Du Iz Tak? (Hardcover)

from jennybeast

Goofy, weird, and totally charming -- expressive art and a fun language to play with and puzzle over, as the bugs experience something unexpected in the garden.

from wichitafriendsschool

Du iz tak? What is that? (in bug-talk) As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder. When the plant grows taller and sprouts leaves, some young beetles arrive to gander, and soon-with the help of a pill bug named Icky-they wrangle a ladder and build a tree fort. But this is the w...

from Jpaami

This is an amazing and very unique book. Full of imagination and beautiful illustrations. Who doesn't love an imaginary language!

from sylliu

A delightful story where bugs talk in a strange language, as they wonder about the arrival of a seedling. I haven't read this with children, but I assume that it would be really fun to ask them what they think the story is about and what the bugs are saying.

from Whisper1

Certainly worthy of a Caldecott Honor. Both the story and the incredible illustrations entice the reader to go back and start again, then to finish and once again go back. Each time I re-read this lovely story, I was able to understand the bug language. This is an unusual tale of nature, as exper...