Horsefly and Honeybee is a picture book about sharing. The author teaches this by telling a story of a horsefly and a honeybee who don't want to share a flower. After a nasty encounter with a bullfrog, the two realize sharing is best and become friends. ( )

It is a cute brightly colored book about a fly and a bee who are friends. At first in the book we see them fighting and how fighting leads them to loos a wing. Then when they are both caught by a frog they work together and fly out of the situation. After that they become friends again and they are able to continue to help each other. This book is a cute brightly colored book that looks like the artwork is drawn in pastel, which makes it easy for the reader to become interested in the story.

Genre: Modern Fantasy
Age Appropriateness: Primary
Media: oil paint on paper
Review/Critique:
The honeybee wanted to go into the middle of a flower, but when she went in she found that horsefly was already there. Honeybee and Horsefly fought and they both lost a wing. When they both found themselves in danger, they helped each other out and they escaped the dangerous frog.

This is good fantasy fiction because a horsefly and a honeybee would not help each other out or be friends, but in this book they are, and it makes sense. Also, many of the characteristics and mannerisms of the characters were human-like even though the characters were a frog, a horsefly, and a honeybee.

Cooperation saves competitors from a froggy fate. ( )

haven't used it for storytime yet, but plan to