Friday 1 September 2017

Billy Bee: Sugar Plums and Honey by Paris Brosnan (Children's, Picture book, 10/10E)

 March 2017, Austin Macauley Publishers, 38 pages, Paperback, Review copy

Join Billy Bee as he discovers a thing or two about friendship while trying to impress Polly, the most popular ant in the garden.

Nayu's thoughts
This book, along with another from the same publisher caught my eye-look at the cover-Billy is adorable! I love the illustration style which changes slightly when Billy plans what he needs to do (he looks as though he is drawn in ink and crayon rather than watercolour). 

 I felt sorry for him because he thinks he needs exclusive items to get Polly's attention, but he learns that she likes him for who he is and what he can do rather than what he can't get. That message of how friendship should be is something we all need reinforcing from time to time. I liked the range of insects seen (thankfully no wiggly ones), the feel of the story is fresh (I use that word sparingly but in this case it's necessary), there is scope for this to become a series (if it isn't already), one that readers will enjoy many rereads! 

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