Lois Wikstrom’s Ladybugs for Loretta is the story of a curious little girl who, once she learns how helpful ladybugs are, decides to store them over the winter so they will help her garden in the spring. Halfway through winter and not only Loretta’s fridge is full of hibernating ladybugs, but so are her neighbours! Lucky ladybugs are a gardener’s friend, as Loretta’s mother tells her.
Like a lot of Lois’s stories, this story has a science bend to it, tricking the young reader into learning something new while having fun. After all, isn’t that the best way to educate anyone? Francie Mion’s delightful illustrations bring an already colourful story to life. I’d like to see this, and other Lois Wikstrom’s books as part of the curriculum, or at least in the libraries of all schools in the English-speaking world. I award this book 5 stars.

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