Buzz Bumble to the Rescue

Text:  Lynn E. Hazen

Illustrations:  Jill Newton

Year: 2006

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, London

Age: 4 – 8 years

No. of Pages: 30

Book Type: Picture Book

ISBN:  978 0 74757 297 6

This story about bees is captured in outstanding illustrations that make each page a work of art.

Buzz Bumble is a star in his garden. All the bees admire him for his style, speed and agility. However, when sweet lil' Baby Bumble comes flying around, all the attention is turned to her.

Buzz Bumble feels miffed but he races to her rescue when she’s trapped in a Venus Flytrap.

He makes it to the cover of “The National Bee-Geographic Magazine.”

We loved this book for its message of self-acceptance and encouraging children to be comfortable with themselves. The sunny illustrations are cheery and adorable. 

Excerpt

“Look at Baby Bumble!” announced Humble.

“Our little fuzzy-buzzy is covered with pollen!”

“Adorable,” cooed Miss Bizzy.

“Where’s Ansel Antennae?” asked Senor Sting. “He must take a picture!”

Your Emotions: I feel Jealous

Text: Brian Moses, Wikipedia

Illustrator: Mike Gordon

Year: 1993

Publisher: Hodder Wayland, London

Age: 4 and above

No. of Pages: 32

ISBN: 978 0 75021 405 8

Here’s another lovely book on emotions from the “I feel …” series. 

The Your Emotions series is a fantastic idea to help not just children but also parents and teachers to navigate this tricky zone in little ones' lives. 

The easy-to-understand text is elegantly complimented by witty illustrations and handles the complex emotion of jealousy without sounding mean or unkind. The book uses plenty of illustrations to help a child understand jealousy and how to cope with it when it rears it's ugly, green head. 

Fantastic book. :-)

Other titles in this series:

• I feel angry
• I feel frightened, Review here
• I feel sad

Excerpt

When I find myself feeling jealous, it helps if I remember all the good things that I have.

It helps if I can be happy for my friends and enjoy what they have.