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Ladybug
I鈥檓 a bug, I鈥檓 proud to be.
I have six legs, as you can see.
I鈥檝e a handsome coat: black spots on red.
I鈥檝e two antennae on my head.
But I鈥檓 a boy; my name is Doug
So why do they call me ladybug?!

Fifteen years ago, between feedings and changings, Jasperite Moira McKinnon wrote a children鈥檚 book.

鈥淚 started writing these poems when I was changing diapers,鈥� she said, referring to the 26 playful poems featured in her self-published book Awesome Ants and Lady Bugs in Pants.

McKinnon resurrected her A to Z book of bugs鈥攚hich landed on the back burner when she returned to work, following her maternity leave鈥攚ith the help of local graphic designer Gladzy Kei Zuniga.

McKinnon had her daughter contact Zuniga five months ago and ever since, she鈥檚 been glued to her computer, waiting for the next bug illustration to grace her email.

鈥淚 would come home from work and check my computer and there would be a new bug. That was always really exciting,鈥� she said.

Even more exciting, though, was to see the finished product.

鈥淚t鈥檚 so fantastic to have it. It was really exciting to get it and see it in book form.鈥�

The book includes a poem for each letter of the alphabet, and each one is about bugs.

McKinnon will be selling the book, of which she has 600 copies, in select stores in town, including the Friends of Jasper National Park gift shop, Bearfoot in the Park and the Candy Bears鈥� Lair.

She will also be holding a book launch and signing at the information centre Saturday, Nov. 16 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event includes bug-themed goodies and a costume contest for the best bug.

Although this book is hot off the presses, McKinnon said she already has an idea for her next one, although she鈥檚 not yet ready to share it.

鈥淚f I can break even on this one, I鈥檒l do another one,鈥� she said.

Nicole Veerman
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