Honeybee Man

Eccentric and unusual with an appealing, gentle charm," raves "Kirkus Reviews," in a starred review, about this Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year.
Every morning, Fred climbs three flights of stairs-up to his rooftop in Brooklyn, New York-and greets the members of his enormous family: "Good morning, my bees, my darlings!" His honeybee workers are busy-they tend the hive, feed babies, and make wax rooms. They also forage in flowers abloom across Brooklyn . . . so that, one day, Fred can make his famous honey, something the entire neighborhood looks forward to tasting. Lela Nargi's beautifully written story-accompanied by Kyrsten Brooker's collage-style illustrations-offers an inside look at the life of an endearing beekeeper and the honey-making process. "From the Hardcover edition.