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July 2019 Book of the Month
This witty, hugely entertaining and stylishly illustrated picture book offers an explanation of anger that is absolutely spot on. ‘Swarm of bees!’ cries the narrator, ‘You are so angry! What will you do?’ And the bees are angry, because a boy has hit their hive with a tomato.
They swirl from page to page, a furious crowd of yellow and black spots, meeting a variety of possible targets - a sailor, his mother, people in a block of flats. Meanwhile, we see that the boy with the tomatoes has thrown them at everyone in the book – who’s angriest now? Fortunately, the beekeeper recaptures the swarm and a parent similarly calms down the boy.
Peace is restored after the busy, buzzing pursuit. Every child understand it can feel good to be angry, but will agree with the message here that it can feel better to stop.
? "A witty, thought-provoking triumph."-Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFrom the bestselling author of A Series of Unfortunate Events comes a brilliantly illustrated picture book that takes on big emotions in a rollicking, kid-friendly way. Whether you're a kid or a bee, sometimes you feel so mad, you buzz around looking for people to sting and trouble to make. See how one boy, a swarm of bees, and a whole town can get riled up and then find a way to feel better through the comfort of unconditional love and community. Printed in a brilliant palette of primary colors, brimming with beautiful dots and stripes, Rilla Alexander's art sings. Not since David Shannon's No, David! have readers been given the pleasure of witnessing such uproariously terrible behavior, unbridled emotion, and ultimately, such comfort. "A buzzworthy book that tackles an often negated feeling in a bold new way." -School Library Journal
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? "A witty, thought-provoking triumph."-Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFrom the bestselling author of A Series of Unfortunate Events comes a brilliantly illustrated picture book that takes on big emotions in a rollicking, kid-friendly way. Whether you're a kid or a bee, sometimes you feel so mad, you buzz around looking for people to sting and trouble to make.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Swarm of Bees and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Swarm of Bees features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Star Books, Books for Babies and Toddlers, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Funny, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
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Swarm of Bees was written by Lemony Snicket and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Swarm of Bees has 48 pages
