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Beewitched
Have you ever wondered about the secret life of bees? Step inside the magical world of Beewitched, where all of your questions will soon “bee” answered. Beetrice is an ordinary girl with one simple wish: she dreams of bee-coming a bee. Beetrice reads about bees, acts like a bee, dresses like a bee, and is even a B-student in school. Then one day, a mysterious hive, with the word "Bee-ware," beckons her near with one golden drop of honey. This is a bee-witching tale full of excitement and fun. Enter its pages to bee-gin the adventure.
50 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 28, 2013
About the author
Julia Dweck
34 books273 followersJulia writes children’s stories for digital and traditional publication. Her stories span the spectrum of humor, fantasy, and edutainment in rhyme and in prose. Julia’s background in elementary education affords her the opportunity to be in touch with what children want to read about and what makes them giggle. Julia collaborates with some of the leading artists in the world of children’s literature. Julia is also a designer of educational adjuncts for children’s literature, and has worked with such notable publishing houses as Penguin Young Readers.
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December 22, 2019
This was a very cute story. The illustrations are bright and colorful. I like the message that this book gives. It's part "the grass isn't always greener on the other side" part " be happy with who you are"
The one thing I feel guilty about is laughing over the main character's name, Beetrice. Her name is meant to be a play on words, given her love of bees. But, all I could think in my head was separating it into the two words "beet" and "rice" and that just made me laugh.
The one thing I feel guilty about is laughing over the main character's name, Beetrice. Her name is meant to be a play on words, given her love of bees. But, all I could think in my head was separating it into the two words "beet" and "rice" and that just made me laugh.
February 24, 2016
Very cute! x)
November 16, 2021
Cute story of Beetrice who loves bees so much she becomes one. She learns what is like to be a bee and needs rescued. But who will rescue her?
I enjoyed this story. It is bright and colorful. It is fun. It is imaginative. I learned what it takes to be a bee. I loved how anything to do with b was emphasized.
My only complaint is the dialogue is written in red which on a Kindle is hard to read especially if you are older.
I look forward to reading more of this author.
I enjoyed this story. It is bright and colorful. It is fun. It is imaginative. I learned what it takes to be a bee. I loved how anything to do with b was emphasized.
My only complaint is the dialogue is written in red which on a Kindle is hard to read especially if you are older.
I look forward to reading more of this author.
December 31, 2018
Good story and also have information about a bee's life.
June 16, 2019
Delightful!
As an educator, I found this book cleaverly written for kids. It helps improve phonemic awareness skills while having perfectly age-appropriate humor for building social skills!
As an educator, I found this book cleaverly written for kids. It helps improve phonemic awareness skills while having perfectly age-appropriate humor for building social skills!
March 15, 2013
Beetrice adores honey bees. She knows everything there is to know about them. She even slightly resembles a bee with her yellow shirt and her huge black glasses.
One day her school class goes on a field trip to the country. While the rest of her class plays games, Beetrice watches the honey bees hover over the honeysuckle flowers. Beetrice wonders if she would have been better off being born a bee!
With a little help from some magic honey, Beetrice changes into a honey bee and learns that a bee's life is not all fun and games. Beetrice learns that the grass is not greener on the other side of the bee hive.
Beetrice is a wonderful character. Her green eyes are bee-lightful and she is the local expert on honey bees. Ms. Dweck does a wonderful job mixing fiction and facts about honey bees in this picture book for children. This story is both educational and entertaining. This author does an awesome job writing "edutaining" books for kids.
Beetrice learns a valuable story about life in this story. She learns that life as a honey bee is not as wonderful and carefree as she imagined. She learns that honey bees work very hard and face many challenges and dangers. She realizes that she still loves bees but she is perfectly content to "bee" a girl.
I read this ebook on my Kindle Fire ereader. Ms. Barba did a beautiful job with the full-screen color illustrations. The landscape orientation makes this ebook a perfect fit for the Kindle.
"BeeWitched" is a great selection for spring reading. Children will love Beetrice and will learn from her experiences. Highly recommended!
One day her school class goes on a field trip to the country. While the rest of her class plays games, Beetrice watches the honey bees hover over the honeysuckle flowers. Beetrice wonders if she would have been better off being born a bee!
With a little help from some magic honey, Beetrice changes into a honey bee and learns that a bee's life is not all fun and games. Beetrice learns that the grass is not greener on the other side of the bee hive.
Beetrice is a wonderful character. Her green eyes are bee-lightful and she is the local expert on honey bees. Ms. Dweck does a wonderful job mixing fiction and facts about honey bees in this picture book for children. This story is both educational and entertaining. This author does an awesome job writing "edutaining" books for kids.
Beetrice learns a valuable story about life in this story. She learns that life as a honey bee is not as wonderful and carefree as she imagined. She learns that honey bees work very hard and face many challenges and dangers. She realizes that she still loves bees but she is perfectly content to "bee" a girl.
I read this ebook on my Kindle Fire ereader. Ms. Barba did a beautiful job with the full-screen color illustrations. The landscape orientation makes this ebook a perfect fit for the Kindle.
"BeeWitched" is a great selection for spring reading. Children will love Beetrice and will learn from her experiences. Highly recommended!
March 25, 2013
Beetrice is a little girl who loves bees. She even looks like a bee with her black and yellow clothes, her big bee-like glasses and she even put bees wax in her hair. Beetrice takes vitamin B everyday and eats lots of honey too. When her friends at school ask her to play with them at a school picnic in the park she declines and spends her time watching bees buzz around a hive. Beetrice wonders if she should have been born a bee instead of a little girl. Her friend Dewey begged her to come and play, but she just watched the hive, and that made him angry. Beetrice hears a whisper coming from the hive and as sweet sticky honey dripped down she stuck out her tongue for a taste. Suddenly something bewitching happened and before she knew it she was turned into an egg, then a larvae, then a pupae and finally a buzzing little bee. Beetrice flew into the hive and was welcomed by the Queen who quickly put her to work. She worked hard gathering the pollen, producing the beeswax, building the honeycomb and making the honey. Beetrice was learning that being a bee isn't so easy. How will she ever become a little girl again? You will have to read the story to see.
This colorfully illustrated ebook is a fun read. Young readers will learn all about bees and their habitat. Young readers will also learn the value of friendship and being able to accept themselves for who they are.
This colorfully illustrated ebook is a fun read. Young readers will learn all about bees and their habitat. Young readers will also learn the value of friendship and being able to accept themselves for who they are.
February 11, 2017
Love the character
Colorful and vibrant illustrations and it allows a child to be imaginative. My grandkids loved this book and I would recommend it!
Colorful and vibrant illustrations and it allows a child to be imaginative. My grandkids loved this book and I would recommend it!
March 4, 2013
What a delightful story, with a plethora of "bee-lines." I read this to my 20 month old and she was mesmorized by the illustrations. My grandmother's name is Beatrice and at age 100 she has never ever liked her name, so I think she would be pleased to see another rendition of her name being used in such a beautiful story about the life cycle of bee's. Beetrice is not content to just be a little girl, she is obsessed with being a bee until one day through some magical honey, her wish comes true. Beetrice finds out however, that being a Bee, is not the "bee" all and end all, and she realises she must be content just to be a girl. A lovely illustration of learning to love and accept oursleves and those around us, just as they are.
March 4, 2013
This is a great book. It helps children know that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Although you love things and wish you could be them instead of yourself, you may find out that that may not be for the best. Bee careful what you wish for! I think this book is a great confidence booster for kids. The illistration again is great in this book as well as all of the others!
Merged review:
This is a great book. It helps children know that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Although you love things and wish you could be them instead of yourself, you may find out that that may not be for the best. Bee careful what you wish for! I think this book is a great confidence booster for kids. The illistration again is great in this book as well as all of the others!
Merged review:
This is a great book. It helps children know that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Although you love things and wish you could be them instead of yourself, you may find out that that may not be for the best. Bee careful what you wish for! I think this book is a great confidence booster for kids. The illistration again is great in this book as well as all of the others!
March 3, 2013
Beetrice loves everything about bees. She dresses like a bee, is a B student, and even eats honey on everything. She has often wondered what it would be like to be a bee. One day, she gets her wish and is transformed into a bee. She finds that being a bee isn't everything she thought it would be. "Bee" sure to grab a copy and find out what the buzz is about.
My 5 year old son and I enjoyed Beetrice's adventure. You get to see what a day in the life of a honeybee is all about. Again, this author has written a creative story with a hidden message..."Bee" Yourself. The book is also bee-utifully illustrated. A great children's read.
My 5 year old son and I enjoyed Beetrice's adventure. You get to see what a day in the life of a honeybee is all about. Again, this author has written a creative story with a hidden message..."Bee" Yourself. The book is also bee-utifully illustrated. A great children's read.
March 4, 2013
I received this book from the author for an honest review.
What a fantastic book! The story line was entertaining and pulled my kids into it immediately. Ok so I admit I was intrigued too! And the illustrations where amazing with all the vibrant colors and details! What happens when your wildest Bee wish comes true? We find out when Beetrice samples some honey that transports her into a world of Bees and buzzing! The best part of the story is it actually has a great moral to be happy being just who you are without wishing to be something you're not. I highly recommend this for kids of all ages!
What a fantastic book! The story line was entertaining and pulled my kids into it immediately. Ok so I admit I was intrigued too! And the illustrations where amazing with all the vibrant colors and details! What happens when your wildest Bee wish comes true? We find out when Beetrice samples some honey that transports her into a world of Bees and buzzing! The best part of the story is it actually has a great moral to be happy being just who you are without wishing to be something you're not. I highly recommend this for kids of all ages!
March 4, 2013
I received this book from the author for review.
I was as always taken aback with the writing style and the expertly done graphics. Hats off to both the author and the artist.
The story if for ages 6 + but at almost 40 I found it bee-witching.
A girl, a bee and a life cycle.
I think the idea of getting young children familiar with the life cycle of bee's etc in such a fun way is a perfect way of stimulating the young mind.
The moral of the story - do not whish to be anything other than you are, is an integral one and a very important one.
I loved this book.
Get a copy today. For yourself, for that young mind in your house. Get a copy to look at all the pretty pictures.
WaAr
I was as always taken aback with the writing style and the expertly done graphics. Hats off to both the author and the artist.
The story if for ages 6 + but at almost 40 I found it bee-witching.
A girl, a bee and a life cycle.
I think the idea of getting young children familiar with the life cycle of bee's etc in such a fun way is a perfect way of stimulating the young mind.
The moral of the story - do not whish to be anything other than you are, is an integral one and a very important one.
I loved this book.
Get a copy today. For yourself, for that young mind in your house. Get a copy to look at all the pretty pictures.
WaAr
March 4, 2013
We received this book for an honest review. I sat with my three boys and we read the book. I personally thought the story was adorable. A little like Magic School bus. Very educational, fun, and still written for children to enjoy. Neat way to explore the ideas children fancy!
Per my son James (12)- It was awesome! I loved it. I liked when Beetrice was a Bee.
Per my son Brenton (9)- The book was nice. I liked when she turned into a bee.
Per my son Keagan (6)- I like the bee book. Because I just do. *giggles*
Thanks for allowing us to read and discover this awesome adventure! And for writing to children's interest, fantasies in their mind, and exploring some fun!
Per my son James (12)- It was awesome! I loved it. I liked when Beetrice was a Bee.
Per my son Brenton (9)- The book was nice. I liked when she turned into a bee.
Per my son Keagan (6)- I like the bee book. Because I just do. *giggles*
Thanks for allowing us to read and discover this awesome adventure! And for writing to children's interest, fantasies in their mind, and exploring some fun!
March 5, 2013
Beewitched is a wonderful picture book for children, and, as usual, Julia Dweck manages to educate as she creates. Beetrice is a little girl who is entralled with bees, and wonders if perhaps she would bee better off if she were a bee. One day, while studying a bee hive, a drop of honey falls on her tongue. Before she knows it she has become a bee, and is given all the responsibilities of a worker bee. Beetrice soon learns that one should be careful what one wishes for. The little tale not only gives a child a look at the inside of a beehive, it also drives home the importance of being yourself. Along with the brilliant art work, this children's picture book is a joy to share.
March 5, 2013
Beewitched is a cute story that has a focus on Bullying, and realizing that life isn't always greener on the other side, Just different. This is the perfect story to sit down with your child and read it to them or have them read it to you. Asking their view on how they would have handled what happened in the story. BEEing Bullied is the most hurtful experienced for a child to go through. But BEEing able to see that not matter what you are BEEautiful both inside and out is as SWEET as HONEY.Just sometimes it is the STING that makes it hard to see it.
I read this to my 7 year old neighbor and she LOVED it.
I read this to my 7 year old neighbor and she LOVED it.
March 6, 2013
I sat down and read this and then my 7 year old read it. I loved the colorful pictures and the fantastic illustrations, they are what will draw you and your children to the book. The story is cute and adventurous. My daughter really related to a section where kids were being mean to her. My daughter said "Look mom, she is getting picked on too." To have a book as beautifully illustrated as this, with an interesting story on top of it, is a great find.
August 10, 2016
Beewitched is a children book that has caught me off guard. Beetrice has an obsession with bees and what they produce. I am not good in science and I have trouble following the transformation of Beetrice and the writing on top of the illustration is difficult to read. The lettering should have been in bold.
I recommend the book since it encourages the reader to learn more even though the author explains about the bees and is a good book to ask who, what, where,when and how questions.
I recommend the book since it encourages the reader to learn more even though the author explains about the bees and is a good book to ask who, what, where,when and how questions.
February 14, 2017
Beeautiful, Educatinal, Imaginative
A wonderfully written imaginative story of Beetrice who magically becomes the insect she admires the most, bees ! Through the story we also learn about bees in a educational way that one does not realize due telling of Beetrice's adventure.
Highly recommended reading.
A wonderfully written imaginative story of Beetrice who magically becomes the insect she admires the most, bees ! Through the story we also learn about bees in a educational way that one does not realize due telling of Beetrice's adventure.
Highly recommended reading.
March 12, 2013
How sweet! Beatrice loved bees, she could watch them all day. Beatrice would rather watch the bees than play with be kids. She really wanted to be a bee. See what happens when she gets a chance. This is a great book to teach kids about bees. It's very colorful and honey sweet. Read it to your kids. Amazon.com is the place.
July 23, 2014
This is a wonderful story about a young girl named Beetrice who loves bees. She dresses like a bee. Her favorite grade is a “B”. One day her class goes on a picnic. Beatrice sits watching the bees, wishing she was a bee. After swallowing a drop of honey from a strange hive, her wish comes true. You must read this book to find out what “bee-comes” of Beetrice.
March 5, 2013
Beetrice has always loved Bees. Beetrice gets her wish but realizes it is not meant for her. Adorable story that teaches children acceptance.
I call my brother Bee and my nephews (2 1/2 and 1) now collect Bee everything, they will love this story as much as I do!
I call my brother Bee and my nephews (2 1/2 and 1) now collect Bee everything, they will love this story as much as I do!
March 5, 2013
This is a really cute book. I enjoyed the story and the bright, colorful illustrations. This is a great book for kids showing them how they should like themselves just the way they are. They should never want to be something they are not.
March 8, 2013
10*s. I totally enjoyed reading this marvelous little children's story about Beetrice. This is a funny and adorable story that I know that children will love to read or have it read to them. Its a MUST read that is so lighthearted and just a joy to read!!
March 26, 2013
I really loved this book. It was fun and i promise your tongue will be in knots by the end of this story. The pictures are very colorful. What i loved most about the book is the message, that you should be happy as you are. =) Another hit for Julia Dweck
February 25, 2016
Read this with the kids in class (Kinder). They loved all the bright pictures and it gave cute and real information about the work of the different types of bees and their stages in life. It even had a little reminder that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
October 7, 2016
Cute and educational
This book would be great for young girls who enjoy science and nature. It briefly touches on the life cycle of a bee as well as how bees produce honey. Mostly it's just a cute story with magical elements sprinkled in for fun.
This book would be great for young girls who enjoy science and nature. It briefly touches on the life cycle of a bee as well as how bees produce honey. Mostly it's just a cute story with magical elements sprinkled in for fun.
April 26, 2013
LOVED IT!! This is a perfect easy-reader for the older crowd but the younger ones will enjoy the story and the pictures.
What can bee better than learning just where wishes can take you?
What can bee better than learning just where wishes can take you?
March 23, 2013
A bee-lightful book about a little girls dream to be a bee. This book is bee-autiful must read book for spring.
October 21, 2015
How do bees make honey?
This is a cute way to show children how honey is made, and used for. it also teaches us to Bret thankful for who we are. great story
This is a cute way to show children how honey is made, and used for. it also teaches us to Bret thankful for who we are. great story
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