The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

By Judy Parley

When a grouchy ladybug refuses to share a feast of aphids with a friendly ladybug, a dispute occurs. The Grouchy Ladybug flies off and every hour finds a host of incrementally larger animals, with whom it tries to start a fight. Eventually the ladybug challenges a whale and with the help of the whale's tail, ends up back at the starting spot ready to share with the friendly ladybug.

Possible strategy instruction:

• C: Predict what will happen; use text to confirm.
• C: Summarize text; include sequence of main events.

• A: Cross-checking. Do the pictures and/or words look right? Do they sound right? Do they make sense?
• A: Use beginning and ending sounds.

• F: Read text as the author would say it, conveying meaning or feeling.
• F: Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody.

• E: Use pictures, illustrations, and diagrams.
• E: Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries as tools.
• E: Ask someone to define the word for you.

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