I needed some books on bees and came across this title -- not what I needed for a bee curriculum but what an expected gem of a book.

"I hope you will bee mine!" starts off the book and it goes from bees to ladybugs to fireflies to snails to caterpillar to butterflies ending with "When I am close to you, my heart truly sings!"

This charming boardbook is illustrated by Bryony Clarkson and is designed as a peek-through book. The cover has the title BEE MINE and shows two bees on the cover facing each other, holding hands, with blissful expressions (after all this is a book about love). When you turn the page, the bees are still visible and the story begins. When you turn the page there are two ladybugs on opposite pages, however when the next page is turned the two ladybugs end up next to each other -- "kiss kiss" and the pattern continues throughout the book.

This is a thick boardbook perfect for bedtime or snuggle time if your little one is still at the stage that they like kisses. ( )