Strengths
Leadership, organization, courage, persistence, fairness, and thoughtful care.
Meet the Critters
Lass Ladybug
The Thoughtful Leader
Lass loves a good plan, a fair choice, and a community project with room for everyone. She is confident, capable, and ready to organize the next Bugville event. Her most meaningful adventures begin when a polished plan meets a person she has not fully heard yet — and she discovers that leading with heart means making space for other voices.
A distinct Bugville viewpoint
Each profile preserves character identity rather than flattening a friend into a single lesson.
Growing edge
Lass is growing from an eager overachiever into an emotionally intelligent leader who listens before deciding.
Family
Lass lives at Marigold House with Mom Ladybug, her stepfather Mayor Boll Weevil, and her younger stepbrother Boll Jr. She may naturally call them Dad and brother.
Friendships
Buster brings curiosity to her plans, Cat brings emotional truth, and Sarah brings creativity and warmth.
Visual motif
Ribbon paths, plan marks, welcoming signs, and ladybug-shell spots.
“Leading with heart makes Bugville stronger!”
Stories with Lass
A route-scoped shelf for this character.
New5-8
Blast Off With Buster Bee Around the Moon with Artemis II
A warm, engaging read-aloud inspired by a real mission around the Moon. As Buster Bee learns about astronauts, spacecraft, and Artemis II, young…
New3-5
Twelve Dresses, One Star
Lass Ladybug loves trying on dresses, dreaming big, feeling silly, stomping mad, and soaring through the sky. In this sweet and confidence-building…
New4-8
Halloween in Bugville
Halloween is almost here, and Lass Ladybug can hardly wait. There are invitations to deliver, jack-o-lanterns to light, costumes to plan, treats to…
New4-8
Buster Bee’s Big Farm Adventure
Buster Bee and Sarah Silkworm are off to Garden Box Farms for a school project, and their friend Tim Earthworm is ready to show them around. From…
New3-5
Sarah Gets Angry
Sarah Silkworm and Lass Ladybug are bug-best friends. They ride, laugh, play, and get silly together—until one afternoon when Sarah wants to play…
New3-5
Goodnight, Bugville
As the sun grows sleepy over Bugville, Buster Bee, Lass Ladybug, Barry Beetle, Cat Caterpillar, Sarah Silkworm, Tim Earthworm, Beauty Butterfly, and…
New3-5
Buster Explores the Sea
Buster Bee and Lass Ladybug have big dreams, and today those dreams set sail aboard the S.S. Bug! With Captain Barry at the helm and First Mate Cat…
New3-5
Buster’s Really Great Big Top Show
Step right up for the Bugville Big Top! Buster Bee is the ringmaster of the biggest little show on Earth, starring The Great Flying Barry, All-Star…
New3-5
Buster’s Undersea 1-2-3 Counting Expedition
All aboard the S.S. Bug! Buster Bee and Lass Ladybug are heading beneath the sea for a counting adventure with Captain Barry and First Mate Cat. One…
New3-5
Outside in the Snow with Buster and Friends
It’s snowing in Bugville, and everyone is ready to play! Lass twirls, Buster sleds, Barry stomps through the snow, and Cat and Sarah roll snowballs.…
New3-5
Mamma Sea Turtle Can't Find Her Babies
One sunny day beneath the blue sea, Buster Bee and Lass Ladybug meet a worried mamma sea turtle. Her babies are missing, and she needs help finding…
New3-5
Buster’s Back to the Sea Counting Expedition
Buster Bee and Lass Ladybug are back aboard the S.S. Bug for a brand-new trip to Counting Cove. This time, the sea friends keep coming—crabs,…