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Loading... Don't Worry, Bee Happy: An Acorn Book (Bumble and Bee) (edition 2019)by Ross Burach (Author)
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Whether it is best friends picture day or the waggle dance, Bumble and Bee buzz around the pond, trying to engage Froggy in their playful activities--even coming up with a terrifying way to cure Froggy's hiccups. No library descriptions found. |
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Branches are beginning chapter books that bridge the gap between easy readers and chapter books; Acorn is a step lower, coming in at the high level of easy readers but not quite up to chapter book level. I've located them in my series chapter books, because their small size makes them fit better there and because steadily declining reading abilities means I need ever more low-level reading choices.
Our favorite Acorn books so far have been Jonathan Fenske's funny Crabby stories, and I think kids will go for this goofy new series, Bumble and Bee, as well. The story has three short chapters, or stories and is told in comic format.
The first story, Best Friends Picture Day, introduces Bumble and Bee, two bouncy and enthusiastic bumblebees, and their best friend Froggy. Bumble and Bee are super excited to take their picture! Froggy it not so pleased. Fortunately, Bumble and Bee have a great idea to turn Froggy's frown into a smile! Sort of. In "A Bad Case of the Hiccups," Froggy has the hiccups and the bees are determined to help. They decide the best way to help is to scary Froggy - but what is Froggy scared of? In the final story, the bees are blasting away on their radio, doing the waggle dance. Froggy is annoyed. Froggy does not want to join in the waggle dance. At least, that's what Froggy says...
The last page has a quick tutorial on drawing Froggy and a writing prompt. The art is bright and colorful, with simple lines and well-defined panels. Kids can easily follow the dialogue and story; the bees' dialogue is black against a yellow background and Froggy's is black on green.
Verdict: This is funny and cute; the bees are silly but never really mean and Froggy takes all the teasing in good part, even cracking a little smile at the end. A funny and fresh addition to your upper-level easy readers and lower-level beginning chapter books.
ISBN: 9781338504927; Published December 2019 by Scholastic; Purchased for the library