Father and child become buzzing bees, rustling trees, and more in this delightful make-believe romp from Caldecott Honor winner Shawn Harris. The only thing better than playing make believe is playing make believe with your favorite grown-up! Especially when that grown-up's imagination is as big as yours, and you both get to make all kinds of funny sounds. Fans of Shawn Harris's Caldecott Honor-winning debut Have You Ever Seen a Flower? and illustrations in the Newbery Medal-winning The Eyes and the Impossible will find a new instant favorite in Let's Be Bees. With bright, bold crayon illustrations, lilting, rhythmic words, and endless fodder for playing along, this is a read aloud guaranteed to bring on the giggles and requests to do it all again.Author: Shawn HarrisBinding Type: HardcoverPublisher: Neal Porter BooksPublished: 02/11/2025Pages: 40Weight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.20h x 9.32w x 0.42dISBN: 9780823457090Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 11/11/2024Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2024Booklist 01/01/2025 pg. 67Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2025 pg. 46Shelf Awareness 03/02/2025Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2025 - Superior,Well Above AverageAbout the AuthorShawn Harris is an award-winning creator of books for kids. He received a Caldecott Honor for his debut authored book Have You Ever Seen a Flower, which the New York Times called a "stunning tour de force." His work as an illustrator includes What Can a Citizen Do?, Her Right Foot, and the Newbery Medal-winning bestseller The Eyes and the Impossible, all written by Dave Eggers; A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett; and Everyone's Awake by Colin Meloy, among others. He lives in Northern California, where he also writes songs, surfs, and plays racquetball.