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Read like a butterfly, write like a bee” – Philip Pullman

Wacky Bee is a very small company but that doesn’t mean that our ideas are small. Far from it! We have big ideas for our books. And because we’re small and independent, it means that we can put those big ideas into action in exactly the way that we want… and have a lot of fun while we’re at it.

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Excited to see @mms_sells_childrens_books & @petulachaplinrightsagency are all set @buchmesse 👏 A busy few days coming up 🥳 #frankfurtbookfair #fbm #childrenspublishing #childrensbooks 📚

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Grandpa Kuma, we love you! 🥰
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Grandpa Kuma by @michellemaiden_illustrations #picturebook #picturebooksofinstagram #grandpalove #languagebarriers #imturningjapanese #newyorknewyork #kidsbookswelove #kidsbookshelf #wackybeereads

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Sep 25

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Miko loves an origami ‘tori’ (Japanese for #bird ). Grandpa Kuma author @michellemaiden_illustrations has been teaching us how to make our own #origami #birds in her wonderful library workshops 👏
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#picturebook #picturebookillustration #japan #tori #grandpalove #languagebarriers #kidsbookswelove #kidsbookshelf #picturebooks #wackybeereads

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Today is #internationalsignlanguageday 👏 There are over 300 different types of #signlanguage around the world. Jacob uses BSL (British Sign Language) #jacobsmusic by Katie Thomas, ill by @mariaserrano_illustrator
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#earlyreader #buzzyreads #signlanguageday #bsl #britishsignlanguage #deafcommunity #summerreadingchallenge #kidsbookswelove #kidsbookshelf #wackybeereads

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Sep 17

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#Repost @empathylabuk
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Teachers! We’ve added to our ‘Don’t Hate, Educate’ booklist – now on our website. We hope these expertly selected titles will be useful to support your discussions about the summer’s violence and unrest with children and young people.

https://www.empathylab.uk/don-t-hate—educate

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The @_thebookseller #kidsconf programme has been announced & it looks fab 🥳 The end-of-day #keynote ties in nicely with our new #mglit title which features a whole section on creating #comics👏 #graphicnovels #comicmaking @heysallyharris @mariaserrano_illustrator @quickdrawstories

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Very thrilled to see Grandpa Kuma by @michellemaiden_illustrations on the @littlelinguist website. Grandpa Kuma isn’t just a fantastic #story with gorgeous #illustrations it is also a #duallanguage #picturebook 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 #japanese #english

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Well if a dog can’t sleep on the bed today of all days, then what’s the point? 🤷‍♀️😂 Happy #internationaldogsday from Geronimo! 🐶 #earlyreader #firstchapterbook #nationaldogsday #internationaldogday #dogsofinstagram #wackybeereads

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#Repost @haslemere_library
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Haslemere Library is proud to present a very special Story and Craft Time with Guildford based author-illustrator, Michelle Maiden.

Michelle will read her recently published dual language, Japanese-English picture book “Grandpa Kuma” followed by a themed craft session.

📅 Saturday 21st September
⏰ 10-11am
🎟 FREE but donations are welcome

For more info: haslemere.library@surreycc.gov.uk
@surrey.librariesuk @michellemaiden_illustrations
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#HaslemereLibrary #Haslemere #WhereItHappensInHaslemere #GrandpaKuma #HaslemereAuthorTalk #LoveYourLibrary #AuthorTalk #HaslemereEvents #HaslemereSurrey #HistoricalHaslemere #LocalAuthorSurrey #Surrey #ExploreSurrey #KidLitHaslemere

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#Repost @michellemaiden_illustrations
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Grandpa Kuma in Uganda! Huge thanks to the lovely Lillian, Headteacher at the Kamurasi School in Masindi, for the warm welcome. I got to paint this mural on the wall by her office, which was so much fun 🥰🐻‍❄🐾
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#childrenspicturebook #childrensillustratorsart #childrensillustration #bear #grandpa #kidlitart #mural #painting @masindichildren

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#Repost @michellemaiden_illustrations
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Reading Grandpa Kuma and making origami bears at the amazing Kamurasi Demonstration Primary School in Masindi, Uganda. Here to support my sister in law’s charity @masindichildren which focuses on children with disabilities and special educational needs. Photos posted with permission. 🐻‍❄👧🐾
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#childrenofmasindi #uganda #school #childrenspicturebooks #bookreading #kidlit #polarbear #japanese #duallanguagebook

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“The two girls stand yelling ‘Ahoy-hoy’ at each other until it echoes in the mountains surrounding the village. But no-one bats an eyelid because that’s how the two best friends always say hello” - A Postcard to Ollis by @ingunn_th ill. @norabrech
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This year’s #summerreadingchallenge is now well under way. Go to @readingagency & follow the link in their bio for fun #activities & #resources 😄 #jacobsmusic #earlyreader #buzzyreads #deafcommunity #deafawareness #wackybeereads

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Thrilled with the lovely review of Grandpa Kuma by @michellemaiden_illustrations from The Letterpress Project 👏 An excerpt pasted below. To read the full review copy the following link into your browser:
https://www.letterpressproject.co.uk/inspiring-young-readers/2024-07-14/grandpa-kuma
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“As an avid collector of books featuring grandparents, I was intrigued to receive this review copy about a little human girl and her Bear Grandpa. As an adult reader I assumed that this cosy persona might be some kind of game, but does that really matter if the story works?

I settled down beside my five-year-old grandson to see what he thought about it all and he was convinced this was about a real bear, after reading the back cover blurb which explained that Kuma means ‘bear’ in Japanese.

Grandpa Kuma has travelled a long way from Japan to visit his granddaughter, Miko. They love to communicate with one another, but don’t share the same language so need to find ways to have fun despite this. My grandson explained that this wasn’t a problem as he knows lots of children who speak other languages at school and ‘they just play with me anyway’…”
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Kuma Goes to Uganda!

Jul 30, 2024

Wacky Bee author, Michelle Maiden, is reading her picture book, Grandpa Kuma, and making origami bears at the amazing Kumurasi Demonstration Primary School in Masindi, Uganda. She's there to support her sister-in-law's charity, Children of Masindi, which focuses on...

Summer Reading Challenge

May 9, 2024

We are delighted to announce that our fabulous early reader, Jacob's Music, is a selected title for this year's Summer Reading Challenge, organised by The Reading Agency. This year's theme is Marvellous Makers and is all about getting creative.The possibilities are...

Empathy Day 2024

May 9, 2024

Empathy Day is approaching fast and this year takes place on Thursday 6th June. At Wacky Bee we are proud Empathy Builders and publishers of books which encourage empathy. As well as a great collection of books, Empathy Lab UK have a collection of free resources for...

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