Klaus Flugge Prize
Hot on the heels of its Read for Empathy listing, we are delighted to announce that our wonderful picture book, Grandpa Kuma by Michelle Maiden, has been long listed for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2025. The prize is awarded annually to the most promising and exciting...
Read for Empathy 2025
We’re so proud to be part of the Read for Empathy collection 2025 with our fabulous picture book, Grandpa Kuma by Michelle Maiden. This is an annual collection put together by Empathy Lab UK and the 70 selected titles have been revealed today. Grandpa Kuma is one of...
New 2025 Signing
We’re delighted to announce a brand new signing for 2025. ‘Panjir & the Bike with Golden Handlebars’ will be published as part of our Buzzy Reads series in May this year. This charming early reader is a book in translation from Dutch publisher,...
Festive Greetings
It has been an exciting year which saw us return to Bologna Children’s Book Fair for the first time in a few years. We published two new titles…Grandpa Kuma by Michelle Maiden and a brand new edition of Double Felix by Sally Harris. Double Felix now...
Happy Birthday SRC!
On Wednesday 6th November, Queen Bee, Louise Jordan, had the pleasure of attending the 25th birthday celebrations of the renowned Summer Reading Challenge. Hosts, The Reading Agency, put on a magnificent event at The Terrace Pavillion, Houses of Parliament. There was...
Kuma Goes to Uganda!
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...
Summer Reading Challenge
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...
Empathy Day 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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