Cathi Hepworth, creator of the brilliant, flamboyant Antics!, strikes again with Bug Off!, a hilarious wordplay romp through the insect world. Each page features one word, such as Frisbee or Beethoven, with an accompanying offbeat illustration guaranteed to generate giggles from the younger set. The book is divided into sections: "A Real Fly-by-Night Operation" (starring bees, moths, and gnats), "Don"t Let the Bedbugs Bite" (starring mites, ticks, and lice), and "The Unwelcome Houseguests" (starring roaches and ants). "Stalagmites" is illustrated with multilegged mites rising from a cave floor, "ticklish" by one tick tickling another in the Parasite Junior High cafeteria, and "descendants" by a tree--a family tree--populated with ant heads. Bug Off! is quirky, inventive, vocabulary-expanding, and dynamite! (All ages) --Karin Snelson