Beautiful. Calming. Pretty. Eye popping. Educational. Lyrical. The cover and the contents. Everything is perfect.

Choose this book when it comes out. Anyone will become happier when they read this one.

The kids will learn the process of pollination so easily with this book.

Thank you, Quarto Publishing Group - QEB Publishing, for the advance reading copy.

To begin, the watercolor illustrations in this book are gorgeous and compliments the magical world of the bees we learn about beautifully. Additionally, I quite enjoyed the lyrical, rhyming nature of the book and believe this will attract little readers to it as well. Even though it is non-fiction, it reads more like “fun” fiction book instead.

What I love is that this book helps readers learn the importance of bees especially in terms of how they help grow our food. This is a lovely way to help children understand that every creature, both small and large, make an impact on our lives. This is such a great resource for educators and parents alike since there are so many ways you can incorporate this book into lessons, discussions, and projects.

Beautifully illustrated and a great introduction to the role of bees in the environment, as well as a great read aloud for spring time!! Perfect for also explaining pollination and plant life cycles. Would be a very nice addition to the classroom!

A fun, informative read all about bees and pollination. Very lyrical for the littlest reader. (Or listener)

The illustrations are gorgeous! You could frame any page in this book they are so pretty!

I wanted to preview this book for my 4 year old grandson. He’s extremely curious about nature and insects and their purpose. I love the beautiful illustrations and the way the author managed to make the subject both informative and fun. It is beautifully written. I would absolutely purchase this book for my grandson or any child for that matter. It is so important to educate or young about the natural world that we live in, pollinators are a very important part of that. I’m grateful to the author and the publisher for making this book available,

This is a beautiful, simple picture book about bees with such beautiful illustrations. There are lots of examples of types of bees and more information at the end of the book about the types of bees and how pollination occurs. This book is perfect for Spring!

Old-fashioned qualities make this a very easy-to-read and -enjoy rhyme, and make the book a very pretty one too. We explore the passing of the seasons, as first it's the early spring flowers that are drawing the attention of both us and the hardy bees, and not before long it's autumn fruits – and all along it's been the bees that have been pollinating everything and making those fruits form. Two pages of the science follow, but the botanical calendar that has come most lightly to us before that is very pleasurable.

This non-fiction story is all written in gorgeous rhyme, and starts when a bee wakes up in the spring. They start immediately with collecting nectar to fill up the food storage again. This picture book really puts emphasis on how bees help pollinate flowers and thus help us grow fruit. I also love that they included how some bees ''dance'' to share the location of some flowers. That might be my favourite fact about bees, and it shows how efficient the bee community works together!
The illustrations are absolutely breathtaking. So colourful and there are so many insects and types of flowers to spot. The kids might be excited to find some birds and mammals hidden among
the vegetation.
You know I always get terribly excited about an additional information page and this is no exception. There are some interesting facts about different bee species, such as carpenter bees and digger bees. Plus, it also explains the process of pollination further, with clear scientific terms and helpful illustrations.

This is a beautiful poetry book for children. The story is full of useful information about bees and flowers. The illustrations are beautiful and my favourites where the bees and the poppy.. The front cover is what draw me to the book it’s so colourful and pretty.
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this book.

I loved this book! Such great information and beautifully written in poetry form. The kids adored this one as well and gave them the desire to have more of a garden of our own! The art is beautiful. Quick, fun read for kids!

Thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for the ARC of this!

Totally gorgeous and accessible for the elementary crowd to get a gentle first look at bees and pollination . I enjoyed the illustrations so much, they were absolutely lovely. The text was easy for my 5 year old to understand as I read it aloud. He enjoyed it enough to “read” it himself right after.

With simple rhyming text and charming illustrations, "It Starts with a Bee" is truly a delightful storybook.

My eight year old loved that the rhyme refers to the dance that bees do to communicate the location of good flowers.

My six month old seemed to really enjoy the illustrations and the gentle rhyming text.

I liked that there was extra information at the back of the book that explained how pollination occurs.

One thing my son did point out is that the story doesn't tell you what bees do in the autumn. The story starts at winter and ends on summer.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for giving me a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book has the most lovely illustrations; anyone who has ever enjoyed being in a garden will delight in them. They are gentle and colorful.

The accompanying rhyming text explains how bees help nature. Any child who has been afraid of bees could benefit from seeing the work that the bees do; they may then be less afraid. That said, any young nature lover could certainly enjoy this title.

The back of the book includes information on different types of bees and pollination. This gives a chance to learn even more.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto-QEB publishing for this title. All opinions are my own.