Bug Belly published in United States
Bug Belly has been swimming valiantly and has crossed the Atlantic. Both books will be published in hardback by Flutterbee in 2026. This is the third foreign rights sale following Turkey and Holland and watch this space for news of further potential overseas interest.
In this version ‘kit bag’ became rucsack, ‘taddie’ was lengthened to tadpole and ‘midges’ became mosquitoes. ‘Squelchy’, ‘scoffing’ and the context of the word ‘brilliant’ also caused some concern, but other than that, all was fairly straightforward. And Bug Belly certainly looks happy about the deal.
I’d love to Zoom into some American school visits too, so teachers… please get in touch!.
Take a look at some of Bug Belly's FREE froggy resources ...
HERE WE GO AGAIN
And so it begins, again. The frogs are making their way to my pond and gathering. The neighbours pond has dried out over winter and so I found these, and another pair, making their way round to ours. They were heading down the drive sporting this rather fetching remains of a hydrangea flower.
And then 10 days later, the first frogspawn arrived. Followed by a sharp frost overnight so I don't expect any more until the temperature picks up.
At last - the froglets are on their way
October 2024
Much much later than expected the tiny froglets are gathering on the lawn and hopping their way over to their favourite spot - under the honeysuckle, against a wall with plenty of cover and most often wet.
I really didn't think they were going to leave the pond this year but lots of them decided 7 months was late enough. Still VERY tiny though, as you'll see if you click through to this short video.
