There Are No Ants in This Book
$43.95
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2024
Summary
This hilarious meta picture book shows us that ants aren’t so bad. In fact, they’re pretty amazing, and with their humongous families, they might turn your picnic into a party!
Nothing can ruin a picnic faster than a bunch of ants. It’s a good thing there are no ants in this book … well, maybe there’s only one. Or two… . Or ten??
Maybe it’s not so bad. Ants are kind of cool, after all - especially the ones with amazing butts, like the Acrobat Ant that waves its back end around…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781774881163 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1774881160 |
| Author: | Rosemary Mosco, Anna Pirolli |
| Publisher: | Tundra Books |
| Imprint: | Tundra Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 287mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
A 2024 Betsy Bird Pick for Best Picture Book Readaloud and Best Informational Fiction for Kids
One of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids and Teens, Spring 2025
A 2026 South Carolina Picture Book Award Nominee
PRAISE FOR There Are No Ants in This Book:
“Sure to please budding entomologists, this quirky tale makes clear that ants are so much more than picnic pests.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Bright colors and sunny skies predominate, contrasting nicely with the black ants, and the protagonist’s facial expressions (ranging from concern to awe) deftly convey her evolving attitude. And while adults may grimace at the illustration of the child swarmed by these insects, kids will understand her delight.” —Booklist
”[L]ively, rollicking … an amusing and unusually informative counting book that identifies 10 kinds of ants. Highly recommended, it’s bound to appeal to young and old alike.” —The Montreal Gazette
“The girl in this book states emphatically that there are NO ants in this book. But, when the reader turns the page, there is a tiny ant in the corner of the page. The girl concedes that there is ONE ant in the book, but only one. Of course, more ants are added as the pages are turned. This is a cute book with minimal but humorous text, as well as expressive and delightful illustrations.” —Midwest Book Review
Rosemary Mosco
ROSEMARY MOSCO makes books and cartoons that connect people with the natural world. Her nature comics won the National Cartoonist Society’s award for Best Online Short Form Comic and were the subject of an award-winning museum exhibit. She co-wrote the New York Times bestseller The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid, and is the author of the picture books Butterflies Are Pretty … Gross! and Flowers Are Pretty … Weird! illustrated by Jacob Souva, as well as five other science books. She speaks at birding festivals and looks for cool critters under every rock she can find. Rosemary lives in Massachusetts.
ANNA PIROLLI was born in Genoa and moved to Milan to study illustration at the European Institute of Design. She has worked as a freelance illustrator and art director for companies such as Mondadori, Pearson, Vogue, MTV, Kinder Ferrero, Nickelodeon, Disney and others, following the creative process from concept to creation. She’s also a visiting professor at the Accademia di Brera, where she teaches design applied to the arts. Anna has illustrated the picture books I Hate My Cats- A Love Story by Davide Cali and Anonymouse by Vikki VanSickle, which won the Dilys Evans Founder’s Award at the 2021 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show.
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