Bug in a vacuum

Available (5)

Location	Collection	Call #
Andrew Carnegie Free Library	Juvenile Easy	E WATT
Location	Andrew Carnegie Free Library
Collection	Juvenile Easy
Call Number	E WATT
Cooper-Siegel Community Library	Picture Book	E WAT
Location	Cooper-Siegel Community Library
Collection	Picture Book
Call Number	E WAT
Northern Tier Regional Library	Picture Book	J PB WATT
Location	Northern Tier Regional Library
Collection	Picture Book
Call Number	J PB WATT
Scott Township Library	Picture Books	E WATT
Location	Scott Township Library
Collection	Picture Books
Call Number	E WATT
Western Allegheny Community Library	Picture Book	JP BUG WATT
Location	Western Allegheny Community Library
Collection	Picture Book
Call Number	JP BUG WATT

 

Unavailable (4)

Location	Collection	Status
Green Tree Public Library	Children's Easy	IN TRANSIT
Location	Green Tree Public Library
Collection	Children's Easy
Status	IN TRANSIT
Mt. Lebanon Public Library	Children's Picture Books	IN TRANSIT
Location	Mt. Lebanon Public Library
Collection	Children's Picture Books
Status	IN TRANSIT
Northland Public Library	Children's Picture Books	CHECKED OUT
Location	Northland Public Library
Collection	Children's Picture Books
Status	CHECKED OUT
Shaler North Hills Library	Juvenile Picture Book	CHECKED OUT
Location	Shaler North Hills Library
Collection	Juvenile Picture Book
Status	CHECKED OUT

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Summary

Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "One afternoon an unassuming fly is sucked into the dark belly of a vacuum cleaner, where he dramatically experiences the five stages of grief. Each emotion serves as a mini-act in the fly's story as he tries to come to grips with his situation. Starting with denial, he tries convincing himself it's all a bad dream. Stage 2 (bargaining) sees him point toward a spider he has crafted out of debris, claiming, Obviously, I wouldn't hurt a fly. There's the insect you want. Anger erupts in stage 3, before giving way to tears of despair in stage 4. Finally, stage 5 (acceptance) arrives with due resignation. But when the vacuum gets hauled outside, could hope enter the picture? While the fly's rationale is funny (and punny), Watt's mixed-media illustrations steal the show, hilariously depicting the bug's reactions and creative use of his dusty environment. Young readers may not get the joke at large and some may be deterred by the book's length but most will be delighted by the story's sheer absurdity.--Smith, Julia Copyright 2015 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "In this half-comic, half-tragic tale, Watt (the Scaredy Squirrel series) portrays a bug that gets sucked into a canister vacuum and travels through Kübler-Ross's five stages of grief. Watt's muted spreads feature midcentury modern interiors and ersatz advertising, with no humans in sight. The bug (it appears to be a fruit fly) becomes trapped inside the prison of the vacuum along with the family dog's stuffed toy, a mute but comforting companion. In a long, pun-laden monologue, readers watch the fly express denial ("This is amazing!"), bargaining, anger ("No more Mr. Nice Fly!"), despair ("I'll be a prisoner forever"), and, finally, acceptance ("I don't wish to change a thing," it says, looking resigned). Outside the canister, the dog mirrors the same emotions with regard to its lost toy. The story may require some context-setting from adults ("What does bargaining mean?"), while the bug's fate-it survives, but in a strange new place-doesn't offer the consolation it might. But young readers, who are so often subjected to events they can't control, will easily sympathize with the fly. Ages 5-9. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."

Additional Information

Subjects	Insects -- Juvenile fiction. Vacuum cleaners -- Juvenile fiction. Insects -- Fiction. Vacuum cleaners -- Fiction.
Publisher	Toronto, Ontario :2015
Language	English
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN	9781770496453 1770496459
Other	Classic View