BEAR AND BEE

Book ID/图书代码： 06540512B53027

English Summary/英文概要： After a nice long hibernation, Bear wakes up and craves some honey. When he spots a beehive in the distance, he heads right for it! Sitting on top of the beehive is Bee who graciously offers Bear some honey, but Bear is worried.

“What about the bees?” he asks, imagining the flying creatures to be big with huge teeth and sharp claws. Bee points out that Bear is big too, and that he has large teeth and sharp claws. “I am a Bee!” concludes Bear, sadden by this fact. Bee reassures him that that is not true. In turn, Bear asks his new friend, “and who are you?” So his new friend confesses to being a bee! But Bee points out that he is not big, and does not have large teeth or sharp claws.

But do bees share honey? Turns out they do! “I bet it’s not too bad to be a bee,” says Bear, who sits by his new friend

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 有時最珍貴的友誼，反而是從誤解開始！

經過一段時間的冬眠之後，熊醒來準備外出找蜂蜜吃。牠來到一個蜂窩前，看到一隻蜜蜂從蜂窩飛出來，問牠說「你再找蜂蜜嗎？」熊回答說「是的，我肚子很餓。」蜜蜂問熊說「那你有看過蜜蜂嗎？」「沒有，我從來沒見過。」蜜蜂說：「你知道嗎？蜜蜂是可怕的怪物，體型很大、有巨大的牙齒、鋒利的爪子，而且牠們從來不分享蜂蜜。」蜜蜂接著說「你看，妳的體型很大，牙齒也很大，也有爪子。」熊大喊著：「原來我是蜜蜂！」「天啊！怎麼辦，我是蜜蜂！」蜜蜂見牠這麼難過：「你不是蜜蜂啦，你是熊！我才是蜜蜂。」熊回答說：「可是你很小，也不見大牙和利爪…但是你會分享蜂蜜嗎？」蜜蜂回說：「你想要來點蜂蜜嗎？」

Awards/获奖情况：The New York Times - Pamela Paul
Sergio Ruzzier’s illustrations always manage to be soft and fluffy and kind toward children—without slipping into saccharine gauziness.

Publishers Weekly
Bear has never seen a bee, but he doesn’t like them and has no doubt they don’t play well with others. “Bees are terrible monsters!” Bear says. “They are big, and they have large teeth, and they have sharp claws, and they never share their honey!” Luckily, Bee, who is standing right in front of Bear as he unfurls this lurid fantasy, seizes this as a teachable moment, and points out that Bear actually has many of the qualities that he ascribes to bees. After some momentary confusion (“Poor me! I’m a Bee!” wails Bear, flinging himself to the ground in despair), the two become honey-sharing buddies. Ruzzier’s (Tweak Tweak) cartooned pen-and-ink drawings are a bit underwhelming; the relatively minimal backgrounds only emphasize the weak characterizations (the characters’ facial expressions are tepid, and putting Bee in high top sneakers is no substitute for giving him a personality). But Ruzzier has a solid sense of comic timing and proffers his lesson on the folly of prejudice with an admirably light touch. Ages 2–5. Agent: George Nicholson, Sterling Lord Literistic. (Mar.)

Kirkus Reviews
When a bear wakes up hungry from his winter nap, a beehive and its honey seem to be the perfect answer to his problem--but what about the bee? While Bear has never seen a bee, he knows they "are terrible monsters! They are big, and they have large teeth, and they have sharp claws, and they never share their honey!" He explains this to a nearby bee. (The "bees" Bear imagines are green alien-looking creatures sporting horns and curling proboscises.) But as Bee points out, one quality per spread, Bear shares all those characteristics with bees, at which point Bear dissolves into tears: He’s a bee! Bee quickly corrects Bear’s mistake and reveals what he is, lack of teeth and claws and all. And as for sharing honey…he is happy to. Short sentences with simple vocabulary and lots of repetition make this a good choice for beginning readers, who can use the illustrations’ clues to puzzle out more challenging words. Front endpapers and the dedication and copyright pages make a pleasing visual beginning to this story. Best of all, Ruzzier’s pacing is impeccable, adding to the suspense of Bear’s discovery and the sweet start of the duo’s friendship. The digitally colored pen-and-ink illustrations are simple and uncluttered, keeping the focus on the two expressive friends and making this a great choice for sharing with groups. The correction of misconceptions has never been so much fun. (Picture book. 2-5)

About the Author/作者介绍： Sergio Ruzzier is the author and illustrator of many children’s books, including "Amadina, The Room of Wonders", and "The Little Giant. "He has created comic strips for Italian magazines "Linus" and "Lupo Alberto Magazine. "He has also done work for in many national and international magazines and book publishers. His work has been awarded by American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, The Society of Publication Designers, and Parents’ Choice. He lives in New York.

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