Buglette the Messy Sleeper, by Bethanie Murguia | Book Spotlight
The Children’s Book Review | May 18, 2011
“Whimsical watercolor illustrations of a ladybug family and an endearing story about being different, dreaming big, and learning to be brave will appeal to children with wild imaginations—messy sleepers or not.”
Buglette the Messy Sleeper
By Bethanie Murguia
Reading Level: 3-5
Hardcover: 32 pages
Book overview: All sleepers will adore Buglette—a tidy little bug by day, a messy little sleeper at night. That’s when she tosses and turns and kicks and flips while she dreams of doing BIG things like building mountains and kicking balls over the moon. Her quirky habit annoys her family—after all, what if her messy sleeping wakes the scary crow?—until her big dreams help her to save the day. Whimsical watercolor illustrations of a ladybug family and an endearing story about being different, dreaming big, and learning to be brave will appeal to children with wild imaginations—messy sleepers or not.
About the author: BETHANIE DEENEY MURGUIA graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rochester, where she studied psychology and fine art. She received an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York. While in New York, she was an art director for Hearst Magazines. Bethanie lives in Sausalito, California, with her husband and two little buglettes of her own.
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Linda Kish
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Sounds like a very cute book.
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May 18, 2011Customized Essay
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Amazing book..Love it!!!
May 21, 2011Wehaf
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I’m a neat sleeper, but I think this looks adorable!
May 21, 2011domestic diva
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Looks cute! Thanks for the chance.
May 22, 2011Staci A
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This sounds like a great book, and so appropriate for my own little messy sleeper! Thanks for the chance to enter!
May 22, 2011John D.
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Love the video!
May 24, 2011Natalia
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Great book
May 24, 2011Cass
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So cute! Perfect for my little buglette.
May 24, 2011Denise
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sounds terrific!
May 25, 2011angie
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book sounds like a great one to share what a great read for grandma (me) and little one
May 26, 2011shopannies@yahoo.com
MJ
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I teach kindergarten. I think my kinderkids would love this!
mj.coward[at]gmail.com
May 30, 2011Malinda
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Looks great!
May 30, 2011Rita M
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How adorable is this book?!
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Rita M
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Ella
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Great review and great book for any child that can relate to being tidy and messy…lol!
June 8, 2011amber french
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oh…this looks absolutely adorable! i’m a future teacher and would love to have this for my classroom!
June 9, 2011YvonneJ
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This sounds like an awesome book to include in my ladybug themed storytime at the library.
June 9, 2011Ce
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Buglette has such cute illustrations. If the story is as good I have a little one I know will love it. Story times should to. We so rarely get new titles in the summer.
June 9, 2011apple blossom
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looks like a cute book please include me thanks
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June 9, 2011Triscia Hennessy
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I simply love it!
June 9, 2011We called my son Buglette when he was a baby must get him a copy.He’ll loveit he’s a 24 year old writer in Boston!
Liza767
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new books fo summer reading count me in 🙂
June 9, 2011JAMES P LYNAM
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AWESOME BOOK.
June 9, 2011Hope I win it!!!!!!!!
Theresa N
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We have serious sleeping problems at our house, maybe this would help.
June 10, 2011Denise
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I can’t wait to read this story to my son who can sometimes talk so much that everyone stays awake! The illustrations look so vibrant!
June 10, 2011Mozi Esmes Mom
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I’d love this for my daughter!
janemaritz at yahoo dot com
June 11, 2011Tiffany D.
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This book is too cute, my son would love it!
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June 12, 2011Susan Kennedy
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I think Buglette sounds perfect., particularly because sleeping can be hard.
June 12, 2011Melanie
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Super sweet book!
June 13, 2011melanieinoh2003 at yahoo dot com
Melanie
Bianca Schulze
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Congratulations to Melanie! She is the winner of this giveaway.
Melanie: Super sweet book!
Keep an eye out for your winning email notification.
June 17, 2011