Author: <\/strong>DC Swain<\/p>\n Illustrator:<\/strong> Anna Bonita<\/p>\n Publisher: <\/strong>Cambridge Town Press<\/p>\n Genre: <\/strong>Children\u2019s picture book<\/p>\n Feathers: <\/strong> Description:\u00a0 <\/strong>Down in the garden beyond the apple trees, My Review:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>This book I a bit of a disappointment despite the cute illustrations. The picture book (I got the digital version to look at) is easy to read with a fun story of what bees do. There\u2019s one page of text, which contains one rhyme, followed by a page with an illustration. The story is a quick read and tells the story of a day in the life of some bees.<\/span><\/p>\n The first pages introduce us to the faded blue hive at the back of the garden and all the bees that are inside and waking up for their day. They go off to find something to eat before collecting pollen and coming home for the night. The story doesn\u2019t have much happening with the bees, the most exciting part was when a dog gets nearby the hive and they scare him away with buzzing. It didn\u2019t really feel like much of a story at all, but despite this I still thought it was an okay book for the general life of bees. I wanted to like the book a lot more, especially as rhyming books are always great for kids, but this one failed to rhyme very well and it\u2019s this that really led to the disappointment.<\/p>\n The rhymes are decent, and there\u2019s a few which are good, but many didn\u2019t flow as well as I expected and I kept having to read some rhymes again after just reading them as it didn\u2019t seem right to me. Some of the rhymes use too many syllables in the second half which makes reading aloud hard. You get into a rhythm when reading books that rhyme and extra random syllables destroy that rhythm and pace. Other sentences didn\u2019t rhyme at all, such as \u2018An excited hum, the hive has been saved, a quick snack of nectar and they\u2019re back on their way\u2019 \u2013 the words \u2018saved\u2019 and \u2018way\u2019 don\u2019t rhyme which felt confusing and I\u2019m not sure kids will enjoy this break in the rhyming pattern either. I might be a bit over picky about the rhyming, being someone who finds it easy to write such poetry, but because this is a book aimed at children, especially young kids, it does annoy me when books aren\u2019t so good as I can think of better words and sentences to use in this book myself.<\/p>\n The illustrations are what make this book cute. They all look like the picture on the front cover. I love the fun and very cute look of all the bees and I think the images really make this book better. Each bee looks very cute and there\u2019s some fun images of bees stretching in the morning while walking on two legs and drinking nectar out of glasses. The illustrations are also quite simple, not too detailed but have a lot of colour and I love the expressions on all the bees faces.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a shame about the story. It\u2019s a good story but it could be a lot better. Some of the rhymes at the start are really good but they seem to become harder to read with that natural rhythm the further you read into the story. The illustrations make the story come alive more, but there\u2019s just not enough of a tale to keep me interested, and it\u2019s such a shame because I was hoping for more, especially as this is one of a series of books about creatures in the garden. It\u2019s a book I\u2019d read with very young children but I\u2019m not sure slightly older kids will enjoy it so much.<\/p>\n Do you like books about bees or other garden creatures?\u00a0 What about books that rhyme?\u00a0 Let me know any thoughts you have, I\u2019d love to hear from you \ud83d\ude42<\/b><\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget to\u00a0follow My Peacock Books in these locations too\u00a0by clicking on the links below \ud83d\ude42 : <\/b><\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/b>\u00a0 ~<\/b>Twitter<\/a><\/b>\u00a0~ <\/b>Google+<\/a><\/b>\u00a0~ <\/b>Instagram<\/a> ~<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Pinterest<\/a><\/b>\u00a0~ <\/b>Goodreads<\/a><\/b> ~ <\/b>Bloglovin\u2019<\/a> ~<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>My Peacock Living<\/strong><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/mypeacockbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/the-bees-down-in-the-garden.jpg?w=188&h=300\" "\\"The")
Title: <\/strong>The Bees (Down in the Garden book 1)<\/p>\n![\"One](\"https:\/\/mypeacockbooks.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/my-peacock-books-feather-e1489417742315.png?w=809\")
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is a fading blue hive, full of busy bees\u2026
Join the bees down in the garden on a day of fun, danger and adventure in this beautifully illustrated picture book.
With a whimsical story and crisp, original illustrations, this is a story your children will want to read again and again.<\/p>\nPhoenix the Peacock loves those who share!…<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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