The Bumblebear

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Norman the bear loves honey, so he thinks up an ingenious plan to get his paws on as much as he can eat - by enrolling at Bee School! An endearing tale about friendship and loyalty. The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2023, highlighting the work schools are doing to encourage a love of reading, have...

Nadia Shireen enjoyed making homemade magazines and comics as a child. She studied law at university and then worked in magazine journalism; it was during this time that she started to draw again. After a lifetime of doodling in the sidelines, Nadia decided to pay some attention to drawing and in 2007 was accepted onto an MA course in children’s book illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Her debut book, Good Little Wolf, received a mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Award and won the UKLA Book Award. Nadia has been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She lives in London. One can be found on the couch in a bedroom of The Whitespring Presidential Cottage and Museum north of The Whitespring Golf Club. The story follows a bear called Norman who dresses up as a bee to infiltrate a "bee school" in an attempt to get his paws on their honey supply. Atkinson said: "I hope this heart-warming and funny tale goes some way to demonstrating what marvellous little creatures bees are and it helps to inspire the next generation of bee lovers." BookTrust Chief Executive Diana Gerald said: Finding the time to read together as a family can have dramatic effects on a child's wellbeing and development. Children are more likely to read if they love books, and they're more likely to love books if families have fun reading together anytime and anywhere. We are delighted every primary school starter in England will have their own copy of Nadia Shireen's brilliant book The Bumblebear to take home and treasure with their family as part of the Time to Read Campaign. It is a playful book, with an endearing tale about friendship and loyalty, which we hope every child across the country can enjoy and learn from.A week’s planning for Foundation Stage 1 and 2 for Nadia Shareen’s Book Bumblebear. Full of exciting activities to stimulate learning. Have you heard the buzz? This funny and fantastic picture book was given out for free to every Reception child in England in 2017. The Bumblebear by Nadia Shireen is an absolute delight to read out loud. The colourful illustrations are super sweet and lend to the feeling of bees being playful, happy little souls. Norman’s adventure starts off in quite a cheeky way, and we love how the story unfolds to reveal just how wonderfully kind he actually is. Cute story about a bear who disguises himself as a bee to get closer to their honey stores, the discovers that he actually quite likes going to bee school, practising buzzing and flying around flowers. I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly!

According to Norman, there can never be enough honey; he needs to get his paws on more, more, more!It takes place every year on the 20th May and is the perfect opportunity to spread awareness and talk about how important bees are. Newsround on CBBC has some fantastic information to dig into and ideas on how you can encourage bees to pay your garden a little visit. According to Norman, there can never be enough honey! And who has the most honey? The bees, of course! One can be found on a shelf of a red prize booth across from the Get Fishin' stand at Wavy Willard's Water Park. Penguin Random House) Norman is The Bumblebear, a bear who loves honey so much that he joins Bee School. Although Amelia is suspicious of Norman, the other bees love his hard work, wiggly dancing and the way he tries during ‘ flying lessons‘. It seems that he is ‘ funny and friendly‘ and ‘ always tries his best’.

It’s another Bookwagon day in our house. The kids were so excited to get their latest books in the post. Through ourTime to Read programme, we give every Reception pupil in England their own book to treasure and share at home.Here's a look at some of the fantastic picture books that we've handed out around the country, for free, over previous years.Thanks so much for your lovely message and for everything that you do with Book Wagon. Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. Norman really, really loves honey and is very sad when it runs out. Therefore he’s delighted when his brainwave to become The Bumblebear and attend Bee School seems to pay off! Norman the bear loves honey, so he thinks up an ingenious plan to get his paws on as much as he can eat - by enrolling at Bee School! He comes up with a hilarious plan to dress up as a bee to join bee school and try to blend in. When questioned about how BIG he is, Norman confirms that he’s a special bee from giant bee land! Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. Now the humans need his...