Omar, the Bees and Me: 1

I brought this book for new parents-to-be to help expand their library collection. The book has such a lovely story, with great illustrations and even a recipe at the end! Overall great purchase

Purchased for reading time with my Grandson. A wonderful book of community spirit! A must read for both grandparents and children

Lovely story that shares an important message about bees. My class enjoyed reading it and wanted to find out more about bees

This story ticks many boxes for me, it is a beautiful story about sustainability, friendship, and community. I enjoyed the diversity of family groups and people represented in the book, how the story is told by the child and the colourful illustrations. The illustrations are also warm, charming, detailed in places, and enjoyable. My eldest grandchild has chosen this book twice from many, enjoying the nature aspect and how Omar and Maisie’s friendship develops. We are looking forward to making the honey cake recipe at the back of the book. A good quality book with thick and durable pages. Would have been my first 5 star book, unfortunately a star was lost for not being FSC certified, and although I love the recipe at the back of the book and how these activities help bring stories alive, the activity is not suitable for all i.e vegans. There are some activity sheets on the Owlet Press website that accompany the book. 25/7/21 My grandchild, who is nearly four awards this beautiful book 500 stars, it is his favourite book :)

A really beautiful story and interesting facts. My daughter (5) has wanted me to read it lots since it arrived this morning.

Love it!! If you want an inclusive story that suggests helping pollinators for your little ones-this is the one!

This book is truly special! Highly recommend!

Omar, The Bees and Me is a beautiful story that ticked so many boxes, from the core story to the lessons and then the illustrations, it’s a book that provides you and your child with wonderful conversation talking points. Within the book we have the base story which focuses on protecting and nurturing bees, in an uplifting and approachable way. However the book offers a wonderful outlook on sustainability, friendship, and community spirit, as well as themes surrounding cultural identity and diversity. The illustrations were charming to view and gave an added depth to the book that gave it a warmth that matched its wonderful tone.