Melanie Watt has become a must-have author in Canadian children library collections. Her Scaredy Squirrel series and Chester series are hilarious and so fun to read. The illustrations are excellent.Her new picture book Bug in a Vacuum is just like the title says - about a fly that gets sucked up in a vacuum. The fly goes through a wave of emotions when dealing with his situation; denial, bargaining, anger, despair and eventually acceptance.
Bug in a Vacuum is not quite as funny as the other two series although I'm certain children will find some humour in the story. I think teachers will gravitate to the story to teach a lesson on emotions and coping with situations. This book will definitely be added to my school library this fall. I suspect this will be on the Forest of Reading nominee list this year or next.