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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Micalah Weatherholtz

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

While not my first Wickstrom children’s book I enjoyed it as if it was. Lois always manages to captivate children with her tales, and wonderful illustrations, while always managing to teach them something at the same time. In this case, this being the fifth book in the series, Loretta takes us back to her garden to take us full circle in the life of fireflies. We enjoyed this one.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Roxsanne Lesieur.

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loretta is back in her garden, a place she loves to spend her time, and today, while she is planting flowers in a freshly prepared bed, she finds some glowing larvae, she is so intrigued by them that she runs to get her ant farm, which is currently empty and waiting for some new residents and so she moves some of the larvae in.

As she watches them tunnel, she finds that they are also building hut like structures around themselves from the mud, but what will happen to them now? This is a charming book about the lifecycle of a firefly which is full of information in a format which all ages will enjoy and all while learning about nature and insects all at the same time.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Melissa Fink

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The Glow in Loretta's Garden (Loretta's Insects)The Glow in Loretta’s Garden by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was another beautifully written by Lois Wickstrom. This author truly never disappoints, I love how all her books have amazing illustrations. They are also educational. The world building and characters was greatly thought of. It was easy to read.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Donya Pedigo

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’ve read a lot of Lois Wickstrom’s books, but this is my first adventure with Loretta. I love how you learn without even realizing it while reading this clever book. The illustrations are really fascinating and colorful as well!

Have you ever wondered about the life cycle of a firefly? Well Loretta finds out all about fireflies as she observes them through multiple stages of their lives. I also love the added information at the end of the story that allows you to learn even more about fireflies. I will definitely be checking out more of this series.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Shannen Kern

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My entire household loves this author, and the kids get so excited when I bring a new book home. Imagine their surprise when it was centered on their favorite insect, lightning bugs! When Loretta happens upon some luminous larvae, she is intrigued and embarks on a journey to understand the life cycle of these new creatures. I love the way the author is able to flawlessly weave educational tidbits without losing the interest of kiddos. The illustrations were a little different from other books by Lois, but they are still wonderful and helpful for the young ones to gain more context. I loved the facts about fireflies even as an adult! These books always spark such wonderful conversations with my kids. I highly recommend having this in your classroom or at home and letting it light up your little one’s curiosity!

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Glow in Loretta’s Garden is Book Five in the Loretta’s Insects series. It is a children’s picture book that teaches children about the life cycle of fireflies. Loretta loves insects and while digging in her flower bed she finds glowing larvae. She places them in an empty ant farm and watches them as they dig little mud houses underground. After several days of observing the activity of the larvae Loretta notices that there are fireflies coming out so she takes the ant farm outside so they can fly free. She then spends time watching the fireflies and makes some interesting observations about how they flash. A cute and informative read that is a good resource for kids to learn about the life cycle of a firefly. The illustrations were okay, but I personally found the illustrations in previous books in this series more captivating and engaging. Overall, a great read.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden by Lois Wickstrom-Review by Victoria McQuigg

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Glow in Loretta’s Garden by Lois Wickstrom is a cute and educational children’s book that uses story telling to teach about the life cycle of fireflies. This story is the perfect way to trick your kiddos into doing something educational without their knowledge. I even learned some things that I did not know. I highly recommend this to anyone with kids! The illustrations are also stunning! 5 out of 5 stars.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Cindy Mayberry

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another fantastic story by this author. I knew this story would be educational, SHHHH! Don’t tell the kiddo’s. This story is all about bugs, and Loretta is just the right person for this job. She is observant and watches the bugs grow and change. Giving the readers valuable information. This author encourages her readers to look about their environment and discover the bugs in their yard. This story is well written and easy for children to follow. A real crowd pleaser, that needs to be in every child’s library.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tausha Treadway

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom. This is mine and my nephews favorite author so we were super excited to read this one. Its the cutest story about Loretta finding glowing bugs in her flower garden. Loretta collects a few of them and puts them in her ant farm to study them. She gets scared when they quit glowing in her ant farm so she shakes them and they start glowing again making her happy. She finally decides that she needs to set them free and when she does she realizes they are fireflies! She then takes it upon herself to learn all she can about fireflies. She watches them and studies them all the time. This book is so good for kids to learn about fireflies and it’s also good for teachers to use in the classroom. All of the books by this author are very educational!

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Laura Jones

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Lisa Helmick

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I read this book fairly quickly. Personally I think it needs something . I was Intruiged with the idea to learn a little something about fireflys. I feel that was not accomplished until I read some small print at the back instead of filtered through the story.

I have read other books by this author that seem well done but for me this one does not qualify. It is an okay read but I wanted more information. The illustrations are loose but the cover is well done and also what drew me to the story

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Melissa Saxton

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The Glow in Loretta's Garden (Loretta's Insects)The Glow in Loretta’s Garden by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great adventure for Loretta this time in the world of fireflies. An education takes place inside this story about fireflies that every young kid will enjoy! There is beautiful watercolor illustration in this story that really makes it come full circle.
A must read for elementary school kids! My 5 year old loved it!!

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Alyssa McLean

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My son loved this. He loves fireflies and enjoyed learning about them. He can’t wait for the snow to melt so he can dig and try to find some himself. The information at the end of her books is always a nice bonus. The illustrations were detailed and cute.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Stephanie Robb

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This wonderful story introduces children to the amazing world of fireflies as we learn about their lifecycles and what they do in our gardens. There is magic in Loretta’s garden and engages children with the prose and illustrations. Highly recommended.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Hannah Porter

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely love reading about all of Loretta’s adventures with my little one, that includes this one 🥰 I have a whole bunch of fireflies where we live and I can’t wait til they start to come out. We love running around trying to catch them. And after reading this I learned a new way to draw them in, that I can’t wait to use lol. It was a quick read but very interesting and informative. As always I love these little tidbits at the end of the books. This one gave me some facts I didn’t know and I’m glad to know them now. I know these are for manly for little ones (which mine loves them) but I love them also and can’t wait for more!!🥰

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden ( Loretta’s Insects ) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Caralee Loonat

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another brilliant children’s book from this author one again. I really like how this author is able to bring subjects to children and make them interesting. I really do recommend these books for younger children. I have said it time and again I wish my children were little enough for these, and once I do eventually have grandkids will get these for them. The author is able to peak children’s interest whilst at the same time help them read and learn to enjoy reading. I highly recommend this author and all her books.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Emily H

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

While Loretta is digging in the dirt she finds glowing larvae which she has the idea of putting in her ant farm to see what happens to them. After watching them she finds there are more than a few mysteries to these bugs.

I thought this was delightful. Loreta is a girl with a curious mind and having her see the larvae evolve into flying glowing insects was not only informative but beautifully illustrated. Another great story in the Loretta’s Insects series.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Megan Conley

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wickstrom deserves countless accolades for bringing STEM to kiddos at such a young age in such a fun and easily understandable way. The Glow in Loretta’s Garden teaches young readers about the lifecycle of fireflies (or lightning bugs where I’m from ;)). The way Wickstrom is able to provide readers with a science lesson through storytelling is phenomenal. She’s able to weave her lessons throughout the story of Loretta and teach not only the academic side of it, but also an emotional component too. And the illustrations are bright and captivating and go along perfectly with the story. This is definitely another book you’ll want to add to your ever-growing Wickstrom collection.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Julie Johnson

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have never heard the term “armadillo bugs” before reading this book! Even adults can learn more about insects, specifically fireflies, in this informative story. Spend some time with Loretta in her garden and you’ll learn about the life cycle of what I’ve always termed “lightening bugs” or fireflies.

This is another great addition to any personal or school library. There are STEM features of this book, which is a favorite aspect I have of this author. Be sure to check out her other books as well!

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Shelly Kittell

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a cool story about firefly’s. I had no idea there were even armadillo bugs. It’s a nice introduction to the life cycle of the insect. Loretta stories are always interesting and full of fun science facts. Being an explorer makes Loretta cool to any child. Another fun science story to add to our family/homeschool library for story time.What a cool story about firefly’s. I had no idea there were even armadillo bugs. It’s a nice introduction to the life cycle of the insect. Loretta stories are always interesting and full of fun science facts. Being an explorer makes Loretta cool to any child. Another fun science story to add to our family/homeschool library for story time.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Heather Bass

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have read a few books from this author to my niece and we love them. These stories are so fun to read but they are also educational. I like how the pictures go perfectly with the story as well. I can wait to read another book with my niece from this amazing author.

Loretta goes to make herself a flower garden but she finds these bugs that glow. She takes them home with her and she watches them. They are some that glow when they fly and some don’t fly. Will she find out the real truth of these cool little bugs?

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars
The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom

The Glow in Loretta’s Garden ( Loretta’s Insects) is a fun children’s book that children ages 4-8 can enjoy. My son loved this book so much we’ve read it several times already. The illustrations are colorful and bring the story to life. Loretta is in her garden is digging in the dirt when she notices and something glowing. Loretta puts the glowing larvae in a box and continues watch it for several days. Fireflies are my favorite and my son loves to try and catch them. We truly enjoyed this book and highly recommend reading it to find what happens next. We look forward to reading more from this Author

The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tori Mitton

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<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198380575-the-glow-in-loretta-s-garden” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects)” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1695737781l/198380575._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198380575-the-glow-in-loretta-s-garden”>The Glow in Loretta’s Garden</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/331633.Lois_Wickstrom”>Lois Wickstrom</a><br/>
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6347146771″>5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
One day Loretta is in her garden. She thinks she finds armadillo eggs. They are not! So she gathers them in her ant farm to watch them glow. A few weeks go by and nothing is happening the ant farm. Then one day she sees the glowing, so she takes the little ant farm out to the garden to release the bugs. She is able to determine the different types of fireflies, and makes a little light to play with the firefly’s.
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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Nicole Thompson

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Lois Wickstrom, a beloved children’s author, delivers another charming and educational story in “The Glow in Loretta’s Garden.” Loretta’s back, exploring her garden and uncovering the fascinating world of fireflies. With a simple, engaging narrative and vibrant illustrations, this book captures the wonder of nature and the life cycle of these glowing insects.

Children (and adults!) will be captivated by the easy-to-follow story, learning about fireflies while enjoying the original and fun tale. The beautiful illustrations bring Loretta’s garden to life, adding a touch of magic to the learning experience.

Ideal for ages 4-8, “The Glow in Loretta’s Garden” sparks curiosity and encourages young readers to explore the wonders of their own backyards. If your family enjoys the Loretta’s Insects series, this latest installment is sure to be a favorite!

The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Crystal Brehant

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loretta and her stories always make bugs seem less disgusting. They show a whole new side to them. You see their usefulness within nature and their purpose in the world. You and your child read an entertaining story, and learn along the way. There is always some useful information after the story as well. You can learn more about what you read. My 7yo son and I always love Lois Wickstrom books.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Carrie Reed

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

An introduction to fireflies. Everyone loves catching fireflies when they are young, I like how Loretta is interested in the life of the fireflies and tries to watch them in her ant farm, until she has to set them free so they can fly and glow. Reading the information on fireflies at the end, I can see how Loretta was to be experiencing all the stages of a fireflies life but the wording didn’t translate well, and I was left kind of confused. My favorite part of the book is the information about the life of a firefly at the end, I was interested to know they are considered beetles, and that they glow in all stages of their life.

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Ayla Phipps

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Beautiful watercolor illustrations that bring the pages to life. Lois Wickstrom is a treasure in the way she takes a very common thing, such as a kid interested in bugs and turns it into an informative story for all ages to enjoy. In the story Loretta finds “armadillo bugs” which is the name she gives one of the four stages of a fireflies’ life cycle. While at first Loretta took the bugs and put them in her ant farm to observe them, she later releases them back into her garden. She wants to find more of them but when she discovers the eggs, she respects nature and covers them back up until they hatch on their own. The life of fireflies at the end honestly was informative for the whole family and left us all with one question, There’s glowing turtles?

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Natalia Gonzales Castrejon

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was such a great book! I definitely recommend to any kid audiences. I love fun little books. Most especially ones about fireflies! Fireflies are probably my most favorite bug species. This really was enjoyable. My son has really enjoyed books like these because they’re fun and he always learns about new kinds of bugs!

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects Book #5) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Angela Hayes

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3 Stars

 

The Glow in Loretta’s Garden is the fifth book in the Loretta’s Insects series by Lois Wickstrom. This is another fun children’s illustrated storybook, full of interesting facts about insects- this time we learn about the lifecycle of fireflies. The added educational elements added an extra element of interest to the engaging adventure.
As we discovered previously, Loretta loves insects, and this time she discovers some glowing larvae while digging in her flower bed. She puts them in an empty ant farm and watches them do interesting things. What happens when they finally hatch? You really should discover all the interesting details for yourself – because what happens makes for a fun read.
This is not just a cute story, it also encourages children to learn while they read. I read this story with my grandson, but we wish the illustrations were better, as they are very simplistic and aren’t as bright, bold, or eye catching like a lot of Ms. Wickstrom’s other books- so they didn’t grab or hold his attention like the others have done.
As with the other books in the series, the ‘new’ cover is great, but unfortunately the illustrations inside the book aren’t up to the same standard. With better illustrations, this would have been an even better story, in our opinion.
Loretta’s Insects series contains (so far):
-Ladybugs For Loretta (Book #1)
-Bee’s In Loretta’s Bonnet (Book #2)
-Loretta’s Caterpillar (Book #3)
-What Loretta’s Katydid Did (Book #4)
-The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Book #5)
Happy reading!

 

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The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Jennifer Crain

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“The Glow in Loretta’s Garden” by Lois Wickstrom is a charming and beautifully illustrated children’s book that teaches the importance of gratitude and compassion.

The illustrations in the book are vibrant and engaging, capturing the beauty of nature and the wonder of Loretta’s enchanted garden. The message of the story is delivered in a gentle and uplifting way, making it a perfect read for young children.

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