Kaia and the Bees
- Subject
- Animals - Insects, Spiders, etc.
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press (MA)
- Size
- 25.9 cm Ć 23.4 cm
- ISBN
- 9781536201055
The author of Those Shoes and an award-winning illustrator team up for the story of a girl who tries to overcome her fear of bees to see how amazing they are.
Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaiaās dad is a beekeeper. Her dad says that the world needs bees and thatās why they are beekeepers. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia ā unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is. Against a sunny city setting, author Maribeth Boelts and illustrator Angela Dominguez depict Kaiaās small courageous steps ā and her tiny insect neighbors ā with great empathy and charm. Buzzing with storytime potential, Kaia and the Bees is an honest and relatable tale about bravery and compassion, as well as the importance of bees to our world.
Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaiaās dad is a beekeeper. Her dad says that the world needs bees and thatās why they are beekeepers. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia ā unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is. Against a sunny city setting, author Maribeth Boelts and illustrator Angela Dominguez depict Kaiaās small courageous steps ā and her tiny insect neighbors ā with great empathy and charm. Buzzing with storytime potential, Kaia and the Bees is an honest and relatable tale about bravery and compassion, as well as the importance of bees to our world.
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What reviewers said
Beekeeper Boelts infuses her narrative with both appropriate vocabulary and empathy...Dominguez accurately depicts apiary equipment and practices in her friendly cartoons, and she peoples the story with a diverse cast not typically seen in kids' books about beekeeping. Kaia is biracial, with a black dad and white mom. Could be just the ticket for turning bee-phobes into beekeepers.
Kids will relate to Kaiaās fear and her determination to be brave. Although she understands beesā importance in the environment and knows that she has her fatherās support, she finds courage only when she begins to consider the beesā viewpoint. An introduction to bees emerges through the natural- sounding dialogue in this expressive picture book.
The book effectively evokes the physicality of anxiety (āI get twisty insideā) and respects the fact that getting over a fear isnāt a one-time thing but often requires some mental negotiation and patience...this might give the kid who screeches at the slightest buzz a pause before wildly swatting the air.
Warm mixed-media cartoon illustrations depict a loving (biracial) family in a cozy urban home where greenery flourishes both inside and out. Bold outlines convey Kaia's large emotions, while the narrative intersperses basic facts about the lives and work of honeybees.
