Children's Picture Books - The Love Ant

The Love Ant continues to entertain thousands of children at the Guildford Public Library in Surrey, British Columbia. The story is part of a mural on the wall of the children's book department. Children can follow a vine from one end of the mural to the other. On the vine is a dedicated ant who is delivering a love letter from one love bird to another. The surprise comic ending reveals a moral; you can't take love for granted.

Children in Surrey now take great delight in using their own imagination to tell the story to each other. The Love Ant is a story that has reverted to, and is encouraging the oral tradition of storytelling.

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