Bibsy Cross and the Creepy-Crawlies by Dung Ho, Liz Garton Scanlon
Series: Bibsy Cross, #3, #3
Published by Alfred A. Knopf on January 7, 2025
ISBN: 0593644492
Pages: 128
Genres: Fiction in Verse/Poetry, Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner, Nature, Realistic Fiction
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Bibsy is reminiscent of a modern-day Ramona. In this free-verse third book, Bibsy and her group must create a self-sustaining pickle-jar terrarium. When Bibsy notices mold growing in the terrarium,  she devises a way to put things right. Disaster ensues.

Eight-year-old Bibsy is a likable protagonist despite the  havoc she creates, and this is what will appeal to kids. Ho’s frequent artwork enhances the story, but I found the fluorescent green pages with white font difficult to read. It was okay  with its limited use in the drawings, Bibsy is light-skinned; but her  best friend Natia is dark-skinned. Her classmates are diverse.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library