"The Grouchy Ladybug" follows a ladybug through her day providing some humor along with little bit of learning. Ladybug has very negative attitude and is self centered. She challenges every creature she sees to a fight. When her challenge is accepted she spits : " Oh you are not big enough!" and flies away. As she keeps flying, ladybug encounters bigger animals on her way, until she finally meets a whale who dramatically puts her in her place. Ladybug asks him if wants to fight but the whale doesn't even notice her and as he slaps his fin he throws the ladybug to her starting point from which she left in the morning. Grouchy ladybug learns her lesson in life and as she lands on the plant with the ladybug that was polite to her she shows some politeness and appreciation to the other ladybug.
Each page of the picture book shows the trajectory of the son, as the day goes on, and the small clock with two hands is drawn in the corner of each page to show the hour that has elapsed. This story is most likely to appeal to preschooler and early elementary students. They can benefit from the story from using it as an exercise in telling time. The ladybug absurd and arrogant behavior provides humorously dramatic example of how pride can deceive people into acting in self-destructive ways. Young children will enjoy the silliness even if they don't manage to understand the moral message of the story.
The grouchy ladybug made me think of all the selfish people and realize how unhappy they are.
I would have students demonstrate understanding of clocks and tell time to the minute. We would have a class discussion about importance of time. Students would give examples of when it is important to know the time.
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