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The Very Greedy Bee

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The bright illustrations and all of the honey-slurpin' and burpin' make this a natural for preschool story times. This is one cute bee and the sight of him floating across a stream with the aid of a large leaf and a bunch of friendly ants is sure to gather alot of smiles. This poor bee "overslurps" at a flower field that he decided to keep all to himself. After he finds himself too fat to fly he has to rely on his friends to get home. The book ends with what else? A party! And also a bee who has learned a lesson about being greedy. A really cute little story about sharing that also gives plenty of opportunity to talk about bees and their social structure. Not too long; it always keeps those little buzzers interested till the end. A big recommend.

"The Very Greedy Bee" is a vividly illustrated children's morality fable about a greedy bee who overslurped on pollen and nectar and found he was too roly poly to fly his way home after dark. After quite a few moments of fear and trepidation, the greedy bee finds help from two kind fireflies who light his way (walking) home, and some tiny ants help him cross a stream by finding a leaf to ride like a boat. All ends well and the greedy bee introduces his new friends to his fellow bees and invites them to a hive party where the main course is honey. Thus the greedy bee learns the virtues and joy of sharing and the dangers of being greedy and overslurping! Aimed at children ages 3-7, "The Very Greedy Bee" is sure to delight and enchant while it instructs kids in valuable lessons of life.

A plump bee wants to keep all the nectar to himself. He moves from flower to flower, getting his fill, and he won't even let other bees stop on a flower for a rest. But the bee is so caught up in the nectar, he eats too much and can't get home. He has to rely on help from others to find his way. On the journey, he learns that working with others is a lot more fun than keeping everything to himself.

This is a gentle story with cuddly, colorful illustrations. You just want to hug those bees! A good story to open discussion about what it means to be "greedy" as well as a discussion of sharing and friendship. Could also be used as a gentle way to talk about healthy eating and not eating to excess.

I am a beekeeper and do a school program about bees, I collect as many children's books about bees as possible for my library, Sadly,
this book is not a keeper for the main reason that the main character is referred to as "he" when in fact all worker bees are female and males are slackers whose only job is to fertilize a queen. I can't go around feeding misinformation to children and this book shouldn't either.

A greedy little bee doesn't like to share his nectar. He won't even share his flower with a tired lady bug just looking to rest. When the greedy little bee discovers a meadow of big juicy flowers, rest assured he won't let anyone else in on his little secret. He slurps up all of the nectar from the flowers and he gets fatter and fatter and soon he can no longer fly. He takes a nap and when he awakes its dark and spooky. Very frightened he gets help from two little fire flies wondering about and a little group of ants help him cross the stream. When the greedy bee finally gets home the other bees through him a party and he happily shares his best honey with his new found friends.

This vividly colored story will have your children smiling the whole time they read about the greedy little bee. This cute story will have your children learning and wanting to share and make new friends.

This is my 4 year-old's favorite book of all time!!! It is a cute story about being selfish and friendship!

I bought this book for my daughter's preschool class and they loved it. A very cute story and the illustrations are very bright and colorful.

My 21 months old daughter loves this book and so do I. It has bright colors and a great story that teaches children to SHARE. In fact, the other day my daughter did not want to share a food with my husband and I reminded her of the bee and she shared the food with my husband right away! The CD is great, too and it helps my daughter learn some words. Highly recommended.