Bumble Bee [Board book]

Margaret Wise Brown (Author), Victoria Raymond (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1999 | Age Level: 1 and up

Sweet, fuzzy, round, and tumbly -- the bee in Margaret Wise Brown's much loved poem is completely alive and lovable. Victoria Raymond's sculptured illustrations make him even more huggable and create a bright journey that little fingers will love to trace.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-A poem originally published in 1959 about a familiar insect is matched with creative artwork to make an eye-catching board book. Brown's description of a "Rumbly/Tumbly/Bumbly bee" is flowing and uncomplicated. Children will enjoy the rhythm and singsong quality of the text, which is just the right length to keep their attention. The illustrations are bright and descriptive. A variety of materials, such as cloth, clay, beads, and netting, have been carefully and ingeniously molded to create a flying bee, clouds, flowers, and even pollen. Large, full-color photographs of the collages appear on double-page spreads. The lines of text, written in script, bend gracefully around the images. An excellent addition to board-book collections.
Sarah O'Neal, Salt Lake County Library System, UT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, is one of the best-selling children's book authors of all time. Her unique ability to see the world through a child's eyes gave a new and enduring dimension to picture-book writing. Another Important Book is the companion to her classic picture book The Important Book, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard and first published in 1949.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Board book: 14 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694017493
• ISBN-13: 978-0694017492
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,173,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Even though she died over 45 years ago, her books still sell very well. Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading. She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them. She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn't the same way an adult would tell a story. She also taught illustrators to draw the way a child saw things. One time she gave two puppies to someone who was going to draw a book with that kind of dog. The illustrator painted many pictures one day and then fell asleep. When he woke up, the papers he painted on were bare. The puppies had licked all the paint off the paper. Margaret died after surgery for a bursting appendix while in France. She had many friends who still miss her. They say she was a creative genius who made a room come to life with her excitement. Margaret saw herself as something else - a writer of songs and nonsense.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My 1 year old grandson loved this book., August 21, 1999

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The rhythm of this book and the three dimensional quality of the pictures kept my grandson's attention for numerous readings.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book for infants!, January 29, 2002

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I've been reading this book to my son since he was a month old. He absolutely loves this book! It has great pictures and the poem is very catchy--I sometimes recite it to him and he'll look around for the book. He always laughs at the end when the bee "zooms away!"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soothing book for parents and babies, June 17, 2000

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This review is from: Bumble Bee (Board book)

We purchased this book for our daughter when she was 10 months old. She is 14 months old now and still loves having it read to her. It is a gentle and soothing book that reader and listener can both enjoy.