Let's Be Bees

Father and child become buzzing bees, rustling trees, and more in this delightful make-believe romp from Caldecott Honor winner Shawn Harris.

The only thing better than playing make believe is playing make believe with your favorite grown-up! Especially when that grown-up's imagination is as big as yours, and you both get to make all kinds of funny sounds.

Fans of Shawn Harris's Caldecott Honor-winning debut Have You Ever Seen a Flower? and illustrations in the Newbery Medal-winning The Eyes and the Impossible will find a new instant favorite in Let's Be Bees. With bright, bold crayon illustrations, lilting, rhythmic words, and endless fodder for playing along, this is a read aloud guaranteed to bring on the giggles and requests to do it all again.

Author: Shawn Harris
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Published: 02/11/2025
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.20h x 9.32w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780823457090


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/11/2024
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2024
Booklist 01/01/2025 pg. 67
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2025 pg. 46
Shelf Awareness 03/02/2025
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2025 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Shawn Harris is an award-winning creator of books for kids. He received a Caldecott Honor for his debut authored book Have You Ever Seen a Flower, which the New York Times called a "stunning tour de force." His work as an illustrator includes What Can a Citizen Do?, Her Right Foot, and the Newbery Medal-winning bestseller The Eyes and the Impossible, all written by Dave Eggers; A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett; and Everyone's Awake by Colin Meloy, among others. He lives in Northern California, where he also writes songs, surfs, and plays racquetball.