- Everyday Life
- Graphic Novels
- Ages 7–10
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
Bug Boys is Laura Knetzger's all-ages graphic-novel trilogy about Rhino-B and Stag-B, two young beetle best friends whose days in Bug Village and the wilds beyond are packed with gentle adventure and quiet wonder. Brash-but-sweet Rhino-B and calm, scholarly Stag-B explore caves, help a spider build a library and befriend termites, but between the escapades the comic keeps circling something deeper: the confusing tangle of thoughts and feelings even a small bug must navigate. Warm, witty and unexpectedly wise, it balances silliness and introspection, adventure and mindfulness, in a beautifully drawn miniature world that rewards slow reading. Originally a self-published, Ignatz-nominated series, it arrives here in generous full colour.
A gentle, funny, quietly philosophical graphic-novel trilogy about beetle best friends, big feelings and being present, for thoughtful young comics fans.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Warm
- Gentle
- Funny
- Whimsical
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
Cultural ubiquity
2/ 5A working classic for readers in the know.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Across the collection
All 3 books.
About the creator