Bizz and Buzz Make Honey Buns (Penguin Core Concepts) by Dee Leone

by Dee Leone

Bizz and Buzz are two bees who want to make honey buns. So, they ask their friend Bear for his recipe. Although the directions seem simple, Bizz and Buzz make mistake after mistake, like finding a little flower instead of adding a little flour. What will bee-come of the honey buns?

Genres: Animals, Childrens

Hardcover

First published June 26, 2014

About the author

Dee Leone is the author of Counting Creatures and Their Features (Little Golden Books), Dough Knights and Dragons (Sterling), Nature's Lullaby Fills the Night (Sterling), and Bizz & Buzz Make Honey Buns (Penguin). To view book trailers and to download free activity kits, visit http://deeleone.com.

In addition, she has written 20 reproducible books for the educational market, covering themes such as science, language arts, and holidays. She has also created more than 200 stories, poems, puzzles, and plays for magazines.

The author taught at the elementary level, tutored college math, and is a member of SCBWI.

Dee's interests include amateur photography and travel. She also enjoys devouring books and chocolate… one figuratively and one literally. She likes reading almost every genre.

Reviews

[Patti Greene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bizz and Buzz is a "bright light" in the world of children's books. Not only is it a delightful story about two cute-as-a-button bees, but it includes education concepts that can be taught to preschoolers and children. Boys and girls alike will love this book. I can't wait to get one for each grandchild! It is such a fun book to read!

[Padme · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is INCREDIBLY cute and well done, from the writing to the illustrations. Kids will definitely be entertained while learning about homophones at the same time! The story is clever, and I couldn't help but smile and laugh at all the silly situations the bees got into. And the pictures are adorable! I HIGHLY recommend this book. :-)

[Mandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was able to read this book in critique group. Love love love these silly bees. The story is cute, clever and highly entertaining. Parents and kids both will enjoy this book. I hope you are ready to have fun and learn!

[R.L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and my grand daughter did, too. Bizz and Buzz get mixed up about words as do most children. I think it's cute how they work out their problem. I would highly recommend this book for it's sweet message of friendship.

[Sabrina Mendoza · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a sweet story about friendship and making the most out of any situation. It would be good for teaching children that it's okay to make mistakes and sometimes when things don't turn out the way we expect that they end up being just as good or even better.

[Lilith Day · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bizz and Buzz are two adorable bees. One day bear gives them some yummy honey buns. Wanting to make it by themselves, they follow the instructions. Well, at least they think they are following the instructions. When they finish baking there were a lot of mistakes along the way.

Through reading this book, here are some of the skill the kids picked up along the way.

1. How to follow instructions
2. The importance of asking questions
3. Understanding how similar words can change what we mean

I found this book to be both funny and educational. As we were reading the book, we paused and had some amazing conversations with the kids. Through reading a fun story, the kids were able to take so much away from it.

I love sharing quality books that are funny, silly, and offer endless learning opportunities.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine and were in no way influenced by outside sources. I am a professional blogger at Little Lady Plays.

[Tina Wissner · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a teacher, I love how Bizz and Buzz Make Honey Buns uses humor and wordplay to teach problem-solving and friendship. It’s a fun read-aloud that helps children learn from mistakes while keeping them engaged. My students adore Bizz and Buzz’s silly mix-ups, playful personalities and positive teamwork!

[Cara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little story with bees and word play!

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thought it was going to be horribly didactic, but it wasn't! Hooray! Actually a cute story about misunderstanding that turns out well.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has all the makings of an Ameila Bedelia book.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everything may not be as it seems in this story that plays with words and their sounds! Great for ECE readers to learn vocabulary and homonyms.

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute! My kids love this book.