This hilarious meta picture book from the author of Butterflies Are Pretty . . . Gross! 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 to scare off enemies. Or the Slender Leaf Ant that can glide through the air. Or the Dinosaur Ant, which is the biggest ant in the world! Okay, so a picnic with ants is actually lots of fun!
But what if an anteater also wants to join the picnic?
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.
"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
