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Ant and Bee and the ABC (Ant & Bee)

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As a kindergarten teacher, and a fan of the Ant and Bee series from the time I was a little girl, I highly recommend these stories. I have vivid memories of my grandmother reading me the stories, and now my kindergartners love them as well. They are quite new to my students, but they love the characters, drawings, vivid imagery and repetition. They often "read" them during our free choice time. Of course, they now want me to add to my collection, so I'm working on it!

I could hardly believe that the Ant & Bee books were still available. A neighbour lent my two young children some of her's which her (now) adult children had as toddlers. My children have become obsessed with reading them on a daily basis. They have been wonderful for building my five year old's confidence with her solo reading. I urge the publishers to consider reprinting the whole series. Believe me there is a new generation of readers itching to get their fingers on the Ant & Bee books!

I can't sing the praises of Ant and Bee loud enough. I loved them as a young child in the mid 70's. Luckily, I held on to five of the books. (Ant and Bee and the ABC's, Ant and Bee and the Rainbow, Ant and Bee Go Shopping, Around the World with Ant and Bee, and Ant and Bee Tell Time) Unfortunately, seeing how much they are now worth (not that I'd sell), they were loved a little too much. My three year old daughter loves saying "Naughty Mommy" whenever we read a page with some "additional" artwork.
I can't quite put my finger on what makes these so magical, but the illustrations are a big part of it. I used to just stare at the pictures....the variety of ways Ant and Bee travel the world, the Shopping Center they shop at, the three-legged race at the zoo, their teacup home, etc. The stories were simple yet interesting. Repetitive but not irritating. Full of friendship and fun. And I must add, the image of Ant and Bee sitting on their make-believe rainbow as day turns to night is one of the sweetest children's book moments ever. Please publishers re-release these. They are a gold mine.

As a child I loved Banner's Ant & Bee stories and am pleased to find that their charm spans generations. My toddler insists on reading it at least four times a day and, in fact, sleeps with the book. A wonderful story with an educational bonus, but can be tiresome and repettitive for parents of young fans. (What great children's book isn't?)

Our first experience with Ant and Bee was in 1975 when my own grandmother bought Ant and Bee ABC for my daughter. It soon became a book that I read many times a day, in fact I have it memorized to this day. We have a favourite family story that we still laugh about today. My father came over to our house when our daughter was 18 months old. She sat in her grandfathers lap and of course wanted him to read her favourite book, "Ant and Bee ABC". As he began to read, our daughter suddenly took over and began saying the words to the book, word for word. My father jumped up and came running into the kitchen. "She can read!!" my father announced. "She is a genius!! We should put her on TV." We began to laugh so hard that we could barely speak. Our daughter had memorized this book word for word by the time she was 18 months old. You should have seen my father! It was a moment to remember forever. Thank you Ant and Bee books.

This series is such a relief from LOGO-based and BRAND Name products. Imagine that they are 83 to 110 pages long,too! Let me know when they are reprinted since few can afford the hefty price tags now attached to the little volumes.

When I was 10 I was lucky enough to travel to Great Britain with my parents.On one of our excursions there,we entered a bookstore, because I had seen an Ant and Bee book.My mother bought it for me. Now at 36 years I still cherish it.So does my four year old daughter.I could not believe how much these cute little books go for now.I guess Ill be holding on to mine!!!

Sincerely
Carola Sosinsky,Wi,USA