Bzzz: 40+ Children's Books about Bees

Books About Bees

1. Allen, Judy. (2004). Are You a Bee? Illustrated by Tudor Humphries. Boston, MA: Kingfisher.
2. Barton, Bethany. (2017). Give Bees a Chance. New York: Viking Books for Young Readers.
3. Buchmann, Stephen & Diana Cohn. (2012). The Bee Tree. Illustrated by Paul Mirocha. El Paso, TX: Cinco Punta Press. (1090L)
4. Cheng, Andrea. (2017). Bees in the City. Illustrated by Sarah McMenemy. Thomaston, ME: Tilbury House Publishers.
5. Cheng, Andrea. (2015). When Bees Fly Home.  Illustrated by  Joline McFadden . Thomaston, ME: Tilbury House Publishers.
6. Chrustowski, Rick. (2015). Bee Dance. New York: Henry Holt and Company. (440L)
7. Cole, Joanna. (1998). The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive. Illustrated by Bruce Degen. New York: Scholastic. (520L)
8. Douran, Yvon. (2016). Bumble The Bee. Illustrated by Tony Neal. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 
9. Esbaum, Jill. (2017). Explore My World: Honey Bees. Washington DC: National Geographic. (650L)
10. Florian, Douglas. (2012). UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings. New York: Beach Lane Books.
11. Formento, Alison. (2012). These Bees Count! (These Things Count!). Illustrated by Sarah Snow. Park Ridge, IL: Albert Whitman & Company. (950L)
12. Franco, Betsy. (2008). Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails: Patterns & Shapes . . . Naturally. Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. (1080L)
13. Galvin, Laura Gates. (2000). Bumblebee at Apple Tree Lane - a Smithsonian's Backyard Book . Illustrated by Kristin Kest.  Washington DC: Smithsonian.
14. Gerber, Carole. (2013). Seeds, Bees, Butterflies, and More!: Poems for Two Voices. Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin. New York: Henry Holt and Co.
15. Gibbons, Gail. (2000). The Honey Makers. New York: HarperCollins. (770L)
16. Gray, Rita. (2015). Flowers Are Calling. Illustrated by Kenard Pak. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers. (570L)
17. Hall, Kristen. (2018). The Honeybee. Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 
18. Haworth, Katie. (2016). Little Honeybee. Illustrated by Jane Ormes. Somerville, MA: Big Picture Press.
19. Huber, Raymond. (2015). Flight of the Honey Bee. Illustrated by Brian Lovelock. Somerville, MA: Candlewick. (840L)
20. Heiligman, Deborah. (2017). Jump Into Science: Honeybees. Illustrated by Carla Golembe. Washington DC: National Geographic.
21. Jay, Allison. (2017). Bee & Me. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
22. Kalman, Bobbie. (2010). What Is Pollination? (Big Science Ideas). Minneapolis, MN: Crabtree Publishing. (830L)
23. Krebs, Laura. (2009). The Bee Man. Illustrated by Valeria Cis. New York: Barefoot Books. (1080L) 
24. Laminack, Lester. (2018). The King of Bees. Illustrated by Jim LaMarche. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers. (600L)
25. Marsh, Laura. (2016). National Geographic Readers: Bees. Washington DC: National Geographic.
26. Micucci, Charles. (1997). The Life and Times of the Honeybee. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers. (910L)
27. Milner, Charlotte. (2018). The Bee Book. New York: DK Publishing. 
28. Milton, Joyce. (2003). Honeybees. Illustrated by Pete Mueller. New York: Penguin. 
29. Mortensen, Lori. (2009). In the Trees, Honey Bees! Illustrated by Cris Arbo. Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications.
30. Nargi, Lela. (2011). The Honeybee Man. Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker. New York: Schwartz & Wade.
31. Nye, Emily. (2016). Honeybees (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2). Illustrated by  Tom Leonard. New York: Random House Books for Young Readers. (360L)
32. Polacco, Patricia. (1998). The Bee Tree. New York: Puffin. (680L)
33. Raskin, Ben. (2018). Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies: A Family Guide to Our Garden Heroes and Helpers. Boulder, CO: Roost Books.
34. Rice, Dona Herweck. (2011). A Bee's Life (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers). Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials. (260L)
35. Rockwell, Anne. (2005). Honey in a Hive: Let’s Read an Find Out Science 2. New York: HarperCollins. (880L)
36. Rotner, Shelley. (2010). The Buzz on Bees: Why Are They Disappearing? Illustrated by Anne Woodhull. New York: Holiday House. (950L)
37. Sayre, April Pulley. (2006). The Bumblebee Queen. Illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. (670L)
38. Slade, Suzanne. (2010). What If There Were No Bees?: A Book About the Grassland Ecosystem. Illustrated by Carole Schwartz. New York: Picture Window Books. (890L)
39. Teckentrup, Britta. (2017). Bee: A Peek-Through Picture Book.  New York: Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
40. Unstead, Sue. (2016). DK Readers Level 2: Amazing Bees. New York: DK Publishing. (720L)
41. Wallace, Karen. (1999). DK Readers: Busy, Buzzy Bee (Level 1: Beginning to Read).  New York: DK Children. (300L)
42. Woolf, Alex. (2016) You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Bees! Illustrated by David Antram. New York: Franklin Watts. (920L)
43. Yuly, Toni. (2017). Thank You, Bees. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.