beach and Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad.

You can read Lauren’s review to get her impression of these two stories, and I’d like to add my own praise to hers. My two youngest children, aged 3 and 5, are huge fans of Ladybug Girl, and have been since we borrowed the first picture book from the library a couple years ago. You can see this character’s spirit from the cover images above, and I think that’s what is most appealing to young kids about these books. Lulu is a regular little kid, just like them, whose experiences mirror their own- whether it’s about a first trip to the beach, with its overwhelming size that can initially worry a small child, or it’s about figuring out how to be a good friend during a playdate. These gentle stories are realistic and reassuring for children, and it’s easy to love Lulu in every story.

For even more adventures, check out Ladybug Girl online. Try the Bug Squad Rock Painter game, or the “Ladybug Girl is Definitely not LITTLE game” for fun art and action games. For offline activities, print out one of the fifteen Ladybug Girl activity and color pages, and your kids can give Lulu their own look.

Ladybug Girl dollGiveaway time! Two lucky readers will win copies of Ladybug Girl at the Beach and Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad, as well as Lulu herself in doll form! Please leave a comment here to be entered, open to U.S. and Canada residents. We’ll announce our winners here on 9/4.

The winner of the NIV Bible is #51 Kristin.

Dawn and her children share a love for books, and picture books line many, many shelves in their small home. They also get special attention on her blog, my thoughts exactly, each week in the series friday’s five.

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83 Comments

  1. Leslie says

    October 3, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    I Love the book…. can not wait to read it to my class…. My granddaughter is going to love it too..

    Reply
  2. Matthew says

    September 3, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    Ladybug Girl the whole series… Both selection would be fun for the kids!

    Reply
  3. Raven In A Blue Room says

    September 3, 2011 at 11:07 am

    Thank you for hosting this giveaway

    Louis
    pumuckler {at} gmail {dot} com

    Reply
  4. Karen Propes says

    September 1, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    Oh FABULOUS GIVEAWAY, it would be perfect for our ladybug girl. We call her ladybug and have since she was born. This would be a great gift for her 3rd birthday in October
    [email protected]

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  5. Mary Abplanalp says

    August 31, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    Love reading Lulu to my daughter

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  6. Idaho Jill says

    August 31, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    these look so cute – we love ladybugs!

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  7. tanya cantrell says

    August 31, 2011 at 7:27 pm

    my daughter would love this…thanks for the giveaway

    stevesgurl26 at yahoo dot com

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  8. Ryana says

    August 31, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    I’d like to win this for my niece
    ryanac32 at yahoo dot com

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  9. Amy says

    August 30, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    I would love to add these books to my son’s book collection. I do love Ladybugs!

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  10. Stacey says

    August 30, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    My son would love to win this to read to his younger female cousins. Makes him feel big!

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  11. Alison says

    August 30, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    My girls love books and we would love to have this one.

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  12. Debby says

    August 30, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    I love Ladybugs, and my nickname as a child was Lulu. Perfect match!!

    Reply
  13. melissa n. says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    my niece wouldlove this 🙂 it’s too cute!

    Reply
  14. June says

    August 30, 2011 at 10:53 am

    These would be perfect for my little neighbor girl, she really loves books read to her.

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  15. CaroleM says

    August 30, 2011 at 9:34 am

    Sounds like something my daughter would love!

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  16. katklaw777 says

    August 29, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    My daughter would luv this, thanks!

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  17. Liz says

    August 29, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    My daughter would ADORE this.

    Reply
  18. Michelle Andrews says

    August 29, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    I would love to give these books to a dear friend. She lost her daughter at 8 months of age, and ladybugs remind her of her sweet little girl. She now has two more little girls and I’m sure they would enjoy these for a long time.

    Reply
  19. Katrina says

    August 28, 2011 at 6:25 pm

    I would love to win for my daughter!

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  20. Dawn says

    August 28, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    What awesome books! I’d love to be entered!

    Reply
  21. Andrea says

    August 28, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    What a great contest! I know my kindergarten students would love to read these books!

    Reply
  22. Margo says

    August 27, 2011 at 11:20 am

    These are fabulous books! I have never seen Ladybug Girl before either! So cute. Thanks for this opportunity!

    Reply
  23. Jennifer says

    August 26, 2011 at 10:46 pm

    These books look precious. I’d love to win.

    Reply
  24. shelly says

    August 26, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    How adorable! I know some little ladybug girls that would love these books. Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  25. Wendy M says

    August 26, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    My three little nieces would love this. I had not heard of Ladybug Girl until now.
    wmmahaney(at)att(dot)net

    Reply
  26. Mia Dentice Carey says

    August 25, 2011 at 1:47 am

    ADORABLE!!!!! My son, yes my son, LOVES LADYBUG ‘pretty’ GIRL!!!!
    *Thanks for the link to color pages & games! I did not realize there was a website! =)

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  27. Tanya says

    August 24, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway! My daughter would love this1
    tmc480 at yahoo dot com

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  28. Staci A says

    August 24, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    These look like wonderful books! I’d love to share them with my little one.

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  29. Diane says

    August 24, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    I have not seen Ladybug girl until now, but would love to read these stories to my granddaughter!

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  30. Erin says

    August 24, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    Love these books! Please enter me.

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  31. Maureen says

    August 24, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    We LOVE Ladybug girl books. Thanks, Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)

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  32. Erin says

    August 24, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    Would love to win these books!

    Reply
  33. Beth C says

    August 24, 2011 at 9:50 am

    I really think these books are cute. Would love to be entered.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

    Reply
  34. Linda Meyers-Gabbard says

    August 24, 2011 at 1:49 am

    I would love to win these for my niece

    Reply
  35. Athena says

    August 23, 2011 at 7:41 pm

    My daughter would love these!

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  36. Brett says

    August 23, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Great books for kids. Love the illustrations.

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  37. Jason says

    August 23, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    I would love to have these books to read to my nieces. Then when my son is a little older he would like them too!

    Reply
  38. Al says

    August 23, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    My girls love ladybugs. This looks like a great book to have.

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  39. Debra says

    August 23, 2011 at 7:10 pm

    These books look like so much fun to read. My granddaughters would love it and we all love ladybugs!

    Reply
  40. Alison S. says

    August 23, 2011 at 6:46 pm

    I was just looking for receommendations for young girl books. These look like they fit what I’m looking for. 🙂

    Reply
  41. Bethany says

    August 23, 2011 at 6:22 pm

    These look so cute!

    Reply
  42. Stacy H says

    August 23, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    We love Ladybug Girl at our house! My two daughter’s request it often! We would be forever grateful to win these books & the plush Lulu doll! Thanks for the opportunity!

    Reply
  43. Michele says

    August 23, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    We have not read those books. My kids would love them!

    Reply
  44. Kathy Stevenson says

    August 23, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    My girls would love the books and the doll!!!

    Reply
  45. misty Urech says

    August 23, 2011 at 11:40 am

    LadyBug Girl is a HUGE hit at our house!

    Reply
  46. Vilmarys says

    August 23, 2011 at 10:58 am

    My daughter would love these! Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  47. Terra Heck says

    August 23, 2011 at 10:08 am

    These look like wonderful books that would be fun to read. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Reply
  48. LaVonne says

    August 23, 2011 at 9:14 am

    We have LadyBug girl and Bumble Bee Boy and my daughter loves it! She’d loves these two as well! 😉

    Reply
  49. Becky M says

    August 23, 2011 at 8:58 am

    Great giveaway… would love to win!

    Reply
  50. Melissa P. says

    August 23, 2011 at 6:59 am

    What a charming set of books for any little girl. I would love to win this set and the cute ladybug girl doll to go along with the books. Thanks!

    Reply
  51. hollowsins says

    August 23, 2011 at 4:31 am

    I would love to win this for my daughter

    Reply
  52. Noreen says

    August 23, 2011 at 2:08 am

    My girls love this character

    Reply
  53. Rondah says

    August 23, 2011 at 1:44 am

    My granddaughter would love this. Thanks for the giveaway!
    rjs682 at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  54. Amy says

    August 23, 2011 at 12:28 am

    My son is still young but we read to him everyday. He would love this book I am sure.

    Reply
  55. Stacey says

    August 23, 2011 at 12:27 am

    Great kids books, and I love to read to them.

    Reply
  56. AL says

    August 23, 2011 at 12:27 am

    My girls adore lady bugs and would love this book. Thanks for the opportunity!

    Reply
  57. Debra says

    August 23, 2011 at 12:26 am

    Books are always awesome for children, lady bugs are everybody’s favorite, and my nickname as a kid was Lulu. Sounds all perfect to me. I would love this book for my grandkids

    Reply
  58. Kristin G says

    August 22, 2011 at 11:40 pm

    this would be great!

    Reply
  59. angie says

    August 22, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    I think my grand-daughter would love these books
    [email protected]

    Reply
  60. Linda Kish says

    August 22, 2011 at 9:30 pm

    I would love to win this for my DIL’s nieces.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  61. Carolyn says

    August 22, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Love these books! (and love Ramona!)

    Reply
  62. KelliB says

    August 22, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    Yay! My daughter would love this!

    Reply
  63. Ruthie B says

    August 22, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    Oh how very cute this would be for my granddaughter!

    Reply
  64. Shari says

    August 22, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    Aww, I’d love to be able to give these to my niece!

    Reply
  65. Rachel says

    August 22, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Ali is a HUGE fan of Ladybug girl!! This would be an awesome, awesome win for her!!

    Reply
  66. Donna E says

    August 22, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    This is wonderful,my 4 yr old twins already LOVE Lulu! We have been waiting to get the beach one,and I know my daughter would LOVE the doll of Lulu! Her twin brother & she are always fighting over which pages to they should be looking at,finding the bugsquad is just the ticket.They even fight off their older twin brothers for these books,but all can be on the bug squad!We’d sure enjoy being the winners,but best of luck to everyone.Thanks for this offer.

    Reply
  67. Jen E says

    August 22, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    My kids loooove Ladybug Girl – I’d love to win this for them!

    Reply
  68. Elizabeth says

    August 22, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    My four year old would love these! She is such a fan of books in general, and these look adorable!

    Reply
  69. jessica edwards says

    August 22, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    my daughter would love this!

    Reply
  70. Rose says

    August 22, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    So cute!!!!!

    Reply
  71. Jessica says

    August 22, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    I’d love to win this for my niece. She would love it!

    Reply
  72. TerritoryMom says

    August 22, 2011 at 10:58 am

    Wonderful giveaway, my kids would love these books, thanks!

    Reply
  73. tennille says

    August 22, 2011 at 10:25 am

    great prize! I know the perfect little girl!

    Reply
  74. Kristie says

    August 22, 2011 at 9:53 am

    My daughter would love these books! Thank you for the chance to win! 🙂

    Reply
  75. Annette W says

    August 22, 2011 at 9:50 am

    We actually have two Ladybug Girl books already…and love them. These are two titles we do not have but want! Both my son and daughter love them!

    Reply
  76. MamaGames says

    August 22, 2011 at 8:52 am

    My daughter would love having a Lulu doll of her own! Thanks for the chance to win one.

    Reply
  77. Steph Lancione says

    August 22, 2011 at 8:00 am

    This is so cute! I’m always looking for new things that I can read to my daughter 🙂

    Reply
  78. Liz V. says

    August 22, 2011 at 7:27 am

    Sound like delightful books. Please enter my name. Thanks.

    Reply
  79. Becca / nutmegknitter says

    August 22, 2011 at 5:48 am

    We’re big fans of Ladybug girl and Lulu – all the stories are great!

    Reply
  80. Pam ( says

    August 22, 2011 at 5:42 am

    Oh! Ladybug Girl is always a big hit at our fall book fair. We’re a preschool so it fits right in with the reading and listening age group. Very cool!

    iwriteinbooks at gmail dot com

    Reply
  81. Margaret says

    August 22, 2011 at 12:08 am

    My daughter would absolutely loves these books! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

    Margaret
    singitm(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Reply

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