Silly, lyrical, and oh so fun, happy bees fly through the neighbourhood causing mischief at picnics, in the backyard, and just about everywhere they turn up! In the background, a bear tries all sorts of antics to get to the bees' hive for its honey. Bonus CD (in slipcase on inside back cover closed with a seal) has 8 songs about bees, composed by Arthur Yorinks and set to music and sung by professional artists (to be named).
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1–This tuneful paean to the carefree life of bees introduces a swarm of mischievous, jovial insects pursuing all sorts of fun while plaguing humans and animals in the process. Cavorting bees sting knees, sail across backyard pools, invade picnics, and sneeze without tissues; they live where they please and never have to worry about what to wear. Meanwhile, adults, children, the family dog, a honey-obsessed bear, and a local cow form a panic-driven parade as they try to escape the jolly fellows. A desperate blast from a garden hose soaks both the pursuers and the pursued but there are no hard feelings. The impromptu shower sends the damp and chuckling insects back to the hive, where a party is revving up and a conciliatory jar of honey is delivered to the bear. The nonsensical text doubles as the lyrics of the first tune on the accompanying CD, though there are some small discrepancies between the print and what is actually sung. The accompanying gouache-and-colored-pencil illustrations "bee-lie" the tale's basic premise, however, as the pesky critters create havoc in the neighborhood. In a gleeful visual subplot, the persistent bear can be observed trying his hardest to get his paws on some honey. The happy-go-lucky insects have loads of personality as they cover the sunny endpapers and frolic through the cheerful pages. Listeners will enjoy the romp, whether spoken or sung, and can discover more bee-guiling silliness in the other selections on the CD.–Carol Ann Wilson, formerly at Westfield Memorial Library, NJ
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About the Author
Arthur Yorinks is the author of 25 books for children, including Hey, Al, winner of the 1987 Caldecott Medal, and Louis the Fish, a Reading Rainbow main selection. He divides his time between NYC and Cambridge, NY. Carey Armstrong-Ellis lives in Maine. Her two previous books are 12 Days Of Kindergarten and Prudy's Problem. She is under contract to illustrate the sequel to 12 Days as well as a book she wrote and illustrated about a school for slugs.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A rollicking fun read-aloud story,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Happy Bees! (Hardcover)
Energetically illustrated by Carey Armstrong-Ellis, Happy Bees! by Arthur Yorinks is a picturebook that comes with a bonus CD of ten festive bee songs. Young readers are treated to the dilemma that a swarm of bees presents, causing havoc among humans at a picnic, chasing a bear after their honey, or just playing tag. The exuberant color pictures have a hidden ladybug in each spread, and the very simple text encourages beginning readers to sound out their first words. A rollicking fun read-aloud story.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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This book is awesome.,
By Jenny Walls (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Happy Bees! (Hardcover)
My kids and I love this book. We first discovered it on one of our weekly trips to the library and loved it so much we had to buy it. My 4 and 6 year old love dancing to the CD, which we even played on our roadtrip to the beach. It is hilarious and a must have for small kids!
1.0 out of 5 stars
One of the worst children's books I have ever read,
This review is from: Happy Bees! (Hardcover)
Dreadful. Got this from the library and feel I've had a lucky escape not to have spent money on it. It makes absolutely no sense at all, the music is awful, it barely rhymes, the rhythms are near to non-existent and it contains absolutely no actual information, jokes, fun or educational merit. Please do not waste your money. It's not often something is bad enough to move me to post a review when I haven't even spent good money on it, but this was.
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