Description
"This beautiful tale is a visual feat full of wisdom and whimsy...an absolute delight, moving and captivating." Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Island Born and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
"The picture book comes across inconspicuously, but it is the most beautiful and cleverest philosophical book that has been on the book market for a long time" Hans Christian Andersen Committee (edited)
#1 New Release in Children's Hispanic & Latino Books
In the tradition of timeless Latin American fables for kids, you'll enjoy this beautifully illustrated book on bees. One Bee Too Many is a clever tale with insight for racism, kids bullying, diversity, and inclusion.
A contemporary fable about diversity and acceptance. There is a great commotion in the beehive. The bees are cramped, they can't play games, and after many complex calculations, it seems there is one bee too many! Who is it? Can they identify her buzz? And once they do, what will they do with her? An essential in any shelf of diversity and inclusion books for kids, this engaging story offers a profound lesson that will stick with you like honey.
For fans of award-winning children's books. Touching on present day issues, One Bee Too Many is an essential to combat kids bullying. Featuring surreal and elaborate illustrations, readers are sure to find surprising details on every page.
If you're looking for fables for kids, children's books about diversity, or picture books for kids-or enjoyed the Strictly No Elephants book, Mabel, or Jake the Growling Dog-then your child will love One Bee Too Many.
This book also includes: A clever, profound, and poetic take on inclusion, tolerance, prejudice, and hearsay Unique illustrations inspired by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi, and European opera houses and cathedrals introduce young readers to art nouveau and art history Illustrations that narrate two parallel stories to the main one, between the author and illustrator
About the Author
Andres Pi Andreu is an author, poet, editor, National Biliteracy Consultant, and publisher. Born in Havana, Cuba, he writes stories, educates people, and develops social projects to groom minds. His company, TIB Editorial, houses curriculum developers, assessment specialists, and passage and item developers that guide Spanish Language Arts instructional design, Spanish Language Curriculum Development, and ESL content development. He is a consultant and educational author with more than 200 educational books published in the USA educational system and a Spanish Program Author for Benchmark Education's Avancemos Program. His book Lo que sabe Alejandro received several book of the year awards in Latin American countries and Spain. His novel, 274, won the Gold Medal in the Florida Book Awards in literature in Spanish in 2015. He currently resides in Miami. Kim Amate is an illustrator based in Catalonia, Spain. He has illustrated children's books including: Papa, ?donde se enchufa el sol?, Las mejores fabulas mitologicas, La ventana infinita, Boca de tiburon, and El leon jardinero.
Reviews
"This beautiful tale is a visual feat full of wisdom and whimsy...an absolute delight, moving and captivating." Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Island Born and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
"One Bee Too Many is a creative satire that offers an inclusive message in an entertaining way." Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Surrender Tree and Young People's Poet Laureate Emeritus
"An essential book" Alma Flor Ada, Pura Belpre Narrative Award-winning author of Under the Royal Palms and My Name is Maria Isabel
"The picture book comes across inconspicuously, but it is the most beautiful and cleverest philosophical book that has been on the book market for a long time" Hans Christian Andersen Committee (edited)
Book Information
ISBN 9781642505948
Author Andres Pi Andreu
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Mango Media
Publisher Mango Media
