Disgusting Critters

This was written February 29, 2020.  I think I intended to add cover images, and that is why it has been sitting in draft for over a year.  I've decided to just post it as is.

 

The Slug by Elise Gravel is part of the "Disgusting Critters" series.  It's a kids book published by tundra.  Cute with little factoids told in a lighthearted way.  It has a nice mix of fonts and font sizes, and goes back and forth between a dark brown and a faded red/pinkish text color on a pale green (with brown tones) background.

The Toad by Elisa Gravel is also part of the "Disgusting Critters" series.  Like The Slug, the pages are a pale green with brown tones.  The font is dark brown and hot pink.  Toads seem pretty fascinating, and the book is pretty quick, so this book may require further reading after.  This book focuses on the common toad in particular, but mentions a Suriname toad whose babies come out of her back? ... cray-cray.  The book also mentions the environmental impact on toads and their benefits in our environments, which is an important message these days.

Yet another entry of the “Disgusting Critters”series by Elisa Gravel, The Spider has a variety of factoids about spiders - they are NOT insects - including that some spiders can spin their silk to hold air for breathing under water. The text and illustrations has some additional colors with pink, red, and a yellow-green.

Elise Gravel is from Montreal, making these Canadian Book Challenge books.