LADYBUG October 2017

Cover art by John Sandford

Try a pair of enchanted boots on for size, discover how brave you can be, and get ready for Halloween. It's a fall celebration with October's LADYBUG!

Join Max and Kate on a hayride, go apple picking, pick a pumpkin, or help a honeybee get home as the winter rolls in! Shelby has always been shy, the opposite of her loud and silly little brother. But when she goes to a Halloween party dressed as a superhero, will be she be able to conquer her shyness and have fun. Meet puppies, kittens, and fairy tale characters. You’ll even get to make your own apple treats and ghoulish greeting cards! Festive stories, poems, songs and activities include:

“Shelby the Shy” by Erin Beth Liles, art by Sara Palacios

“The Evening is Coming” with art by Kristina Swarner

“Honeybee Hurries Home” by Lori Mortensen, art by Carol Schwartz

“Apple Fun” by Cynthia Breedlove, art by Sophie Burrows

“Pumpkin, Pumpkin” by Della Ross Ferreri, art by Nanette Regan

“Our Noisy Bus” by Kate Williams, art by Annie J. Won

“Puppies and Kittens” by Charles Ghigna, art by Suzanne Khushi

“Boots at Sixpence” by Maggie Murphy, art by Christopher Dunn

“A Book” by Elizabeth Ehrenfest Steinglass, art by Aaron Boyd

“Happy Fall Faces” with art by Jan Avellana

Regular features include I Spy, Max and Kate, Molly & Emmett, and Ladybug, Muddle, and Thud.

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