The Very Lazy Ladybird (Kepik yang Sangat Malas)

The Very Lazy Ladybird (Kepik yang Sangat Malas)

by Isobel Flynn and Jack Tickle

Product Details.

Original Language   :  English – Indonesian (Bilingual)

Binding                     :  Paperback, 12 pages

Type                          :  Picture book

Publisher                   :  Erlangga for Kids, 2006

Dimensions               :  28 x 22 cm       

What to expect : animal story, a bad habit.

Book Review

Ladybird is a diligent animal by nature. But in this story, you will meet an unusual ladybird. He likes to sleep all day and night. Because of his laziness he doesn’t even know how to fly.

One day he gets bored of his place and wants to sleep somewhere else but too lazy to fly. So he decides to hop on any animals that passes near him. From a bouncy kangaroo, a roaring tiger, a swishy crocodile, a swingy monkey and many more. But none of these animals fits his wish. Until finally he finds the right animal where he can sleep on. Will it be his last sleeping spot?

I find this book really amusing. The ladybird, as lazy as he can be, was so persistent to avoid flying. Until one day he couldn’t get away from it anymore. It just reminds me of my children who frequently try to avoid their task. So I used this book to talk sensibly to them, that no matter how hard we try to avoid our task, it’ll keep coming back to us. Worse case, one day we might be forced by the situation to do it. And this is very undesirable.

As Reading Literature

Regarding the size of the book, I use this book in tell-a-tale time in my class. The students can easily see the whole picture. And the double page illustration attracts their attention. But they find the double text on the page rather distracting. Two texts at the same page with the same font size confuses them.

Above of all, I love the moral value of the story the most.