Bug on the Rug

Pug is quite content on his cozy, snug rug. He likes it there. But then a bug shows up on the rug. And he is a very smug bug who seems ready to take over the rug. Pug doesn’t like that. He tries to scare the bug off by growling and howling, but the bug stands up to him. The bug tricks Pug with a thrown stick, but Pug comes back and they fight. Pug slips on a slug and runs into Bug. The slug tries to figure out what is wrong between the bug and the pug, and it is then that both Pug and Bug show each other their feelings and discover what went wrong. Can Slug help Pug and Bug solve the problem of the rug and learn to share?

Author Sophia Gholz has written a fun rhymer with a story that will engage little ones without them ever knowing they are learning some good life lessons about friendship and getting along with others. Cute, colorful illustrations by Susan Batori fill every page with fun details that will keep youngsters engaged through the story. This will become a fast favorite.