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Love, love, love this enchanting book that reveals the day-to-day activities of honeybees. Lyrical wordplay, chic black and white illustrations with pops of bright colors, and cute little bees with ribbons round their necks. An adorable must-read!

The key here is the artwork by Isabelle Arsenault, as it always is with every picture book she does. Get your hands on everything she has done. I am a huge fan. This one features what you can see from the cover, vibrant yellow, gold, tangerine, watercolors. Much of the text rhymes, and is also vibra Leggi tutto

Such a beautiful book, wonderful illustrations and perfectly designed pages, reminiscent of Lucienne Day, 5 stars plus for those. I loved the cute smiley honeybees. The text is good too, and very informative, although I found that in the battle between the information rich text and the lovely eye ca Leggi tutto

This is a wonderful singing verse with such fun illustrations and art. I really do love this book. It is all about the dance of the honeybee and why and how they do what they do. I love the little waggle dance the bees do. Both kids are into a big bee phase right now and we are reading all kinds of t Leggi tutto

I love the bright colours! So wonderful on a cold and grey January day! And of course Isabelle Arsenault is among my Apostles of Art: she can do no wrong and I simply revere her. She was the reason I borrowed this book from the library to begin with, as I hadn't kept up with her in a while and have

American author Kirsten Hall and French-Canadian illustrator Isabelle Arsenault join forces in this beautiful picture-book tribute to the honeybee. In simple, poetic text, the activities of the bee, as it works toward producing honey, are set out. From gathering nectar from the flowers to filling th Leggi tutto

The language in The Honeybee is like a song - "This is the flower the bee has chosen. This is the flower the pollen grows in." And, "Chew, chew - we're changing its makeup, we're giving the nectar a chemical shake-up." The illustrations are zippy, exciting, and beautiful. I cannot decide which I lik Leggi tutto