The Bee Bully

by Angela Muse, Ewa Podleś (Illustrator)

This grumpy little bee does not treat his neighbors very well. Something happens to the bee that makes him realized treating others with kindness is the best way to earn friends. Also check out Lil Glimmer, The Nutt An Acorny Adventure, Eager Birds of Play, Suzy Snowflake,Cactus Charlie, Monsters Have Mommies, The Christmas Owl, The Cat Who Lost His Meow, Ten Thankful Turkeys, Caterpillar Shoes, The Fox & the Snowman and Fraidy Cat Bat by Angela Muse.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 4, 2012

About the author

I was born in California to a military family. This meant that I was the "new kid" in school every couple of years. It was hard always trying to make new friends, but I discovered I had a knack for writing. I began writing poetry in high school and really enjoyed expressing myself by using pen and paper. After becoming a Mom in 2003, I continued my storytelling to my own children. In 2009 I wrote and published my first children's book aimed at toddlers. In 2012 I am set to release several more children's books. Check out what I'm working on by visiting my children's book blog.

I also write a blog about living on a gluten-free diet. I love to cook so I share my recipe successes and failures as I continue living without gluten.

Writing is such a wonderful creative process and I look forward to sharing more of my stories with lots of new little readers!

Reviews

[elstaffe · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations were cute (although the printing quality was a little questionable/fuzzy), but the story was not really compelling. I realize that I am not in the target age group for this book, but even as a young child I don't think that the story would have been satisfying to me. While other characters are mentioned in passing, the only character who we see into the mind of at all is the bee, which makes it kind of hard to accept that he is a bully - sure, being stung by a bee isn't all that pleasant, but the only evidence we have that it bothers the creatures so stung are the reaction shots. There's no journeying into the thoughts of any of the other characters, which undercuts any impact the bee's sudden epiphany might have had. I think that it's laudable more books about bullying are coming out, but this isn't really a book about bullying. It's a book where the bully is momentarily thwarted in his bullying ways for no reason, suddenly has an epiphany that he's been doing it wrong, and then is magically cured of bullying, amen.


NB Received this book for free as a part of Goodreads' First Reads program.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't read this

It won't let me look for the book that I want without putting in 20 words. So here ya go. Enjoy, hope you find this enlightening!

[Nicki Mech · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute rhyming message

This book has adorable illustrations and a cute rhyming message about bullying. My 3 year old grandson enjoyed the book and wanted to read it again.

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Bee Bully is a great children’s book. The book teaches children the importance of being nice to people. The bee is always mean to the people around him. One day he goes to sting a child and the child captures the bee in a jar. While the bee is inside his glass prison, he becomes very remorseful. He feels horrible about the way that he has treated everyone around him. When the boy surprisingly lets the bee go, the bee puts actions to his thoughts. He starts to treat everyone nicely. The book also teaches to be thankful for what you have because you never know when it can be taken away. I really liked the books large print. The illustrations look computer generated. However, they are still cute. My favorite illustration is the one with the bee in the red, blue, and purple flowers. This is a good children’s book. Not only do children have fun reading it but they learn a valuable lesson as well. I recommend this book for children 3 and older.

[Paul Lunger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Angela Muse's "The Bee Bully" is actually a cute & rather short tale about a bee who was pretty much mean to just about everyone & everything around him. After being captured by a little boy & realizing it isn't nice to be captured, the bee turns around & is nice to everyone. A very quick & easy read for children & even adults to remind us of the golden rule of "do unto other as you would have others do unto you". A very enjoyable book indeed.

[Brooke Blogs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book in a giveaway on goodreads. I really enjoyed this children's book. My 10 year old daughter read it and liked it. She felt it was relevant for her age group and was able to understand the message the book is putting out. She also said she wants to read other books by the author.

[Connie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a cute book. My children enjoyed it very much. It was a simple story of how the bee was mean to everyone. He was going to sting a little boy, but ended up getting trapped by the same boy and at that point he had time to reflect on the bad things that he did to others. The boy eventually let him out and the little bee ended up changing his ways.

[Julie Grasso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another beautiful book by Angela Muse. I love the message and can't wait till my little girl is old enough to understand it. A valuable life lesson is imparted in the pages of this once again stunningly illustrated book. I recommend for toddlers - 5.

[Michele Seigfried · Rating 5 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed this children's book. The graphics were amazing, a very talented artist, no doubt. The rhyme was cute and clever. It teaches children about bullying. I would recommend this for your little ones.

[Lisa Blair · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good concept. Claimed to have rhyming text; some of the text rhymed, some of the text did not rhyme. 2 stars for false claims. It has great potential, but is lacking overall. This rating is based on the kindle edition.

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute little book. Didn't look the best on my Paperwhite but it's more designed as a color picture book. Not the fault of the book at all!

[★ gwiz ★ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great child's starter book teaching it is better to be kind.

[Darlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book about a bully learning to be nice. Granddaughter loved it and asked to read it again.

[Steven Adkison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was a good children's book showing kindness from an animal's perspective.

[Mariana Farcas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kindness will bring you lots of friends!

[Eileen Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The bee bully

the bee starts out being mean, but he learns his lesson after being caught in a jar. an easy read book which young readers will enjoy