Book Review: 'Bug in a Vacuum' by Mélanie Watt

✰✰✰✰ A little bug just happens to be flying along and minding its own business, when it ends up in a house. Just when it begins to get comfy...whoosh! One minute the little bug is innocently just sitting there, and the next minute, it finds itself trapped inside a cavernous metal container. What is a bug to do? 

With nothing but dust bunnies to talk to, the little bug starts wondering why. This can't really be happening...or can it? After a bit of questioning, bargaining, sadness, and lots of drama, the little bug must make a choice. And just when it accepts its fate of being stuck inside a vacuum, the unexpected happens.

The Bottom Line: Have you ever wondered what happens to the little spiders and bugs that get swallowed up by the vacuum cleaner?  Well, this clever picture book takes you along the journey of one trapped bug. With a little bit of humor, Watt illustrates the stages of grief that we all go through at some point in our lives with this thoughtful and sensitive picture book featuring bold artwork in mixed media. Highly recommended for kids ages 5 - 9  going through unexpected turmoil or loss.

Details: Bug in a Vacuum written & illustrated by Mélanie Watt. Picture book published by Tundra Books in 2015. 96 p. ISBN: 978-1-77049-645-3